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Valley Medical Center’s Emergency Services Tower
Renton, Washington
The new 246,000 SF Emergency Services Tower and Level III Trauma Center for Valley Medical Center consists of a 45,000 SF Emergency Center and Level III Trauma Center that can treat over 100,000 patients a year. Located above the ER is a 30-bed Intensive Care Unit floor and three additional patient floors. Two levels of underground parking were included which will jointly serve as a community disaster recovery facility complete with a state-of-the-art command center, decontamination equipment and a resuscitation room. The structure is reinforced concrete with concrete sheer walls. The exterior cladding is a glass window wall system.
Interior photos by Shawn Toner with Explosive Illusions
