Intermountain Health today announced Shepley Bulfinch and Gensler as the two architect firms that will design the upcoming stand-alone children’s hospital in southern Nevada.
The announcement marks a crucial step after the location was unveiled in October at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.
“The selection of these two firms is a celebration as Intermountain conducted an extensive analysis to bring a state-of-the-art comprehensive children’s hospital here to Nevada,” said Lawrence Barnard, Intermountain Health assistant vice president of pediatrics in Nevada. “Shepley Bulfinch and Gensler both have very impressive backgrounds in designing healthcare facilities around the globe. Our goal of bringing essential specialty care to children, keeping families in state for care, is taking shape for our community.”
The team of Shepley Bulfinch and Gensler approached the Nevada Children’s Hospital with a singular commitment: improving outcomes for patients and their families. The firms share the belief that a patient-centered design approach produces the best environment for not only the patients but also their families, their clinicians, and the hospital staff.
Shepley Bulfinch brings deep experience in pediatric healthcare design to this project. With a strong focus on patient and family centered solutions, the firm understands how spaces and systems influence patient and staff journeys, as well as daily operations.
Drawing on its extensive portfolio, including 10 million square feet of recent healthcare projects, four million of which are dedicated to pediatric facility design — Shepley Bulfinch tailors environments to meet the unique needs of children of all ages, from toddlers to teens and their families.
Shepley Bulfinch’s approach prioritizes improved outcomes, productivity, and adaptability, addressing the wholistic well-being of patients in ever-evolving pediatric hospital settings.
“Design approaches must manage anxiety, reduce stress, and promote normalcy for patients and their families through an appropriate sense of scale and need for privacy so potentially intimidating spaces are infused with timeless design and a sense of fun,” said Shepley Bulfinch Principal Andre Kamili, AIA. “We are thrilled to bring this thinking to families throughout the Las Vegas community.”
“The Nevada Children’s Hospital is not just a much-needed addition to the healthcare landscape in Las Vegas, and the state of Nevada, but an opportunity to inform and quantify new ideas and approaches to pediatric healthcare,” said Candra Mathis, managing director of Gensler Las Vegas. “In partnership with Shepley Bullfinch and Intermountain Health, Gensler is thrilled to bring our comprehensive knowledge of Las Vegas and our deep cross-disciplinary experience to this exciting project, all in service of improving pediatric healthcare delivery and outcomes.”
“This hospital will greatly reduce strain on families already burdened by emotionally and physically challenging health conditions,” added Barnard. “Nevada’s children deserve to receive comprehensive care close to home.”
Construction, although very important, is just one part of the project.
The clinical planning, organization, children’s health initiatives, and other workstreams needed for an undertaking of this magnitude began years ago, workforce planning (including sustainable recruitment), and more.
Intermountain Health operates two children’s hospitals in Utah – Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital Salt Lake and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital Lehi, which are both known for their high-quality and compassionate care.
Intermountain Health offers patient care at more than 65 clinic locations across southern Nevada. With its extended provider network, Intermountain Health delivers patient-centered primary, specialty, and urgent care services to approximately 350,000 southern Nevadans in Clark and Nye counties.
Learn more about Intermountain Health and follow the progress at intermountainhealth.org.
