An expanded footprint for the busiest level 1 trauma center in Georgia

In December 2019, a catastrophic flood caused by a ruptured 24” chilled water line left over 220 patient beds out of commission. TVS was immediately engaged to provide design services on multiple remediation projects including the redesign of these three inpatient floors. The floors, which were last redesigned over 30 years ago, received over eight inches of standing water from the flood needed to be demolished entirely and brought up to code. Working with two construction partners, the team had seven months to have these spaces fully operational. To add another unprecedented layer of complexity, the COVID-19 swept through. The team maneuvered through the challenges of multiple partners, a compressed schedule and changing pandemic-era guidelines (not to mention increased bed need) to begin opening this project in early August 2020.