Medical care provider Geisinger said in a press release that the patient tower's construction will transition the hospital to a 100 percent private room facility. The initial phase of the project is slated to be completed in 2028 and will cover the tower and renovation of the emergency room, with additional renovations continuing through 2030.

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In recent years, the landscape of healthcare infrastructure has undergone a significant transformation. With the closure of many hospitals and the relocation of medical professionals, we’re seeing a growing need for enhanced access to healthcare across the United States. A study from Drexel University noted that a substantial portion of the U.S. population residing in the suburbs lacked health insurance and experienced difficulties accessing care. The renewed importance of providing accessible healthcare has prompted a number of innovative solutions to address this growing demand. One such method gaining traction is the adaptive reuse of former retail buildings, offering a sustainable and cost-effective solution to fulfill community needs.

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Though the pandemic of the last few years has waned, we’ve noticed a continued shift in real estate needs catalyzed by the desire to enhance access to healthcare facilities. Before the pandemic, health systems nationally were struggling with the ongoing need to transfer many of their services to localized caregivers, away from in-patient hospitals. Many systems had, and still have, a network of smaller practices, located in smaller facilities that remain deeply connected with the local communities. However, this is not an easy feat financially. As lease costs increased, the consolidation of outpatient practices emerged as a holistic solution to alleviate costs. As the pandemic hit, there was even more pressure to speed up the pace of these consolidations.

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A model for the future of HMH’s multispecialty ambulatory care centers, the location merges various practices into a single facility, including cardiology, primary care, imaging, neurology, labs, physical therapy, and women’s oncology.

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The project is designed to enhance connectivity with adjacent residential areas and the urban environment through a series of new streetscape experiences, civic gateways, and public spaces. The streetscape improvements are located along Lyons Avenue and Osbourne Terrace and include new colored and stamped concrete paving, small “pocket parks” with bench seating, lighting, and landscaping along Lyons Avenue.https://healthcaredesignmagazine.com/projects/newark-beth-israel-medical-center-newark-new-jersey-first-look/

The design and implementation of healthcare facilities has undergone a rapid evolution in recent years with the increased integration of technology emerging as a driving force behind the transformation of acute care spaces. These advancements, including digital checkpoints, smart signage for nursing communications, patient-facing interactive screens, and upgraded individual room controls, are working hand in hand with interior architectural innovation to usher in a new era that prioritizes the human element of design, from ideation through phasing.

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As part of a series of collaborations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with reimagining an existing retail space into a fully functional ambulatory care center. Completed in September 2022, the Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness Center at Eatontown is a 45,000-square-foot out-patient facility that accommodates cardiac and primary care, in addition to imaging, neurology, lab, physical therapy and women's oncology spaces.

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“It was an exciting challenge to reimagine our own workplace,” says Aran McCarthy, AIA, NCARB, President at FCA. “It required us to dig deep and discover what our team truly wants from an office. Our new office needs to give people something they cannot get at home—a choice of workstation, the flexibility to move around, a culture to relate to, and most importantly, connection to one another.”

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Architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with executing phase one of the initiative's multi-year rollout. The first stage involved consolidating all acute care services onto the Mary’s Avenue Campus, renovating the property’s existing facility and adding a new patient tower expansion. The new addition, located on the south side of the campus, includes two levels of clinical spaces comprising 78,000 square feet, with an additional 51,000 square feet of renovations to the existing building.

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