Specifications include, but are not limited to: • New entrances to the main hospital for patients, staff, and other visitors. • Support spaces for the ancillary patient care functions (Pathology, Radiology, Pharmacy). • A new Inpatient surgery platform of multiple ORs, with an increased floor-to-floor height for state-of-the-art equipment and services. • Multiple floors of inpatient units (48 beds per floor, comprised of two 24-bed units). • Shelled spaces to allow for future growth. • Public amenity space with full-glass views to the surrounding Iowa landscape, as well as into Kinnick Stadium from the southwestern corner. • Expansion of Hospital Parking Ramp 2 • Addition of multiple spaces supporting back-of-house functions—such as a new central hospital-wide kitchen, central sterile, materials management, and new facility-wide loading docks. • A tunnel connecting to Stead Family Children’s Hospital which will create a separate circulation path for support services from public paths of travel. • A concourse to connect the south façade of the new tower to Stead Family Children’s Hospital. • The main hospital servery, dining rooms, and retail space for easy access for patients, visitors, and staff. • A skywalk connecting to Hospital Parking Ramp 3 and the West Campus Transportation Center, tying into the existing staff circulation pattern. • Mechanical space to support the building.
