Designed to re-envision the way neuroscience care is delivered, the $36.2-million medical building for the renowned Barrow Neurological Institute is located on the St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center campus in Phoenix.

Scope of work included demolition of the existing building, sitework and creating connections to the existing hospital. Despite being constructed on a tight site at an active medical campus during a global pandemic, the design-build project was delivered on time and on budget in May 2021.

The 122,000 sq-ft, five-story facility opens up clinical care spaces so laboratory research for brain and spine diseases can expand 50%. The facility houses ENT/skull base surgery, an ambulatory surgery center, the pre-op clinic pre-admission center for neurosurgery, a neuro-infusion suite, and the neuro-oncology, stroke and neuro-endocrinology divisions.

Other time and money-saving solutions included keeping the existing transformers in place and maintaining the corridor connection between the demolished Steinegger Building and the Ancillary Building to serve as a first-floor connection between the new building and the existing hospital.

The new South Bridge connector provides direct access from the future Ambulatory Surgery Center to the existing hospital. Extensive laser scanning and underground field coordination allowed the team to connect to these locations with precision.