Western Maryland Hospital CenterHagerstown, Maryland Western
Maryland Hospital Center has served the western and central counties of Maryland
since 1957 for both chronic hospital patients and long term care residents. This
200,000 S.F. facility has a 123 bed capacity. Kibart services included the following
projects: Electrical Distribution System Renovation
This required extensive system renovations to meet NFPA, NEC, National Electrical
Safety Code, and local Fire codes. A critical requirement was the need for minimal
outages and continued occupancy during construction. Design Features:
- New Electrical Switchgear Wing
- Emergency Generator
- New 15Kv
switchgear system
- New low voltage distribution system
- Sprinkler
system including pre-action systems
- Fire alarm system
Patient
Room HVAC Upgrades Design included phased HVAC upgrades in the
Patient Wings North, East, and West, including electrical design, architectural
renovations, and code upgrades. Each wing remained operational throughout construction. Design
Features: - Replaced 68 Four-Pipe Fan Coils
- Upgraded
Ventilation
- New Patient Room Ceilings
- Hazmat Abatement
- Electrical
Upgrades
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Conversion of Chronic Hospital Beds to Nursing Home Beds Design
Features: - Bathroom modifications including:
- handicapped
accessible sink, toilet, mirror, towel rack, nurse call signal, GFI receptacle
and lighting
- handicapped accessible toilet
- Nurses’
Stations
- Handicapped accessible signage and levers on doors
- Fire
Alarm system to meet ADA signaling standards for visually impaired and hearing
impaired patients.
- Automatic doors at main entrance
- CCTV
- HVAC
system retrofit
- Sprinkler System Upgrades
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