The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center, opened in September 2015, is a new model for integrated, patient-centered orthopedic care. Growing out of an SOM master plan for the hospital?s Cincinnati campus, the 381,000-square-foot, seven-story facility houses approximately 90 inpatient rooms and 12 surgical suites. The building is filled with natural light and flexible semi-public spaces offer a place of respite for caregivers and families. Patient rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows and are organized and furnished to provide a soothing environment to patients and their families. Decentralized nursing desks, located next to patient rooms, place caregivers closer to those they serve and keep the patient floor quiet by dispersing activity.
© Tom Rossiter

Architects: SOM

Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA

Architect In Charge: SOM

Area: 381000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Tom Rossiter

Local Architect: Champlin Architecture

Local Consulting Engineer: Fosdick & Hilmer

Local Structural Engineer: THP Limited Inc.

Local Civil Engineer: The Kleingers Group

Landscape Architect: The Office of James Burnett

Construction Contractor: Messer Construction Co.

Client & Owner: The Christ Hospital Health Network

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