Logan Health Children’s

Background

While its main medical campus is located in Kalispell, Montana, Logan Health Medical Center draws from a total service area covering 13 counties, nearly 40,000 square miles, and a population of more than 600,000.

Challenge

Before the build-out of a new children's facility in Kalispell, families had to travel to Seattle, Denver, or Salt Lake City for specialized neonatal and pediatric services.

Solution

Over the course of a nearly four-year relationship, Hammes served as project manager for multiple expansion and renovation projects for Logan Health, including the build-out of a 32,000-SF, 18-bed ICU in its existing surgery tower; the 26,000-SF Digestive Health Institute of Montana; the expansion and renovation of an 8,400-SF emergency department into a state-of-the-art 34,000-SF emergency and trauma department; and the new 190,000-SF Logan Health Children's.

Logan Health Children's, the only facility of its kind in the state, was created to provide local and regional access to high-quality pediatric specialty care. It includes a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and a pediatric acute care unit, along with supporting services such as therapeutic areas and family rooms built for long-term stays. Logan Health Children's opened its doors in late June 2019 and received a 2019 Excellence Award from the Montana Contractor's Association. Hammes' close management of the multiple projects at Kalispell generated an aggregate budget savings of approximately $3.6 million.

Project Milestones

• Hammes engaged as project manager for multiple expansion and renovation projects across Logan Health's Kalispell campus.
• 32,000-SF, 18-bed ICU build-out delivered within the existing surgery tower.
• 26,000-SF Digestive Health Institute of Montana delivered.
• Emergency department expanded from 8,400-SF to a state-of-the-art 34,000-SF emergency and trauma department.
• Logan Health Children's — 190,000 SF, including NICU, PICU, and pediatric acute care unit — opened in late June 2019 and received a 2019 Excellence Award from the Montana Contractor's Association.
• Aggregate budget savings of approximately $3.6 million generated across the program.