Expanding Acute Care for the Inland Valley
Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital Expansion | Wildomar, California
The Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital project included the development of a new seven-story, 290,000-sq.-ft hospital tower supporting 100 new patient beds, bringing the campus's total number of beds to 202. This included 72 medical/surgical beds, 18 ICU beds, and 10 universal beds to support Riverside County’s growing population. The tower also included 30 emergency room treatment bays, nine operating rooms, comprehensive imaging services including two cath labs, one MRI, nuclear medicine, and new core and ancillary departments for the new and existing beds.
Project Innovations
Prefabricated Panelized Exterior
This project was the first OSHPD-1 Acute Care Hospital to use Digital Building Components’ prefabricated exterior finish panels. This HCAI-approved panelized exterior wall system was crucial to keeping the project schedule. Panels were delivered to the project site pre-finished, picked by a crane, and placed with precision. Over multiple years, DBC worked with state jurisdictions to get elements pre-approved by employing regular virtual submittal reviews which facilitated their use in HCAI projects of all types. These preapproved components were validated, and the Project Team incorporated additional unique details needed to deliver this one-of-a-kind project.
High-Performing Team Best Practices
Project team members, trades leadership, and owner representatives were co-located on-site, promoting faster and more transparent communication.
The team also performed regular “team health checks” to discuss areas of strength and growth, as well as Enneagram personality testing shared via their DPR organization profile. Additionally, the team employed biannual partnering sessions offsite with OA representatives and DPR team members. During these sessions, the team spent time working with professional leadership.
Project
Innovations
Prefabricated Panelized Exterior
This project was the first OSHPD-1 Acute Care Hospital to use Digital Building Components’ prefabricated exterior finish panels. This HCAI-approved panelized exterior wall system was crucial to keeping the project schedule. Panels were delivered to the project site pre-finished, picked by a crane, and placed with precision. Over multiple years, DBC worked with state jurisdictions to get elements pre-approved by employing regular virtual submittal reviews which facilitated their use in HCAI projects of all types. These preapproved components were validated, and the Project Team incorporated additional unique details needed to deliver this one-of-a-kind project.
High-Performing Team Best Practices
Project team members, trades leadership, and owner representatives were co-located on-site, promoting faster and more transparent communication.
The team also performed regular “team health checks” to discuss areas of strength and growth, as well as Enneagram personality testing shared via their DPR organization profile. Additionally, the team employed biannual partnering sessions offsite with OA representatives and DPR team members. During these sessions, the team spent time working with professional leadership.
About the Project
As the only designated Trauma Center in Southwest Riverside County, the existing healthcare campus remained fully operational throughout construction, including the relocation of all major existing utilities that originally ran through the new tower’s footprint. The campus was equipped with leading-edge clinical technologies for minimally invasive procedures and advanced therapies, as well as a sustainable infrastructure including energy-efficient LED fixtures.
Phased Design & Construction
As the scope of the project developed, DPR identified the construction sequencing to inform the design priorities, from make-ready work through work required after occupancy of the new building (post-completion phases). Led by Universal Health Services as developer, DPR and HOK worked together on the estimated design and permitting durations, with input from an entitlements consultant regarding those activities. The project team worked in and around an active hospital, executing phased construction.
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