St. Joseph/Candler Health System |

Low Cost / Major Improvement

$300k yielded a complete functional reconfiguration of Candler Hospital’s 60,000 visit ED front door. No loss of existing functioning space was necessary for MMA to figure out how to meet increased patient volumes in tight quarters. The complex 3 phase project occurred in the midst of 24 hour ongoing operations. Custom tailored Triage, intake and discharge processes, improved ambulance traffic flow, improved staff station visibility /functionality are embodied in the design concept. MMA provided the client with several options to choose from then worked with staff to design functionality down to the ‘J number’ printer. Staff could not believe how much larger the nurses area felt and how a 3 fold increase in Triage space was achieved within existing constraints.

5 Suite Endoscopy Unit on a fixed budget

This new unit was initially designed as an elevated addition with parking for the GI Docs below. The contractor had prepared a design development budget for the project that met the Owner’s pro forma. Then the oil and gas crisis hit. In 8 weeks MMA and its consultants redesigned the project to sit on the ground floor saving $600,000.00 which equalled the price increase. The project moved forward with the same program elements and features that the original design had but without the covered parking. The Docs were satisfied however because they were involved all along and understood that marketplace pressures beyond the contractor’s control forced a revision to the design solution. With MMA as your partner, team members, hospital leadership and physicians stay informed and always have options at their disposal.

St. Mary’s, Athens, Georgia was voted Georgia Alliance of Community Hospital’s ‘Large Hospital of the Year’ for 2006. In a rapidly growing competitive marketplace, St. Mary’s moved quickly to open up a significant new ambulatory services site on busy Atlanta Highway. MMA complied with the Owner mandate for a 6 month start to finish designbuild project including active MRI and CT environments. The 44,000 square foot interior upfit project was delivered on budget, on-time.

Fast Track ambulatory services

St. Mary’s chose to consolidate several existing ambulatory service programs located in various facilities throughout the city into one strategic location on busy Atlanta Highway. An opportunity arose for St. Mary’s to lease an entire brand new Class A business site for these services. MMA modified infrastructure to suit the needs of health care and designed user friendly, private and convenient facilities. Included are diagnostics, registration, lab, neurosciences labs, rehabilitation and physical fitness programs