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.

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).

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

• On Thursday, tree and shrub pruning will occur, including one dead hazardous tree will be removed. Locations are along the perimeter - NE 45^th Street, NE 47^th Street and along the Burke Gilman Trail behind the Sand Point Clinic . 

• Build out interior spaces
• Framing
• Paint
• Install siding
• Install roofing
• Install metal sheeting and panels
• Install mechanical and electrical wiring and plumbing equipment
• Install drywall
• Install canopy steel
• Install elevator equipment
• Install ceilings
• Remove scaffolds
• Demolish hard surfaces in north parking lot
• Install irrigation
• Form and pour bollard footings
• Install flooring
• Excavation and grading
• Building connection work:
  • Paint and install utility wiring, flooring, and ceilings on level 3 of River C
  • Install ceilings and utility wiring on level 7 of River C
  • Framing and install sheeting, steel, and decking on level 1 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.