Children's Hospital of Omaha

Village Pointe
Ambulatory
Surgery Center

Client
Nebraska Medicine - Children's Hospital of Omaha
Location
Omaha, NE
Completion date
April 2016

This Outpatient Surgery Center at Village Pointe provides high quality surgical care for children in the specialties of Dental, Dermatology, Ear-Nose-Throat, General Surgery, Ophthalmology and Urology. The bold, energetic color scheme pops upon entering, clearly identifying with the demographic. 

Private pre/post operative patient rooms are sized so families can wait there during surgery. Two sets of rooms are connected by sliding partitions to accommodate families with more than one child having surgery at the same time. Children and families intentionally exit back through the public waiting area following their procedures, allowing other children to see a positive outcome. The floor plan is laid out with a simple circular flow making it efficient for high through-put. 

The entry floor to each of the 18 prep/recovery room doorways features a unique colored shape to help with wayfinding so the children can identify with a room.
A centeralized nurse station unifies the team, enhancing collaboration. Corridor ceilings do not include downlights, a consideration for patients on their backs being transported by gurney.