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Group Health Names Ellerbe Becket, Northwest Architectural Company As Architects to Complete Landmark Multispecialty Center in Bellevue

Posted on: Monday, 15 August 2005, 15:01 CDT

Group Health Cooperative (www.ghc.org) has named Ellerbe Becket, in association with Northwest Architectural Company (NAC), as the architect to complete the design and construction of its new multispecialty medical center in Bellevue. The medical center, to be located next to the I-405 8th Street NE exit and Overlake Hospital, is scheduled to open in 2008.

Ellerbe Becket and NAC bring a deep, broad range of health care experience to the project. Founded in 1909, Ellerbe Becket's distinctive work in health care design -- and experience with group practices -- includes more than 90 years partnering with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

NAC has offices in Seattle, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Its credentials include major projects for Highline Medical Center in Burien, Wash., that are based on patient-focused design. It has also designed for group practices such as Spokane's Rockwood Clinic.

Jill Ostrem, Group Health's VP/Eastside, said, "Our new medical center will be not only a landmark and symbol of Group Health on the Eastside, but a benchmark for great health care and service."

The new $120 million medical center will provide space for the outpatient practice of Group Health physicians in more than 20 specialty areas, including cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, sports medicine, and primary care.

The center will house outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, a women's health care center, cancer treatment center, and an outpatient acute and urgent care center.

The medical center will be next to and connected with Overlake Hospital's new 104-bed inpatient tower.

Group Health's 4.18-acre triangular parcel is bordered by 116th Avenue Northeast on the east, Northeast 8th Street on the south, I-405 on the west, and the future Northeast 10th Street extension on the north.

"Group Health's new multispecialty center underscores our commitment to the people, businesses, and communities of the Eastside," Ostrem said. "It's a key part of the largest investment in new facilities, technology, and services in Group Health's 58-year history."

That investment also includes a new primary care center in Redmond at a location to be determined.

Group Health Cooperative

Founded in 1947, Group Health is a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system that coordinates care and coverage. Based in Seattle, Group Health and Group Health Options, Inc., serve more than 545,000 members in Washington and Idaho, including 95,000 people who live along the Eastside's I-405 corridor. Group Health's commercial and Medicare plans have received the top rating of "Excellent" from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Group Health encompasses medical and specialty centers, a nationally recognized research center, and a charitable foundation. Group Health and Group Health Permanente (its multispecialty medical group practice) combined employ more than 9,000 staff, and is one of Washington's largest private employers.

Ellerbe Becket

An innovator since its founding in 1909, Ellerbe Becket (www.ellerbebecket.com) is a leader in architecture, engineering and the construction industry with office locations worldwide.

In addition to the Mayo Clinic, its health care clients have included the Shriners' Hospitals for Children in Chicago, Northwestern (University) Memorial Hospital, MediCorp Health System in Virginia, and Walt Disney Memorial Cancer Institute in Orlando.

No stranger to the Northwest, Ellerbe Becket designed Qwest Field (home of the NFL Seattle Seahawks), and the Rose Garden (home to the NBA Portland Trailblazers), McCarthey Athletic Center (Gonzaga University's new basketball arena), and the Spokane Arena.

Northwest Architectural Company

Northwest Architectural Company (www.nwarchco.com) is the fifth-largest architectural firm in Washington state with more than 120 professionals led by 16 principals.

In addition to Highline Medical Center and the Rockwood Clinic, its health care clients have included Northwest Hospital, Whidbey General Hospital, Valley Hospital & Medical Center in Spokane, Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, and Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene. NAC was also the architect for the Spokane Downtown Public Library.

Source: Business Wire

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