HEALTH CARE ARCHITECTURE
Regions Hospital Family Birth Center Type of facility: Hospital Birth Center Location: St. Paul, MN Ownership organization: HealthPartners Architect/interior design: BWBR Architects, Inc. Engineer: Multiple firms were used Contractor: Krause Anderson Construction Company Completion date: June 2021 Total cost: $58 Million Square feet: 160,000
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he new birth center offers the latest care choices and a design that resonates with the multicultural desires of urban millennial mothers. To provide a more family-centered approach, the center offers enhanced couplet care rooms—a progressive birthing model that allows mother and baby to remain together in the same room, even when special needs, such as Level III NICU status, are involved. These rooms are more flexible
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to accommodate multiple births, as well as larger and culturally diverse families. Clean, fresh finishes pair a modern color scheme with geometric patterns to enhance wayfinding. Signage translated in seven languages and meditation spaces aid in the comfort of sometimes stressful situations. Staff experience similar soothing touches in break rooms, lactation spaces, and accessible, gender-neutral amenities.
