Chinook Regional Hospital

The Chinook Regional Hospital was a partnership with Perkins+Will Architects, lead by Kirsten Reite with Stacy Christensen as Architect of Record. A 23,000 m2 multi-phased project, it includes a new addition and renovations that affect the following programs: Emergency, Day Procedures, Day Surgery, Labour and Delivery, NICU, Outpatient Services, Cancer Care, Rehabilitation, Renal Dialysis, Maternal Child, Pediatric Outpatient, Respiratory Therapy, Day Medicine, Ortho, Education, Staff Facilities, and 64 Single Patient In-patient Beds, Spiritual Care, Gift Shop and the Main Entry.

Location Lethbridge, AB

Responding to the vernacular and scale of the site, the design of the addition complements the existing building while creating a fresh, modern element that defines a new north entry and takes advantage of technological and materials advancements. LCRH is the first healthcare project in Canada to use the USGBC-LEED for Healthcare rating system. Balanced with the practical concerns of a healthcare building, the design is targeting a LEED-HC Silver status and incorporates local, sustainable and healthy material choices wherever possible.

All user group meetings included 3D views of spaces, which assisted in expediting the design understanding and schedule.

The team is using Evidence Based Design in its approach to site, exterior envelope and interior design, and, in an effort to align with hospital operations, LEAN strategies have been integrated into the design since initial programming and service planning discussions. As a result, many areas were affected, in particular Day Procedures where the bed count was reduced by 30% by streamlining the design to be in close alignment with operational procedures.