Healing Facilitated in a Safe and Secure Environment
Patient rooms include ligature-resistant furniture, impact-resistant windows, and sheet flooring with a rubber surface that absorbs sound, slip-resistant, and easy for staff to maintain. These features ensure a safe and secure environment for patients.
Security Detection and Alarms Maximize Patient Safety
Patient safety and security is facilitated through the new fire alarm system. All secure doors are outfitted with alarms that alert the nurse station when triggered, and ceiling mounted alarm speaker strobes are equipped to voice directions for staff and patients.
Active and Occupied Adolescent Behavioral Health Remodel
Loven Contracting phased the remodel to ensure that hospital staff would have access to the exam room and nurse’s station, completing the project on an accelerated schedule and ensuring unimpeded operations within the active and occupied facility during construction.
Anti-Ligature Furniture and Finishes
The restrooms are equipped with tamper-proof features, including anti-ligature shower doors, solid surface shower surrounds, and epoxy flooring.
Crisis Stabilization Unit Seclusion Rooms
The behavioral health facility has two seclusion rooms equipped with anti-ligature beds, new door hardware, and durable, safety padding along the walls and floor to ensure patient safety.
Safer Operations Through Purposeful Design & Fixtures
All plumbing fixtures, lights, HVAC venting, door hardware, and accessories throughout the adolescent behavioral health facility were replaced with new, anti-ligature devices.
Culturally Resonant Artwork
Group Therapy Rooms
FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY REMODEL
The scope of work for a remodeled Adolescent Behavioral Health facility at Flagstaff Medical Center included two group activity rooms, the exam room, laundry room, the nurse’s station, conference room, five patient rooms, two seclusion rooms, restrooms, and therapy offices.
- All plumbing fixtures, lights, HVAC venting, door hardware, and accessories were replaced with new anti-ligature devices.
- Lounge and office spaces were equipped with advanced technology sound dampening panels.
- Epoxy flooring, solid surface surrounds, and anti-ligature shower doors were installed in the restrooms.
- The nurse’s station features new flooring, lighting, cabinetry, finishes, and new Omnicell equipment that replaced the outdated med/pyxis machines.
- The facility’s fire alarm system was updated, featuring ceiling-mounted alarm speaker strobes that voice directions when sounded.
- All secure doors include top door alarms that alert staff in the nurse’s station when triggered.
- The seclusion rooms have new door hardware and wall/floor padding to ensure patient safety.
The facility hallways and group activity rooms feature murals by renowned Hopi and Navajo artists Duane Koyawena, Baje Whitethorne Sr., and Landis Bahe, as well as Arizona mural artist Joe Pagac.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Loven Contracting’s project management team strategized and enforced protocols to ensure crew and medical staff safety. This included utilizing a modified contractor-only entrance, temperature screening, limited occupancy, and social distancing requirements.
Photos: Emilio Ferrara
