Danvers, mine Ebbrell Architecture + Design has completed the move and transformation of the new MFM Health household of 20,000 S/F. The multi-phase Medical Office project has redesigned an existing office and laboratory building in a modern, well-oriented facility that supports both the experience of the patient and the efficiency of the staff.
“From the first day, the Ebbrell team brought a high degree of creativity, responsiveness and speed to this project,” said Steven Loeper, President of Structured Solutions and project manager of the owner for MFM Health, formerly Middleton Family Medicine. “They accepted several changes and adhered to a narrow timeline while ensuring that patient care and personnel requirements were always fulfilled. The result is a room that is a home run!”
The phaseed approach prioritized the continuity of care and a quick turnaround. Phase 1 provided a second floor, 4,500 S/f special suite for an accelerated schedule, housing dermatology, behavioral health, MOHS treatment, gastroenterology and endoscopy services. Phase 2 expanded the operation to the first floor and consolidated the growing basic supply practice into a thoughtful, slightly filled fresh and modern environment, which is designed for long -term flexibility.
“I was enthusiastic about the puzzle aspect of this project, which had to revise existing conditions in order to meet the specific needs of a high-functioning medical practice,” said Jessica Cargile, NCIDQ, Leed AP, interior designer at Ebbrell. “Every square foot was intentionally planned from the employees from daylight to carefully separate patient and personnel streams.”
The design of Ebbrell included a pod-based team model that improves cooperation and at the same time reduces the waiting times of the patient. Separate check-in and checkout areas improve the river, and a dedicated doctor zone ensures data protection and quick access to clinical areas.
Loeper said he was particularly satisfied with the path-finding system that was built into the 31-patient care suites on the first floor. He found that the floor covering pattern has changed on each door and created a welcome mat type concept, and it installed 16 inch high, color-encoded numbers that are integrated for the door frame.
Ebbrell also used user-defined works of art to calmly, locally-related identity- with ocean and beach issues that support the comfort and orientation of the patient.
“The new setting and reuse of existing buildings is both a design responsibility and a chance,” said Miika Ebbrell, AIA Leed AP, Principal at Ebbrell Architecture + Design. “This project shows how thoughtful adaptive reuse can create modern environments for powerful health care without starting from the front. We are proud to transform a dated office building into a living, functional medical facility for the community.”