The SLAM Collaborative Inc. | Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Image credit: © Tim Wilkes Photography
Our Project
The Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance redefines outpatient care by transforming a former Sears store into a 372,420-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical hub. Completed in 2024, this $135 million adaptive reuse project blends sustainable design, innovative technology and patient-centered features, including a 135,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center, therapy spaces, diagnostic imaging suites and advanced laboratories. Strategically located in a suburban mall, the facility prioritizes accessibility and health equity with robust public transit connections, ample parking and welcoming spaces designed for healing. By repurposing retail infrastructure, the center exemplifies the potential of "medtail" design, fostering community integration and redefining health care delivery.
Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance, University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, NY
Square Footage: 372,420
Completion Date: November 2024
The SLAM Collaborative is a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary design firm whose vision, ingenuity and design excellence help our health care clients create environments that enrich the lives of all patients and the communities they serve. Through an integrated approach of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, structural and civil engineering, and construction services, together, we unlock and solve complex design problems.
slamcoll.com
CONTACT
David Neal, AIA, ACHA
National Healthcare Market Lead
dneal@slamcoll.com
LOCATION
80 Glastonbury Boulevard
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(319) 350-3986