CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH / UPMC



Architect: Astorino
Program Manager: Dick Corporation
General Contractors: Barton Malow/P.J. Dick, A Joint Venture
Hunt Construction
Major Subcontractors:
Century Steel Erectors Company
D-M Products, Incorporated
Eastern Steel Constructors, Incorporated
Hanlon Electric Company
Johnson Controls
Joseph B. Fay Company
L & J Erection, Incorporated
Lighthouse Electric Company, Incorporated
McKamish, Incorporated
Miller Electric Construction, Incorporated
Sauer, Incorporated
Scalise Industries, Incorporated
Star Electric
Tri-City Steel, Incorporated
Wellington Power Corporation

This $625 million complex covers 1,597,000 square feet of usable space over a 10- acre area. It includes a 1,019,000 square foot Clinical Services Building (10 floors plus penthouse); a 295,000 square foot Research Building; a 100,000 square foot Plaza; a 23,000 square foot Central Plant Expansion; a 154,200 square foot Faculty Pavilion; a 75,000 square foot Administrative Office Building, a 11,600 square foot Lawrenceville Medical Building, two parking garages and other on site parking.

The new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh will be one of the first hospitals in the nation incorporating environmentally green technology, including air filtration systems that lower emissions, water fixtures that reduce water use, and waste management that reduces the amount of solid wastes in landfills.

The project required the demolition of numerous buildings and the construction of nine new buildings. For patients and their families, the new hospital includes spacious, private rooms (with overnight accommodations for parents), and one of the largest family resource centers of any pediatric hospital in the world. For the staff, this state-of-the-art facility utilizes breakthrough technology, enhanced research facilities, and an intelligent design to maximize efficiency in patient care. The largest structure, the Clinical Services Building, has nine floors of inpatient and outpatient care areas. It will be among the first fully digital hospitals in the country.

It includes a nursing workstation for every two patient rooms and a paperless information management system that allows physicians to place nearly all inpatient care orders electronically. Also included is a 20,000 square foot family resource and activity center, which includes an atrium, libraries, and healing gardens.
“The quality of work is first class for all the trades involved,” said John Sebastian, Executive Vice President for dck worldwide. “When people visit the facility, they will see the highest quality of work in this family-friendly atmosphere.”