Mission Health Mission Breast Center Renovation

Location

Asheville, NC

Market Sectors

  • Healthcare

Sub Sectors

  • Laboratory - Medical
  • Medical Clinic/Center
  • Workplace/Office

Client

HCA - Mission Health

Partners

  • Masters Architecture

Expanding women’s imaging and diagnostic services in Western North Carolina

Situated near Biltmore Village in Asheville, this 13,000-square-foot, second-floor women’s breast imaging and diagnostic services suite at Mission Breast Center is one of the premier treatment facilities in Western North Carolina. The space underwent a large-scale renovation to modernize the center, which now includes five mammography rooms, four ultrasound rooms, three treatment rooms, a waiting area, a gang restroom, and a new two-stop elevator. This enhanced facility is helping to expand Mission Health’s healthcare offerings for women in Western North Carolina.

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13,000
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Operational
Medical Center
Cutting-edge
Medical Equipment
Infection Control
Measures
Having worked with HCA Mission Health for several years across dozens of healthcare projects, the project team was able to hit the ground running, utilizing knowledge of project procedures and requirements with zero learning curve.
The Breast Center renovation includes five mammography rooms, four ultrasound rooms, three treatment rooms, a waiting area, a gang restroom, and a new two-stop elevator.
All work was completed in an active medical building, which required special infection control measures to mitigate construction impacts on patient care and services.
The newly renovated Breast Center now houses six state-of-the-art 3D mammography units, allowing the facility to perform more than 25,000 mammograms a year.
Precautions included installing temporary walls and hanging fire-retardant plastic to separate active construction from patient care areas. Additionally, an anteroom fitted with a negative air machine was used to maintain an air pressure measurement of -0.01 w.g.

Infection control in a high-risk medical environment

All work was completed in an active medical building, meaning special infection control measures were required to mitigate construction impacts on high-risk patients and the Center’s daily operations. The project team engaged in extensive planning efforts and conducted regular check-ins with hospital staff to ensure safety for all throughout the project. Precautions included separating active construction areas from operational spaces with temporary walls and fire-retardant plastic up to the ceiling deck. Additionally, an anteroom was fitted with a negative air machine to maintain an air pressure measurement of -0.01 w.g., which was always monitored by a manometer.

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Client & Community Engagement

Our commitment to our clients and communities doesn’t stop with construction. Members of our team participated in The American Cancer Society’s ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ walk in Asheville in an ode to the impactful work Mission Health and this project is doing for the community. This annual event raises lifesaving funds that support breast cancer patients, survivors, thrivers, and caregivers in Western North Carolina.