Ascension Saint Vincent Hospital Burn Center and Wound Clinic

Critical Care

Indianapolis, Indiana

MKM partnered with Ascension Saint Vincent and Medxcel to enhance the existing operating room and intensive care unit spaces in the hospital to meet accreditation and level of care standards for the burn center. Clinic spaces in the professional office building of the hospital were renovated to serve as a wound clinic, providing outpatient and follow-up care.

Burn Center
This eight-bed unit provides access to treatment and therapy options in one location, creating ideal conditions to provide care for patients during their hospital stay. The renovation was designed and constructed in tandem with an outpatient wound care clinic within the hospital, providing the full scope of services to treat a burn incident at one location. The unit includes two hydrotherapy rooms and a limited physical therapy area, so that patients may begin recovery within proximity to their room. Due to the nature of hydrotherapy treatment, an additional sound barrier was incorporated in the wall construction to ensure measures were taken to limit sound between treatment rooms and hallways.

Thorough research and testing of infrared heating panels was completed during the design phase, to ensure optimal patient comfort and safety levels during treatment in the ICU OR. Panel mockups and temperature tests were performed to investigate spatial considerations which would impact effectiveness of the panels and interferences, such as evaporation. Evaporation causes the body to lose heat, which can result in complications for those recovering from a burn injury. The infrared heat panel is critical to holding a patient’s body temperature during surgical procedures.