Take a photo tour of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new $232 million addition in Weston

By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel

PUBLISHED: October 17, 2018 at 1:25 p.m. | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 2:20 p.m.

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new $232 million, five-story expansion tower opened this month, providing the hospital with the capacity to serve 50 percent more patients at its Weston campus.

An expanded emergency services department on the new building’s first floor includes 42 emergency bays designed to accommodate more than 70,000 patients a year, a clinic news release states.

Included are 10 bays for patients with lower-severity emergencies, three triage bays, two resuscitation bays, and an emerging pathogen unit with a separate decontamination entryway.

Observation bays are designed with elevated windows to “facilitate comfort and a healing environment,” as well as opaque glass doors in place of privacy curtains for enhanced infection control and patient privacy.

The tower features a 24-bed surgical intensive care unit on the second floor and 26 medical/surgical and telemetry beds for oncology and acute-care patients on the third floor. The fourth floor is scheduled to open before the end of the year with 24 medical ICU beds, while the fifth floor will be placed into service as demand grows, the release said.

“As a premier academic medical center known for providing complex care for the sickest of patients, it was vital for both the local community and the region that we expand,” Dr. Wael Barsoum, the hospital’s president and CEO, was quoted in the release as saying. “I’m proud of the incredible commitment of our caregivers to achieve clinical excellence through patient-centered care and thrilled that we are able to offer this innovative facility to our patients.”

Atrium

Emergency services department workstation

Cleveland Clinic Florida's expanded emergency services department positions staff workstations overlooking emergency bays with frosted glass doors. — Cleveland Clinic Florida’s expanded emergency services department positions staff workstations overlooking emergency bays with frosted glass doors.

Emergency services department — central view

Natural light streams through elevated windows in the middle of Cleveland Clinic Florida's new emergency services department in Weston. — Natural light streams through elevated windows in the middle of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new emergency services department in Weston.

Emergency services department — observation bay

An observation bay in Cleveland Clinic Florida's expanded emergency services department looks out onto the clinic's newly built atrium. — An observation bay in Cleveland Clinic Florida’s expanded emergency services department looks out onto the clinic’s newly built atrium.

Third floor patient room

A patient room on the third floor of Cleveland Clinic Florida's new hospital tower in Weston includes a dedicated computer station to provide staff members easy access to electronic health records. — A patient room on the third floor of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new hospital tower in Weston includes a dedicated computer station to provide staff members easy access to electronic health records.

Third-floor visitor waiting area

Visitor waiting area on third floor of Cleveland Clinic Florida's new tower in Weston is illuminated by natural light. — Visitor waiting area on third floor of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new tower in Weston is illuminated by natural light.

Surgical unit workstations

Nursing stations positioned between patient rooms on the third-floor medical/surgical and telemetry unit of Cleveland Clinic Florida's new Weston addition are designed to be accessible to patients and hospital staff members. — Nursing stations positioned between patient rooms on the third-floor medical/surgical and telemetry unit of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new Weston addition are designed to be accessible to patients and hospital staff members.

Emergency services department waiting area

The waiting area of Cleveland Clinic Florida's new emergency services department is part of a $232 million expansion at the hospital's Weston campus. — The waiting area of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new emergency services department is part of a $232 million expansion at the hospital’s Weston campus.

First patient admitted to expansion tower

Yvette Focas of Plantation (seated) was the first patient admitted onto the third floor of the newly opened hospital tower on Cleveland Clinic Florida's Weston campus. — Yvette Focas of Plantation (seated) was the first patient admitted onto the third floor of the newly opened hospital tower on Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Weston campus.

Expansion tower — exterior view

Cleveland Clinic Florida's new five-story hospital tower cost $232 million, adds 75 hospital beds and brings the number of emergency bays to 42. — Cleveland Clinic Florida’s new five-story hospital tower cost $232 million, adds 75 hospital beds and brings the number of emergency bays to 42.

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