Kansas Medical Center

The physician-owned Kansas Medical Center sought architects with hospital expertise who could understand the needs of caregivers and patients alike, while integrating state-of-the-art healthcare technology. Project collaboration resulted in a building combining function and dramatic form.

TESSERE planned and designed this 81,313-square-foot medical center, which provides acute care, cardiac care, radiology, nuclear medicine, intensive care, and other services. The $22.5 million facility contains three operating suites, three special procedure rooms, ten pre-op/recovery beds, an emergency area, two cath labs, a pharmacy, 48 patient beds, 14 ICU beds, and support areas as well as a restaurant for patient nutrition and public dining.

The core clinical departments were designed to be in close proximity to each other, allowing for increased efficiency of hospital staff. Enhancing the patient experience was of prime importance to the hospital development group.