Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - project encompasses the build-out of 3,410 square feet of inpatient room and triage space on levels six and seven of WVU…

Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - project encompasses the build-out of 3,410 square feet of inpatient room and triage space on levels six and seven of WVU medicine children's hospital located at one medical center drive, morgantown, WV 26506. WVU medicine children's mission is to build healthier futures for the children of west virginia. Our vision is to deliver the best possible outcomes for the children who need our care. As part of WVU hospitals ("wvuh"), our strategy centers on excellent healthcare providers to build programs and the physical space to deliver the healthcare services. Core strategies to achieve this mission include achieving superior system performance, providing an exceptional place to work and practice, serving as a catalyst to better health, and reducing the cost of healthcare. As the academic medical center for the land grant university of the state of west virginia, our goal is to provide prevention/wellness, primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care to the children of west virginia and the surrounding region. The new WVU medicine's children's hospital affords US the opportunity to fulfill this mission and vision. WVU medicine children's hospital is located on the same campus of our flagship adult academic medical center, j. W. Ruby memorial hospital. The children's hospital is connected to the adult hospital by way of two walkways, thus making our new hospital a free-leaning hospital. This design is unique to approximately 25 children's hospital in the united states. This intentional design and location will allow expectant/new mothers and children to be cared for on the same academic medical campus, allowing families to remain together during hospitalization, as well as eliminate the need for ambulance transport. Since opening on september 29, 2022, the need for healthcare has continued to grow. This increased need has expediated our request to complete the shelled inpatient rooms located on levels six and seven of TH e children's hospital. We are home to the only level IV nicu, pediatric cardiac surgery program, pediatric ecmo program for patients with life threatening heart and/or lung conditions, and level II pediatric trauma team attached to a level i adult trauma team in west virginia. Additionally, we have the only EMU to compliment pediatric neurosurgery for kids with complex neurological disorders. In our nicu and picu, we consistently run over an 80% occupancy rate and at times closer to 100% or greater. All construction is confined to shelled space in the existing facility constructed in 2022. As such, no ground disturbance will occur. The project has an estimated duration of 13 months post-funding for design, bid, and construction.