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
Operating Rooms 20 26
Imaging Rooms 7 9
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.