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Show It's built that way BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, July 1 5, 1 976 Come quake or power loss, The familiar story about the wolf who tried to blow down the house would never apply to Brigham City Community hos- pital. This newly constructed structure is immune from such buffeting. It is designed even to withstand the most severe earthquake that may occur this sensitive Wasatch Fault area. The seismic threat and a relative high water table on the southwest Brigham City site presented a special challenge in designing and building the hospital. It w?s necessary to use 50 percent more structural steel that ordinarily quired. The would one-stor- y be relayout also minimizes the danger posed by possible earth tremors. Plumbing and electrical systems and all other components also were planned to comply with code requirements for Zone 3 the most severe rating. There are other features of the facility, products of modern " technology, which bring a to smile the faces of prideful those who designed and built it. And Hospital Corporation of " America officials. The fire protection system, for example, doesn't rely on a single warning or reaction device It contains smoke detectors plus a sprinkling system and hand-pu- ll boxes. All trigger an alarm in the Brigham City radio dispatching center. Firemen are summoned without the need for a telephone call or other verbal alert. In addition, simultaneously as the alarm is sounded, patjent room doors and corridor doors close automatically, isolating the fire or smoke area. Another feature of the new hospital is an anesthesia evaluation system. It captures any 'gas that may be escaping in the operating room, thus eliminating a potential health hazard for physicians, nurses and other personnel. This equipment is so new that Brigharri City Community is the first HCA hospital to have it. Isolation rooms have individual air circulating systems which prohibit this air from entering other areas of the hospital. Auxiliary Power System . An auxiliary power system is on site, ready to deliver electriseconds if failure city within occurs in 3j the city's delivery network. Energy conservation also , BC hospital will operate keyed planning for the building an eye toward long-tercosts rather than initial investment. Additional insulation, the use of thermal glass and reduction of the amount of glass have resulted. Special devices also prevent contamination of the hospital's water supply by stopping back-floin times of low pressure. An incinerator on sije for disposal of pathological and other wastes is the cleanest-burnin- g yet developed. And a cardiac arrest alarm system will expedite reaction to an emergency with buzzer and light warning devices located at the nurses station, emergency rooms, doctors lounge and operating room supervisor's quarters. a T Design of the building shape is intended to minimize the distance for service personnel to reach patient rooms. Time can be critical in many instances. The nurses station, located at the head of the T, is within 90 feet of the farthest room. Administrator Val Christensen calls if functional and with Hospitals are not always planned this way. Some are constructed in areas which have stable or even declining populations. But Utah with its higher birthrate presents a different setting. Brigham City Community hospital was plbnned, designed and constructed by the same team of firms responsible for 45 other hospitals in HCA's chain, beginning in 1969. All of the firms are located in ' Nashville, Tenn., and include the following: Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd, ' structural engineers; Gresham and Smith, Architects, AIA; Smith Seck-ma- n Reid, Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers, and Joe M. Rodgers and Associates, Inc., general con- tractor. Final Inspection Representatives were on the scene July 8 to conduct a final inspection which included activating all systems to make sure they were operational. The new Brigham City hospital benefits from previous experience of the team, incorporating improvements and refinements picked up along the way. Architect Larry A. Stanfield said the view offered by the Brigham City site is outstanding and he praised the cooperation received from Brigham City corporation and others in the community. ' Congratulations compact. Designed for Expansion Brigham City Community hospital is designed for future expansion. It has the potential for double the present number of 50 beds and services. to the New Brigham City Community Hospital We are very happy to welcome you to our city. !ir09 912 N. Main Brigham City (Saff 723-694- 1 0000(3000000000000 OOGGOQOOI30000000C wvF' PICTURED HERE in OOOOO GOO OO OOO o G O OO O O OO O OO O GO O a one of the hospital courtyards during final inspection tour are, from left, Glen E. Clarke, representing the general contractor, Joe M. Rodgers and Associates, Inc.; Robert L. Smith, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing C G 500000 OOfi 50000 o o o ooo o : pOOOOO engineers; Thomas S. Tarpy, Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd, structural engineers; Larry Stanfield, Gresham and Smith, Architects; Hospital Administrator Val Christensen, and Larry Hodge, Joe M. Rodgers and Associates, Inc. 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