Modular and Prefabricated Design, Part II: The New Mainstream for Health Systems
In a recent HCO News feature, Patrick McCurdy and Jaron Ricketts explore how modular and prefabricated construction is becoming a mainstream strategy...
Hoefer Welker Architects’ Birthing Center project located at Shawnee Mission Medical Center was featured in the KCBJ on January 21, 2011. HWA was chosen to reinvent how women’s services are delivered, after a long and successful relationship with SMMC and a track record of exceptional design. Although Shawnee Mission Medical Center has long been at the forefront of women’s needs, the advancement of their facilities will allow them to reinvent their services and provide a warm and hospitable experience, with little-to-no trace of the way clinical healthcare had been provided in the past. Working from the recently completed master plan, HWA worked with the hospital towards the decision to stay with the present operation model. The addition and renovation will include 26 new labor and delivery rooms, 41 post-partum rooms and 25 neonatal intensive-care unit rooms. For the full article, click here.
The Outpatient Revolution: Why Demand for Flexible Facilities Continues to Grow
In a recent HCO News feature, Patrick McCurdy and Travis Leissner explore how healthcare delivery is rapidly evolving toward accessible, efficient...
'A transformative catalyst:' Developers unveil $208M apartment high-rise plan west of Kauffman Center
Hoefer Welker is serving as architect for a proposed 33-story residential high-rise at 16th and Broadway in downtown Kansas City. Developed by EPC...