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A new generation of ambulatory care facilities
As physicians migrate from private practice to group practice or hospital employment, opportunities for a collaborative ambulatory clinic model have increased. Read the related article "Easy access."
Kaiser Permanente’s Pearlridge clinic by Next Design provides family medicine and pediatric care as well as pharmacy and lab services in Honolulu. | Photo by David L. Moore, courtesy of Kaiser Permanente
A closed Circuit City store redesigned by Soderstrom Architects, this Kaiser Permanente medical office in Portland, Ore., shows how renovated commercial spaces can be transformed into ambulatory care facilities. | Photo by Tom Emerson, courtesy of Kaiser Permanente
At the Ambulatory Practice of the Future, designed by Stantec and adjacent to Massachusetts General Hospital, exam rooms are clustered around a multidisciplinary team work area to enhance operations by providing space for collaboration. | Photo courtesy of Stantec
Designed by Chapman Sisson Architects, Governor’s Medical Tower in Huntsville, Ala., includes ambulatory surgery, 23-hour observation and a therapy gym among its services. | Photo by Charles Beck, courtesy of Robins & Morton
Designed by Page, the Phoebe Digestive Health Center in Albany, Ga., includes 26 prep/recovery bays and eight procedure rooms. | Photos by Charles Beck, courtesy of Robins & Morton
Banner Health Center in Maricopa, Ariz., was designed by SmithGroupJJR and is the first of Banner’s prototype facilities,
built to a modular and flexible plan that provides consistent standards across its facilities and reinforces its brand. | Photos by Gregg Mastoramos, courtesy of Banner Health