Facts at a glance

Area

Fact

Patient rooms

Based on utilizations and need calculations, we plan to open with 288 licensed family-friendly single-patient rooms with capacity to expand to 313 licensed beds.

Bed increases

                                                Current      New

Licensed Inpatient Beds       270           288
Pediatric ICU Beds               42             60
Neonatal ICU Beds               53             60
Procedure Rooms                 20             25
“Big Box” Imaging Rooms       7             11
Emergency Department Beds  26             40

Patient dropoff

The driveway, which will be accessed from Chicago Avenue between the new hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital, will lead patient families and visitors to the parking garage bounded by Superior, Huron and St. Clair.

Ambulance entrance/exit

 

Ambulances will access the Emergency Department from Chicago Avenue on the west side of the hospital, just east of the American Dental Association.

Building area/height

The total building area is 1.25 million square feet. The new hospital will be 23 stories, 385 feet high plus a mechanical penthouse.

Size of the site

Approximately 1.8 acres. The projected footprint is 60,000 square feet.

Loading dock

An enclosed off-street loading dock will be on the first floor of the hospital, accessible from the alley off Superior Street between the new hospital and the Affinia Hotel.