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"SSM Health unveils plan for new $550 million academic medical center


​SSM Health has unveiled a Master Facility Plan for the new $550 million academic medical center in the City of St. Louis – a 316-bed, 802,000-square-foot replacement hospital and new outpatient care center for SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.

Developed in partnership between SSM Health and Saint Louis University, the Master Facility Plan establishes a footprint for the new hospital campus and facilities, including location, size, patient services, expanded parking and green space, along with areas for future campus expansion.

The new complex will be located on the north side of the existing facility between Rutger and Lasalle streets, adjacent to the hospital's current location on Grand Avenue, with plans to better integrate the hospital with neighboring Saint Louis University School of Medicine and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. SSM Health continues to explore options for the current Desloge Tower, but no decisions have been made.

"This plan shows our commitment to the City of St. Louis and to an improved patient experience that supports our mission to provide exceptional care," says Kate Becker, SLU Hospital president. "We will not only provide world-class health care for patients throughout the Midwest, but also ensure they are treated in a more comfortable healing environment."

The new SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital includes all-private patient rooms, larger intensive care units and an expanded emergency department. To provide patients with more convenient options, the new outpatient care center will expand outpatient surgery services and provide additional clinical space for SLUCare physician practices. Dedicated educational space throughout the facility will allow Saint Louis University to better train future physicians and health practitioners.

Alberici Constructors, Inc. was selected as the project's construction manager in April and is slated to break ground in Fall 2017 with an estimated completion date of Sept. 1, 2020. The replacement hospital and outpatient care center is beyond the hospital improvements under way since SSM Health assumed ownership of SSM Health SLU Hospital last fall, including construction of a new radiation oncology facility.

The project is part of a commitment made by SSM Health President/CEO Bill Thompson on the first day the organization assumed ownership of the hospital on Sept. 1, 2015. He announced an ambitious 5-year plan to construct a new hospital and outpatient center that incorporates national best practices in patient-centered design while delivering an improved patient experience."

Only a site plan so far:

https://nextstl.com/2016/06/ssmslu-anno ... site-plan/

Took cues from addxb2 comments at 'City to Blight 395 Acres Around SLU Medical' thread and found these renderings.

Not sure if this is the final design.

I wish they'd flip the two buildings. Get the height closer to Grand.

From the PD article:

Even though the hospital is in an urban area, Becker said, it was important to incorporate green space to project a soothing and healing environment. It's something the current hospital campus lacks.

That green space also helps achieve the desire for an academic feel. The green space will be situated between the hospital and outpatient facility, similar to the feel of an outdoor commons area, a frequent design element at many university campuses, Becker said.

Here we go.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 2474a.html

Anyone else notice that the parking garage in the new renderings doesn't match the previous pictures of the angled, glass wall? It looks like they've cut out that retail/office space off from the parking garage completely as it appears to be set back futher from Grand than the initial renderings.