Project Type: Healthcare

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Services: Engineering

Size: 12,000 sF

 

Highland Associates was selected to provide MEP engineering design services for the new, state-of-the-art trauma care intensive care unit for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility. The 10,500 square-foot unit features:

  • 12 ICU Patient Rooms equipped with lights, booms, lifts, dialysis connections and computers

  • Staff and Clinical Support Areas

  • Private, Welcoming Family Waiting Area

  • Private Physician-Family Consultation Room

As one of only three state-designated Level I Trauma Centers and an American College of Surgeons-designated Pediatric Trauma Center, RWJUH provides the state and region with the most advanced, comprehensive trauma and emergency care.

The new patient rooms feature overhead lighting, which enables physicians to perform procedures in the room without transporting a patient. The rooms also have medical equipment booms that are designed to free the workspace and keep equipment clean and off of the ground. The booms ergonomically centralize all support equipment and utility services for staff. Each room has large glass doors that open completely, making patient transport easier. Doors to all patient rooms are transparent, which helps nurses monitor patients. The doors can be made opaque for privacy.

The Level I Trauma Center cares for approximately 2,800 trauma patients a year. The Highland Team prepared drawings for NJDCA submission and competitive bidding.


Architecture by FCA