Adventist Health Tillamook is preparing for an addition to its surgery suite and modernization of existing facilities, with the $16.8-million project set to begin later this year.
The expansion will increase the number of available operating rooms from three to four and greatly improve the unit’s capacity by adding additional pre- and post-operative beds.
Adventist Health Tillamook President Eric Swanson said that the project was prompted when staff noticed serious foundation settling occurring in part of the suite constructed in 1995.
Currently, there are three operating rooms in the suite, as well as one room that can be used exclusively for scoping procedures. The unit only has three beds apiece for patients preparing for and recovering from surgeries, which Swanson said leads to delays in moving patients from operating to recovery rooms due to a lack of availability.
The new addition will be built in a courtyard at the rear of Adventist Tillamook’s third street location, with the four operating rooms housed in the newly constructed portion. The existing suite, formerly the hospital’s emergency department, will be converted into pre- and post-operative beds and storage for supplies, many of which are currently housed in the unit’s hallways.
The project will be divided into three phases, with the first consisting of adding the new operating rooms, before the renovation of the existing structure. This will allow operations to continue throughout construction, which will begin this fall or winter with the addition expected to be complete in 2025 and all three phases by 2027.
Funding for the project is coming from Adventist Health’s capital management fund and while renderings are not yet available, Swanson said that he expects the exterior will be clad in brick like the rest of the building.
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