Overview
This full service 240,000 SF Regional Hospital on the New Mexico /
Arizona border at Fort Defiance replaced the 60-year old Fort Defiance
Indian Hospital and serves the needs of the Navajo people for approximately
1,800 square miles around the Fort Defiance area. The facility has
the capabilities to serve both in-patient and out-patient needs,
and there is also a section designated for the psychiatric treatment
of teenagers and young adults. The Architects, WYATT AND RHODES,
and the Navajo Planning Committee spent a great deal of time in selecting
the site and developing the design to ensure sensitivity to the environment
and the Navajo culture.
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Details
This facility included a medical gas system, dental evacuation system,
plumbing system, HVAC mechanical system, steam humidification for
operating room, fully ducted supply, return and exhaust air systems,
integrated controls system, and fire protection system. This project
was built using hard metric units of measure. With the exception
of plumbing and mechanical piping, all dimensions, cut sheets, tape
measures, etc. reference metric units of measure only.
The Mechanical
Systems included two 500 ton chillers, two cooling towers, two
boilers, five steam boilers, 10 air handling units, reverse osmosis
and de-ionized water systems, medical gas systems, medical and dental
vacuum systems, 440 VAV air terminals with reheat coils, surgical suites,
and plumbing systems for patient rooms.
This large and complex project
included both the Mechanical Department and the Sheet Metal Department
and was completed on time and under
budget. |
