Address - Childrens National Hospital, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010 Project Director Name - Dr. Michael Bell Contact Phone Number (Voice) - 202-476-2037 Email Address - mbell@childrensnational.org Website Address - www.childrensnational.org Founded in 1870, Children's National Hospital (CNH) is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Washington D.C. It is affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and the Howard University College of Medicine. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout the Metro DC region and attracts patients from across the country and internationally for its specialty care services . The hospital features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center, the only in the District of Columbia. Its regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the region. The hospital also has a rooftop helipad for critical pediatric transport and operates a Level-1 trauma center. CNH’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a key element of for the recovery from traumatic injuries and for the care of especially sick children requiring active life saving care. CNH has received a Certificate of Need from the District of Columbia to expand its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) services. CNH has proposed to renovate existing interior office space to allow for the construction of 14 new PICU patient rooms. A second phase of renovation will convert an existing 11-bed PICU open ward into 7 new private PICU patient rooms. When complete CNH will have added a net new 7 beds to its total. The project will allow CNH to increase the number of airborne isolation rooms to better manage infectious disease care, including flu and covid infections. In addition, CNH will add protective isolation rooms which allows for
the care of immuno-suppressed patients. Patient and family support within the unit will include service spaces such as family waiting and respite rooms, team work areas, material and equipment storage. The total renovation area is approximately 24,000 square feet, and will result in an all-private room unit for inpatient care as required by contemporary hospital planning standards. With the conversion of office space to inpatient care, major renovations and alterations to the mechanical and electrical systems serving the area are required. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades for patient care include the replacement of the central air handlers serving the unit, and the addition of new exhaust fans. Medical gas systems including oxygen, medical air and vacuum will be provided at each patient room. Patient rooms will include a private toilet with hand sinks. Electrical services within the new unit will provide both normal and emergency power circuits. New life safety systems within the unit will include fire alarm, smoke detection and fire suppression sprinklers. The expansion of services will require the procurement of new