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With a focus on creating a patient-centered, healing environment, CallisonRTKL’s design of the new eight-level inpatient pavilion at Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) in Poughkeepsie, NY, is centered around bringing clarity, flexibility, and longevity to the campus. The new pavilion will become a destination for world-class care, the flagship for Nuvance Health, and a long-lasting landmark for the Hudson Valley community.   

The addition boasts 290 private patient rooms, a new emergency department, loading dock, central plant expansion, interventional suite, conference center, cafe, helipad and lobby.   

CallisonRTKL designed VBMC with a focus on sustainability and concentrated on aggressive energy- and water- efficiency prerequisites. VBMC demonstrates its goal of serving the community and offering world-class care for the long term by incorporating a 20% water use reduction target, solar shading on the west- facing facade, stormwater management, reduction in surface parking, vegetated roofs, accessible outdoor space, and overall energy savings with a reduction in building usage. 

CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) aspires to be a champion and catalyst for elevating the human condition by leveraging design and creative problem solving to improve the places and experiences that shape our lives... Read more

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Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC)

Region: Region ?

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Firm: CallisonRTKL

Completed: 00/00/2020