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Kish Health System

Valley West Community Hospital
Master Planning
Sandwich, IL

Master Plannng
Valley West Hospital is a private, not-for-profit, short term, critical access community hospital. In 2011 a facility master plan was conducted to achieve the following goals:
  • Recognize Established Strategic Goals for Mission/Vision/Values
  • Maximize Clinical Opportunities
  • Optimize Best Long Term Clinical and Non Clinical Location On or Off Campus
  • Benchmark for Future Expansion
  • Plan for Capital Needs
  • Retain Functional Concepts for On Stage, Off Stage Flows and Adjacencies

The approach to the master plan required that all decisions were to be made within the context of fiscal responsibility. Considerations were to strike a balance between first costs and long-term costs (identifiable payback), achieve best value options, and balance return-on-investment. Requirements of the project were that future flexibility for site, buildings and designs were essential, optimize operational efficiencies, provide a healing environment based on evidence-based design, enhancing patient safety and incorporating technology. The master plan identified growth zones - horizontal or vertical. Accessibility for visitors, patients and staff was key and the master plan was to be complimentary to the community.

The sixteen week study included multiple master planning methodologies:

  • Building assessment
  • Operational assessment
  • Facility metrics
  • Departmental assessments
  • Market analysis
  • Simulation for Emergency Department (consultant)
  • MEP assessment
  • Space Programming

The resulting deliverable provided a master planning document of five campus options with associated costs analysis. The organization used this document for guidance on future projects.

​* Projects performed by current staff of W5 DESIGN during employment at previous firms.

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