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help patients to feel comfortable during their stay. They are
equipped with computers so the clinical teams have easy
access to patient data. The family room gives relatives and
friends a place to relax or even catnap.
Patients on the second floor might be there for orthopedic
reasons, or while being treated for thyroid and neurosurgical
conditions as well as general surgery.
ROOM TO GROW
Eventually the third and fourth floors, when needed, will
include another 32 beds for medical-surgical patients and a
30-bed intensive care unit.
What’s really nice is that the layout in this new building
makes it very efficient.
“Lobby spaces, waiting rooms, surgical and pre-admissions
intake areas, operating rooms, pre/post-surgical units and
inpatient bed units were all planned to reduce distance
between the units and make foot traffic more efficient,”
Goldman said.
“Waiting rooms are designed to allow people to work,
snack and relax and an activity area for kids is in the outpatient
lobby,” Goldman said. “Charging stations for phones
and tablets are provided throughout the facility to allow for
patients and visitors to stay connected.”
The lobby in the tower is used for registration and has a
waiting area for visitors. The colors feature soft shades of
blue and gold to help to create a soothing and inviting environment
for patients and visitors.
Even the air-handling units are high efficiency. LED light
fixtures comply with the most current energy codes and native
plantings in the landscape are selected to minimize water
One of the 32 private hospital rooms in the tower, this room has large windows
to provide lots of sunshine.
usage. Multipurpose rooms are used for patient education,
staff meetings and conferences with families.
The tower will bring more jobs to Lawnwood. “We’ll
continue to hire nurses and patient care technicians as well as
people for nonclinical roles like housekeeping, case management
and food and nutrition,” Goldman said.
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce recently
changed its name from Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
and Heart Institute. It is one of 49 HCA hospitals in Florida.
It was certified in 2010 as a Level II trauma hospital with
special teams for critical care, and has a Level III NICU —
intensive care unit for newborns.
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