Tupelo, Miss.
When the design of a new second floor NICU required construction to span over the existing hospital’s outdoor areas it created two awkward zones of covered outdoor space. It quickly became clear that with some innovative thinking these “leftover” areas could become beneficial spaces for patients and visitors—as well as key wayfinding elements for the entire hospital. Two 5,000-square-foot courtyards were developed with very different themes. The Memorial Courtyard located near the Med/Surgery unit evokes a tranquil atmosphere where patients and visitors can get away from the clinical environment. In contrast, the Celebration Courtyard, positioned near the well baby nursery, is a celebratory environment using a more open plaza design, where children are free to run and play.
OTHER HEALTHCARE PROJECTS:
As an expansion and renovation of NMMC’s Main Unit, this facility houses Surgery; including four speciality “Open Heart” operating rooms, 20 bed PH I Recovery Unit, 50 bed Critical Care Unit along with a new CCU family waiting area, Imaging services including 4 surgical Angio rooms with recovery suite.
South Sunflower County Hospital partnered with McCarty Architects to design this 1,033 sf addition and renovations to their existing 61,798 sf hospital facility.
Completed over four phases, this renovation elevated UMMC’s only sterile compounding pharmacy to meet or exceed all U.S. Pharmacopeia criteria.
This project consists of the redesign of the current Pediatric Intensive Care Unit located on the 2nd floor of the Blair E. Batson Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus.
The renovation of the University of Mississippi Medical Center Adult Emergency room consisted of the infill of an existing unoccupied program space north of the existing Adult Emergency Department on the basement level of the new Adult Tower.
McCarty Architects provided master planning for this 5-phased project that had a 6-year schedule.
Two 5,000 sf courtyards were developed with very different themes to take advantage of empty outdoor space below the hospital’s NICU. The spaces now welcome patients and visitors, as-well-as, key wayfinding elements for the entire hospital.
The NMMC Main Unit Hybrid OR, opened in late 2011, is the first of its kind in North Mississippi, providing procedural flexibility and efficiency previously unheard of.
