Antelope Valley Specialty Hospital

44144 18th Street, West Lancaster, CA

The state-of-the-art hospital provides an efficient space for staff to deliver high-quality care for patients. Extensive glazing provides ample natural light and views for patients, and includes a roof garden. In addition, an outdoor courtyard on the first floor comes complete with a variety of therapy spaces to help patients on their journey to healing.

Size 69,021 square feet

Construction Cost $65 million (estimated)

Relevant Highlights - Includes seismic NPC4 and NPC5 - Aggressive schedule with multiple increments - OSHPD 1 hospital with OSHPD 5 included

Project Scope A ground-up, single-story hospital specializing in rehabilitation therapy with 52-inpatient beds and outpatient services. It contains a pharmacy, radiology department, clinical lab, kitchen, and dining for patients and visitors.

Patients will have access to a central physical therapy space with state-of-the-art equipment, robotics, transfer therapy, cooking therapy, and speech/audiology. In addition, activities of daily living spaces include a full kitchen and an apartment-style unit.

An outdoor therapy area provides a variety of surfaces and access to real-life outside activities. There will also be specialty therapy departments for brain injuries (with their own dining and therapy gym spaces), stroke and spinal court injuries, and a floor for general inpatient beds.

The hospital also includes a 48-bed behavioral health hospital for adolescents and adults. Each pod will have their own dining, laundry, and therapy spaces. They will have their own outdoor courtyards with calming, shaded areas for relaxation and areas for more active games such as basketball courts.

Facility includes a self-contained, outpatient department to provide a full compliment of behavioral health treatments for the community.