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Seen a beautiful, new, glass-covered building going up along the Ashley River recently? No, it’s not luxury apartments or offices – it’s a state-of-the-art hospital for children + women.
Construction for the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital & Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion began in the summer of 2016 + will open in 2020. Before the hospital officially opens, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look:
By the numbers:
- 624,000: Square footage of the 11-story facility
- $390 million: Total cost of construction, with $20 million donated by namesake Shawn Jenkins
- 250: Licensed beds in the hospital, a 20% increase from the old facility
- 29: Mother + baby postpartum rooms in the Labor and Delivery Unit, with 7 couplet care rooms where mothers + newborns can recover togetheR
- 80+: Licensed beds + single patient family rooms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (the largest in S.C.)
- 22,000 lb.: Weight of the rooftop helio-pad, engineered to accommodate the Coast Guard’s Jayhawk helicopter for emergency + disaster situations.
Designed with patients + families in mind:
- Centrally-located cafeteria so families can be near their children’s rooms during meals
- Access to kitchens, laundry rooms, showers, lounges + more
- Wireless capability to ensure connection to outside sources of health info
- Multiple light-filled play spaces for pediatric patients, including a playroom in the atrium
Day in the Life training | photo provided by MUSC Health
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Bonus: Check out this cool drone video. Learn more about the new hospital here. Ⓟ