Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System-Biloxi
In an effort to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi Medical Center and Gulfport facilities selected LEO A DALY in a joint venture with Blitch Knevel Architects in New Orleans, to provide consolidation, planning, and design services for new facilities. These facilities include an 180,000-SF clinic/inpatient addition, 10,000-SF clinic renovation, 64-bed mental health unit with specialty units for acute care, geriatric, and chemical dependency, a 58,000-SF blind rehabilitation center, a nursing care unit, long-term care services with specialties in dementia and acute care and support facilities, a 120-car parking structure, and utility plant addition.
Client
US Department of Veterans Affairs
At a glance
463,000 SF
180,000 SF clinic addition
10,000 SF clinic renovation
58,000 SF, 28-bed blind rehabilitation center
96,617 SF, 64-bed mental health unit
Parking structure – 710 spaces
Surface parking – 260 spaces
5,000 SF utility plant
Features
Excellence in Construction Award, Healthcare $25-$99 million
Mississippi Associated Builders & Contractors
Clinic Addition
150,000 SF building addition
20 Bed ICU/step down unit
Primary care/specialty care clinics to include: urology, eye, pulmonary, sleep study labs, women’s health, oncology, orthopedics, audiology, speech pathology, dermatology, and patient education
Ambulatory surgery outpatient unit (ASOU)
9,500 SF existing clinic renovation
Community living center
105,645 SF 96-bed “greenhouse concept” plan with specialties in dementia and acute care
Services
Architectural design
Planning
Engineering: mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural
