Rockford Memorial Hospital
A-3 Oncology Unit
Owner:
Rockford Health Systems
Rockford, Illinois
Total Square Footage:
5,000 new
8,000 remodeled
Occupancy Date:
January 1997
Construction Cost:
$1,394,778
General Contractor:
Sjostrom and Sons, Inc.
Rockford, Illinois
(From Top) New Nurse's Station; the two different layouts for patient rooms.

Photos taken by Nels Akerlund
A 5,000-s.f. addition and 8,000 s.f. of remodeling transformed this 3rd floor wing from a temporary Mother-Baby Unit to a “state-of-the-art floor that can provide the comfort and care in a family-oriented room,” (Dr. Richard E. Nora, Staff Oncologist).

The 17 new Patient Rooms average 270 s.f., twice the size of a typical existing room. Two of the new rooms are lead-encased to prevent radiation leakage from implant treatments; another doubles as an Overnight Family Room.

Oak headwall units house medical hook-ups that, with the addition of some wheel-in equipment, allow a room to be used for intensive care. When not in use, sliding doors conceal the hook-ups and present a home-like atmosphere.

Other design features include: the hospital’s largest nursing station, a patient recreation/exercise room, a Visitor TV/Waiting Room, and an infection deterring air filtration/ventilation system.
Drawing Key:
1. Patient Bed
2. Oak Headwall Unit w/ Concealed Hook-ups
3. Privacy Curtain/Ceiling Track
4. Sink w/ Storage for Patient Toiletries
5. Nurse Server w/ Soiled Linen Pick-Up and Clean Linen Drop-Off Direct from Corridor
6. TV/VCR Cabinet w/ Clothing Drawers Below
7. Wardrobe Unit for Hanging Clothes
8. Reclining Chair/Visitor Bed
9. Shower Unit w/ Molded Plastic Seat
10. Toilet w/ Grab Bars for Patient Assistance (Remodeled), or Handicap Accessible Toilet (New)