Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Owner:
Veterans Administration
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Architect:
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP
Contract Value:
$83,000,000
Completion Date:
September 2007
As the lead firm in a joint venture with DeMaria Building Company, Walsh Construction provided complete construction services for this 200-bed inpatient / outpatient expansion to the existing Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The scope of work included a new 20-bed intensive care unit, an outpatient surgery department, and eight inpatient operating rooms. There are 90 inpatient rooms on the 5th and 6th floors and a dialysis unit with 20 supporting patient rooms on the 4th floor. The 7th floor is dedicated to the mental health and behavior unit, which consists of 29 patient rooms, including isolation facilities. The 8-story, 240,000 SF building is organized around a central courtyard, which allows the addition to connect to the existing structure while retaining views and light for the patients.
