Beebe Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

An ongoing challenge the EDiS team faced was the location of the space itself: inside an active, bustling medical facility. The facility required complete and total control of dust, contaminants, and sound reduction. Immediately adjacent to the new space were two fully operational Cardiac Cath Labs. The area above the space was home to eight operating rooms, while the area below was a combination of blood, pathology, and sterilization labs. In addition to these risks, the primary area of work was situated deep inside the hospital with no direct access, so very special care in accessing the space needed to be taken throughout the duration of this project. The new lab required the contractors to work in the various areas of the hospital to bring things like power, medical gases, alarm systems, and medical equipment from other areas of the hospital to the new space safely.

Coordinating with Beebe and the design team, the EDiS team was tasked with building a precise medical space tailored to doctor and patient needs. Equipped with an uninterrupted power system installed by EDiS and operated by Philips Healthcare Supplies as well as medical gas lines for anesthetics, the Cardiac Cath Lab’s requirements were as abundant as they were specific. EDiS also leveled the floor to precise flatness for the installation of an innovative x-ray imaging system known as the FlexMove. The FlexMove x-ray imaging system required the perfectly level floor so full-body images could be acquired. Two lengthy, fire-rated overhead doors which could be used to create electrical closets for the uninterrupted power systems and the Philips medical equipment controllers were also installed.