Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

The redesigned layout will reduce the required steps between essential hospital functions and allow more rooms to be converted to ICU status – a crucial flexibility during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the new hospital include approximately 176 universal beds, including 16 observation-specific beds, 19 postpartum/antepartum beds, 12 NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) beds, ten operating rooms on one floor, and two C-Section operating rooms. Patient rooms will have floor-to-ceiling glass, natural sunlight, a full-service cafeteria, and a centrally located courtyard, prioritizing patient comfort for patients and their families.

The Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital project, a joint venture between Barton Malow Builders and Haselden Construction, effectively implemented collaboration principles to ensure efficient communication by employing a Big Room approach for coordination among all project stakeholders. 

The team’s use of Lean, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and management principles, along with a collaborative team contract, met the owner’s goals. The project used a GMP contract focused on IPD principles, ensuring schedule reliability, cost control, and goal achievement. Projects utilizing Lean approaches are three times more likely to finish ahead of schedule and twice as likely to come under budget. Additionally, to reduce challenges, weekly cadences were established with six groups: structure and enclosure, interiors, MEP/CUP, site, parking garage, and prefabrication.

The Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital project exemplifies dedication to delivering high-quality healthcare projects. This achievement demonstrates our innovative and collaborative capabilities, resulting in a facility that will benefit the community for years.

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