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Tower Health | Reading HealthPlex for Advanced Surgical + Patient Care

Focused on the patient/family experience and integration with the existing hospital campus, the Ballinger-designed Reading HealthPlex turns the site and program challenges into opportunities for connectivity, enhanced green space and advanced medical care.

The new building, which represents the next phase of Tower Health’s long-range master plan for the Reading Hospital campus, consolidates campus-wide surgical services, expands emergency medicine and adds 150 new private patient rooms to the urban institution.

72% of the project footprint is covered by an accessible green roof, achieved by employing a 30-foot grade change on the building site. A significant portion of the surgical program is situated below-grade, satisfying the clinical need to co-locate surgical services on a single level and enabling more efficient patient and staff flows.

A five-story patient tower rises from this landscaped plinth and connects to existing adjacent buildings, completing a major public circulation axis that extends across the campus. The new patient rooms contained within the tower are equipped with sophisticated smart room technologies designed to improve the quality of patient care.

Beyond proving expansive beauty and space for respite, the roof garden serves as a central wayfinding element, allowing everyone on campus to orient themselves and sense the grounds. Its design reaches out to adjacent public gardens and a nearby art museum, physically integrating the complex with the assets of the community.

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West Reading, PA  |  500,000 SF

Services

Architecture  |  Engineering
Interior Design  |  Master Planning

Awards

International Academy for Design and Health, Highly Commended, Sustainable Urban and Built Environment, 2017

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HEADLINES
Healthcare Facilities Symposium - Ballinger

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Award winners

Ballinger Recognized at the Design + Health 12th World Congress


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Healthcare

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