SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 30, 2013) – Sundt Construction, Inc. has completed a single-level, 54,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz., supporting 50 private patient rooms and serving a variety of acute needs, including stroke and brain injuries, hip fractures, cardiology issues and other complex medical conditions.
Scottsdale Healthcare Rehabilitation Hospital, 8850 E. Pima Center Parkway, is a member of the Select Medical network of rehabilitation hospitals. Sundt, serving as the general contractor and construction manager, built the facility for GlobalRehab, which later joined Select Medical.
Designed for a 17,000-square-foot vertical expansion to accommodate 25 additional beds, the project also included the construction of a pharmacy that meets advanced federal standards for facilities that prepare medications used in treating cancers and other illnesses. Sundt created ante rooms, HEPA-filtered spaces with more than 40 air changes per hour and laminar flow around the chemical fume hood to meet the requirements of a Class 10,000 clean room.
The team also used evidence-based design principles to produce a quieter facility, which is linked to better health outcomes. In order to reduce noise from air-handling systems into the patient spaces, project specifications incorporated high-density structural concrete under the air-handling units that not only absorbs and reflects noise, it also reduces vibration transmission from air-handling equipment into the structure and the patient space.
“By paying attention to these details and collaborating with our clients and design partners, Sundt is helping provide better outcomes for the healthcare construction customers we serve,” said Sundt Project Manager Larry Kurtz.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. Known nationally for its innovative approach to construction services, the firm is currently ranked the 64th largest construction company in the United States by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.