Emergency Departments
Guided by our seven core values, IKM is committed to serving healthcare institutions by understanding the healthcare industry and providing architectural solutions that support the changing needs of our clients and a superior user experience. Using a Lean Approach and Evidence-Based Design, IKM creates highly efficient designed, high-quality facilities that transform healthcare and contribute to improved outcomes, increased patient satisfaction and a stronger return on investment.
As members of The Advisory Board Company, IKM accesses predictive modeling tools, analytical research, benchmarking best in class examples, and peer-driven insights to serve architecture, planning and interior design healthcare clients in a manner where decisions are supported by comprehensive evidence. Since our inception, IKM has enjoyed a reputation for excellence in architectural design and outstanding service to our many clients. Rather than simply completing commissions, we concentrate on building lasting relationships through understanding all the issues surrounding our clients business, placing ourselves in the position of patient, clinician, and administrator and focusing on a holistic approach to the healing process into which the physical environment is intrinsically woven.
1911
IKM was founded 111 years ago in Pittsburgh, PA.
We have 70+ employees across our two office locations in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
75% 70+
The majority of our work is in healthcare. We are committed to serving these institutions by understanding the industry, providing architectural solutions that support the changing needs of our clients, and a superior user experience.
A renovation and expansion of the existing emergency department helped to upgrade patient-flow efficiencies and reflect current care delivery models. Dramatically reducing wait times, accelerating delivery of care, increasing patient throughput, and achieving exceptional patient satisfaction were all goals achieved with this 14,000 SF ED addition and 14,000 SF renovation. Pod arrangements were organized in clusters of 6-8 exam spaces around a nurse work area and support spaces to minimize steps taken by staff and position caregivers within visual proximity to ease patient anxiety. During many fiscal quarters, As a result of the design solutions provided by IKM, St Clair was ranked #1 in the US for emergency departments.
West Virginia University Medicine
Ruby Memorial
Emergency Department
WVUM determined that an expansion of their Emergency Department was critical to its long-term growth strategy. The new expansion and redesign nearly doubled the Emergency Department in size to 30,000 sf including 36 acute care exam rooms and 8 trauma bays. The Level I Certified Trauma Program is located in a dedicated support zone with direct access to state-of-the-art radiology services. In addition, the new department includes a 5-bed pre-admission holding area and dedicated mental health spaces.
Goals for the new department were to not only manage patient volumes, but to transform of both space and operations. Emergency Department leaders, clinicians and staff worked collaboratively with IKM to develop an innovative design solution, adopting a model designed for the rapid assessment and evaluation of emergency patients: referred to as vertical split-flow patient management. The updated design of the department allows for the treatment rooms to be utilized as acute care exam rooms as needs fluctuate.
The new expansion and redesign nearly doubled the Emergency Department in size including 36 acute care exam rooms.
The now 30,000 sf Emergency Department includes 8 trauma bays.
The Level 1 Certified Trauma Program is located in a dedicated support zone with direct access to state-of-the-art radiology services.
Department & ICU
To address the demands of their recent certification as a Level II Trauma Center and to accommodate an increasing patient population of 60,000 patients per year, Forbes added four trauma rooms with the latest technology, a new elevator tower, OR Suite, ICUs, and Obstetrics. Forbes had been experiencing additional need for ICU beds. Its existing medical/surgical unit on the 6th was empty and unused. This project converts an unused 14,800 sf medical/surgical area on the 6th Floor to a 20-bed ICU. Each patient room is a private room and averages 270 square feet. The 30,000 sf ED addition and renovation was completed in five phases and accommodates 29 exam/treatment rooms, four trauma rooms, and three secure holding rooms.
Capacity to serve 60,000 patients per year.
14,800
This project converts an unused 14,800 sf medical / surgical area on the 6th Floor to a 20-bed ICU.
60,000 2
Two of the patient rooms are designated for airborne infection isolation.
Canonsburg Hospital is rated among the Top 10% of hospitals in the Nation for Medical Excellence in General Surgery and Overall Surgical Care. The Canonsburg ED boasts some of the shortest wait times in the area. The $7.3 million, 16,000 sf emergency services addition accommodates 25,000+ patient visits per year. The addition encompasses 18 exam treatment rooms including two trauma rooms, a medical imaging suite, infectious isolation, secured holding, and a decontamination room. Support areas include registration/triage, expanded waiting area, and more office space for medical personnel.
Added to the emergency department is a private patient triage area aimed at getting patients to the treatment areas more quickly. The goal of the department is that all patients be seen by a physician in less than 30 minutes. Should growth exceed expectations, the department was built to support a second floor.
The addition encompasses 18 exam treatment rooms including two trauma rooms, a medical imaging suite, infectious isolation, secured holding, and a decontamination room.
18
Should growth exceed expectations, the department was built to support a second floor.
2
The $7.3 million, 16,000 sf emergency services addition accommodates 25,000+ patient visits per year.
25,000+
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