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Location
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Address |
528 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States 60612 |
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Development |
Rush University Medical Center |
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Bordering Streets |
South Ashland Avenue West Congress Parkway West Harrison Street South Paulina Street |
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Neighborhood |
Illinois Medical District |
Fast Facts
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Built |
2011 |
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Stories |
14 |
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Raw Data
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Construction Start |
2008 |
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Construction End |
2011 |
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Cost |
$575,000,000 |
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By The Numbers |
• Floor space: 806,000 square feet
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Floors[Explanation ♐] |
14 stories above grade |
Noteworthy Facts
• Supplies, samples, and other material is conveyed around the hospital by both an old-fashioned pneumatic tube network, and a mob of laser-guided robots.
• The ambulance bay can be transformed into a mass decontamination chamber.
• The lobby features a giant reverse atrium, that allows rain and snow into a glassed-in section of the building filled with trees, moss, rocks, and plants.
• The shape of this hospital was not inspired by the nearby abandoned Prentice Womens Hospital. It was inspired by the architect's work on a children's hospital in Baltimore.
• Operating room quality air is pumped through the entire hospital.
• In the operating rooms, sanitized air constantly washes down over the patient and equipment.
• Frosted glass panes in the patient room doors allow nurses to check on patients without disturbing them.
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• Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago
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People and Companies
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Timeline
• September 25, 2008: Groundbreaking.
• December, 2011: Construction finished
• December 8, 2011: The ribbon cutting ceremony was held.
• January, 2012: The first patients were moved in.
Building Green
• Five green roofs
• Energy efficient lighting and HVAC systems.
• More than 90% of the construction debris was recycled.
• HVAC condensation is collected to generate 1.3 million gallons of fresh water each year.
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