Legacy Building Opens Doors for Patients

LA CROSSE, Wis. — At the forefront of sustainable health care design and building practices, a new $180 million critical care tower recently opened on the Gundersen Health System’s La Crosse campus. The Legacy Building opened for patient care Jan. 19 after nearly three years of construction.

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Mercy Health West Hospital Combines Beauty with Functionality

CINCINNATI — The new 250-bed Mercy Health West Hospital is in full swing. Locally headquartered Champlin Architecture, which served as the architect of record, and Los Angeles-headquartered AECOM designed the 625,000-square-foot facility that features a health center, cancer center, birthing unit and orthopedics program. Family-centered care rooms feature sleeper sofas, recliners, laptop tables and separate lighting fixtures for visitors.

Designers set out to create a health care facility that combined beauty, culture and function.

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