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Charlotte hospital expands its surgery capabilities

Charlotte hospital expands its surgery capabilities


August 11, 2010
This article first appeared in the 201001 issue of BD+C.

npp6The Chicago office of RTKL designed Carolinas HealthCare System's Mercy Medical Plaza, Charlotte, N.C. The 150,000-sf hospital houses 12 operating rooms with expanded pre-operative and recovery space, a pharmacy, and a central sterile processing unit. Tenant space occupies 75,000 sf. RTKL mimicked the materials and mass of older buildings on the campus but created a more modern look by using exposed steel, metal panels, aluminum, and glass.

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