CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center at Bergan

CHI Health University Medical Center at Bergan

• Location

  Omaha, NE

• Client

  CHI Health

• At a glance

  401,700 SF
  $140M Expansion, Renovation and Addition
  Trauma 1 Center
  

• Features

  136 exam and procedure rooms, two general x-ray rooms, 10 specialty procedure rooms, and seven ultrasound rooms.

• Services

  Master Planning
  Architecture
  Interior Design
  Evidence-based Design
  Structural and Civil Engineering

The CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy merges Creighton University Medical Center with CHI Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Together they form a contemporary, leading academic health system. The $140 million expansion, renovation and consolidation project moved trauma functions and academic medical center operations from near downtown Omaha to an existing, more centrally located Omaha site. Today this facility is one of only two Level-I trauma centers in the city. The effort also involved the design of a new 129,000-SF ambulatory clinic, as well as 263,200 SF of complex renovations.

We used the best evidence-based design practices to create clinical spaces that improve mood and productivity among staff, reducing the likelihood of accidents and promoting the healing process of patients. The new Bergan campus clinic is also designed to foster care by inter-professional teams. It features eight pods of 17 rooms, each arranged around a centralized work area. Patients enter from a public-facing hallway that’s intended to be less busy than those in many clinics. Staff enters through the back from the work areas, where students, residents and staff can collaborate and consult on cases outside the earshot of patients.

The new clinic features 136 exam and procedure rooms, two general x-ray rooms, 10 specialty procedure rooms, and seven ultrasound rooms.

---

Related Work

---