UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus Expansion and Renovation

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UNC Hospital, UNC Health

Hillsborough, North Carolina

102,000 SF

UNC Hospitals Hillsborough waiting room, featuring modern glass panels within the room to create separate spaces. Teal furniture is situated randomly through the spacious room. Floor-to-ceiling windows allow for ample natural lighting. This image showcases BSA's expertise in designing spaces that prioritize patient care.
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough bright and modern treatment area with semi-private patient spaces separated by curtains. The room features reclining medical chairs with armrests, green flooring, and soft neutral-colored walls. Large windows allow natural light to enter, offering a view of the outdoors. A patient is receiving treatment in a chair, accompanied by a doctor in bright scrubs. This image showcases BSA's expertise in designing spaces that prioritize patient care.
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough spacious rehabilitation room, featuring physical therapy equipment. The room is mostly empty and has sleek wooden floors. All of the walls are made of windows, offering a view of the lush trees outside. This image showcases BSA's expertise in designing spaces that prioritize patient care.
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough spacious rehabilitation room, featuring physical therapy equipment. The room is mostly empty and has sleek wooden floors. All of the walls are made of windows, offering a view of the lush trees outside. This image showcases BSA's expertise in designing spaces that prioritize patient care.
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough bright and modern private patient room with a large bed. The room features reclining medical chairs with armrests, green flooring, and soft neutral-colored walls. Large windows allow natural light to enter, offering a view of the outdoors. A patient is receiving treatment in a chair, accompanied by a doctor in bright scrubs. This image showcases BSA's expertise in designing spaces that prioritize patient care.
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough exterior featuring an all-glass design aside from brick pillars. This image showcases BSA's expertise in exterior architecture, namely all-glass structures.

The UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus provides integrated, convenient, and patient-centered care for patients in Hillsborough, NC, and surrounding areas. The existing campus features an emergency department, outpatient surgery, inpatient services, and a medical office building. Together, this campus blends community hospital culture with innovative procedures and care.

The addition of a new patient bed tower reinforces UNC Health’s commitment to patient care and healthcare system design. This renovation serves as a system-wide destination for inpatient rehabilitation services. As part of the Master Plan, this 102,000 SF expansion adds 80 beds to the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough campus. 30 beds are designated for rehabilitation, whereas 50 beds are for medical-surgical care. The hospital building design ensures future flexibility, so patient rooms can be converted from medical-surgical to rehabilitation spaces as needed.

During the design phase, the team conducted a Functional Post-Occupancy Evaluation (FPOE) on the existing bed tower, identifying areas for improvement. The team documented their findings and presented them to the client. As a result, the team was able to increase the patient room size while consolidating support spaces to fit their needs. The patient rooms increased from 250 SF to 280 SF. Also, 100% of the patient bathrooms are ADA compliant. Compete ADA compliance ensures a seamless transition between different levels of patient care.

Our design team also led the user groups through an interactive Lean planning activity to help identify the guiding principles for the project.

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Disciplines

Architecture, Interior Design, Planning