Gundersen Health System La Crosse

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.