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COMING SOON
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3
with Natasha Paremski
NOV 17-19 FRI-SAT 7:30 Q SUN 1:00
Andrew Litton, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
LIADOV The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Natasha Paremski graces the stage once more to artfully present
Rachmanino ’s Piano Concerto No. 3. This piece is as elegant as it is
foreboding: it’s considered one of the most technically challenging
classical piano concertos, and is approached by even the most
accomplished pianists with trepidation. Proko ev’s delightful
Symphony No. 5 is a cheerful cap to a night of dazzling Russian
virtuosity, interpreted and conducted by famed Colorado Symphony
Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Litton.
presenting sponsor colorado symphony proudly supported by
L ook around your commu-
nity and chances are good,
you’ll see them. Chances are
also high that you’ve used
them. Stand-alone health
care facilities. These facilities are
designed for both patient conve-
nience and a method to increase
revenue for health care systems.
Stand-alone facilities include
emergency departments, imaging
departments, surgical departments,
dialysis centers, arthritis clinics
and more.
These stand-alone medical
facilities are often affiliated with a
health care system and are being
used not only as a location to pro-
vide distributed care on an out-
patient basis, but also as a feeder
system for the parent hospital.
For patients, they offer the conve-
nience of easy, nearby parking and
less walking. Elderly patients can
often park within 50 feet of the
reception desk. The smaller, more
convenient buildings also are less
intimidating to patients. Children
avoid the scare of walking through
winding hallways of a crowded
hospital to get to the imaging
department and elderly patients
avoid the challenges of wayfinding
through large facilities to have a
minor surgical procedure.
According to a 2015 Consumer
Reports study, an even more com-
pelling advantage of these facili-
ties is that the smaller size and
reduced patient population of
stand-alone facilities decreases
patient risk of health care-associ-
ated infections. HAIs are infections
patients contract while receiving
medical treatment
in a health care
facility. HAIs are a
continual issue for
health care envi-
ronments, espe-
cially in hospitals.
A recent study
from the Centers
for Disease Con-
trol and Preven-
tion found that
one out of 20 hos-
pital patients will
contract a health
care-associated
infection.
General contrac-
tors, in conjunction with design
and engineering teams, are tasked
with creating an infrastructure that
meets owner goals, budgets and
timelines, and discovering innova-
tive methods to meet health care
system needs for convenience on
a small budget. Cost, specifically
low cost, is a factor that makes it
easy for health care facilities to
construct stand-alone facilities.
Construction costs for a 10,000- to
20,000-square-foot stand-alone
medical facility in Colorado can
range from $4 million to $7 million,
depending on the type of services
offered by the facility. Health care
providers and systems are faced
with the tremendous challenge of
being responsive to patient needs
while also being lean with facility
construction costs.
For stand-alone medical facilities
affiliated with larger health care
systems, specific design standards
must be incorporated into the
planning, construction and budget
of the building. These standards
can include MEP, technology sys-
tems, environmental/sustainability
detail and even general quality and
“look and feel” of finishes.
Another primary consideration
for stand-alone health care facili-
ties is patient satisfaction and
comfort. Owners want their facil-
ity design to include technology
enhancements, such as personal-
ized room temperature, access to
movies and music, as well as digi-
tal access to interactive education-
al tools that help them understand
their medical condition.
Prefabricated construction is an
ideal option for building efficiently
and on a tight budget, while still
offering quality craftsmanship.
Because it occurs in a weather-
resistant facility offsite from the
finished building location, prefab-
ricated construction is not affected
by foot and vehicle traffic, weather
or limited work space. Prefabrica-
tion can include the walls, the
glazing and MEP systems, to name
a few. In some cases, entire rooms
are prefabricated and delivered
to the construction site. Prefabri-
cated construction also can reduce
labor- and resource-related delays
introduced during the construction
process.
Networking technology systems
also are often prefabricated offsite
Brian Mulnix
Business
development
manager,
Catamount
Constructors Inc.,
Denver
Bridgeway View Point Health Center in Atlanta