This project allows Norton Children’s Hospital to strengthen services to the more than 1,400 critically ill and premature infants who come to the hospital each year for NICU services, as well as a growing number of patients who need specialized services at the Norton Children’s Heart Center and “Just for Kids” Critical Care Center. Between the new CICU and PICU, total critical care capacity will grow from 26 to 38 beds and will position the facility to care for the sickest of children well into the future. The first step involved creating a new 7,000 SF conference center on the first floor, using much of the space previously occupied by a restaurant. It also included building out the exterior of the hospital. The new conference center opens up space on the sixth floor to accommodate a 24-bed medical and surgical unit, which is currently on the fourth floor.

The Jennifer Lawrence Foundation Cardiac Intensive Care Unit was constructed on the fourth floor and features private rooms dedicated to children recovering from heart procedures, open heart surgery including heart transplant and heart failure, and other conditions requiring intensive care. The 17-bed unit, including three neonatal rooms, offers space for families to stay with their children.

Norton Children’s Hospital also completed the remaining phases of renovations to the NICU and the Intermediate Care Nursery. The NICU project converted the remaining 29 beds to a family-centered model of care and was complete in the summer of 2019. For the final component, Norton Children’s Hospital turned their attention to the “Just for Kids” Critical Care Center. The critical care renovations included transforming patient bays into private and semi-private rooms, as well as creating new space for physician and nursing education. This piece was completed in the summer of 2021.

IN THE NEWS:

Healthcare Design Renovation Plans Underway for New Unit at Norton Children’s Hospital

Medical Construction and Design Former Surgical Unit to be Transformed into Accommodating Environment for Children, Families

Courier Journal: Norton Children's Hospital Plans $78M Upgrades, Including Jennifer Lawrence Unit

Size:

101,200 SF

Completion:

2021