Hospital Construction Activity This Week

Building Care, also called Forest B, of Phase 2 of Children's Hospital expansion is underway and the new building is planned to open in Spring of 2022.

Last week-end the tower crane was removed. 

The 310,000 square-foot addition will add an eight-story building and will includes diagnostic and treatment facilities, primarily out-patient cancer and others) labs, new state-of-the-art operating rooms, 20 inpatient beds, and a lobby. There will be two floors of underground parking and sterile processing. This will bring SCH bed total to 409, up from 200 before its expansion 2012 plan.

The helicopter landing pad moved temporarily to the roof of Forest A (176’), now known as Friends of Costco Building, Phase 1 of the expansion. The landing pad will be active until Building Care is completed. Noise is expected to be louder than the former ground-based helipad. When Forest B is complete, the helistop will moves to its permanent location on top of the Friends of Costco Building (same height).

Lights were added to the horizontal swing arm (boom) portion of the tower crane to increase safety for helicopter landings. These are in addition to the lights at the end of the boom and on the crane operator’s cab. The additional lights will help the helicopter pilots in identifying the location of the boom when landing or departing the helipad in the dark. While the lights are visible from the ground, they are not bright enough to interfere with any neighboring properties. As a reminder, the tower crane is scheduled to remain onsite through August 2020.

The Hospital posted this information on their Construction Blog about specific construction activity this week:

• Pour concrete for slabs and walls
• Framing
• Paint
• Install waterproofing
• Install roofing
• Install windows
• Install elevator equipment
• Install metal sheeting and panels
• Install mechanical and electrical wiring and plumbing equipment
• Install drywall
• Install siding
• Build out electrical, mechanical, telecommunication, machine and generator rooms
• Install flooring
• Build out interior spaces
• Building connection work:
  • Set up infection prevention barriers and install temporary power on level 2 of River C
  • Set up infection prevention barriers and demolish walls and windows on level 4 of River C
  • Demolish windows, saw cut concrete, install seismic plate, and frame walls on level 5 of River C
  • Install utility wiring, insulation, and drywall on level 6 of River C
  • Install seismic plate on level 7 of River C
  • Paint and install utility wiring on level L1 of Forest A
  • Install utility wiring, seismic joints, and drywall on level 1 of Forest A
  • Install drywall and seismic joint covers on level 2 of Forest A
  • Install seismic joints, utility wiring, and pneumatic tube connections on level 3 of Forest A
  • Set walls and install utility wiring, seismic joints, and pneumatic tube connections on level 4 of Forest A
  • Paint and install utility wiring and flooring on level 5 of Forest A
  • Install utility wiring and flooring on level 6 of Forest A
  • Install flooring on level 7 of Forest A
  • Install flooring on level 8 of Forest A
  • Install flooring and remove barriers on level 9 of Forest A

All work will take place 8-6pm weekdays and 9-6pm on Saturdays.

Call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.