Murray Calloway County Hospital Cancer Center
Murray, KY
The Murray Calloway County Hospital required a 17,700 square feet addition for a state-of-the-art cancer center to be built and tied to the existing hospital campus by the North Tower. In addition, the North Tower required renovations such as a new welcome area. Marcum Engineering provided extensive design work while taking into consideration concerns such as patient sensitivities and owner functionality requirements such as:
- Fire protection
- Plumbing
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Low voltage system
- Lighting systems
- Gravity and lateral force resisting elements
- Connections and foundations
- Structural system with steel moment frames, cold-formed metal stud walls with strap bracing, and steel bar joists
To accommodate a linear accelerator, a concrete vault was installed, and a CT simulator was relocated. The linear accelerator vault was constructed to the physicists’ radiation shielding requirements and recommendations. To protect the linear accelerator, a dedicated air-cooled chiller and a redundant domestic cold water backup system for the process cooling were installed, and a Varian Identify System for both systems was added by the owner later in the construction. The vault also limits deflections from seismic events on sensitive equipment and prevents radiation from leaving the room . The vault features include:
- Concrete roof deck
- Deep beams
- Baffling for HVAC openings and ductwork
- Auger-cast pile foundations
- Above ceiling lead-lined walls
Detailed phasing and extensive coordination of the design and construction teams were implemented during the design phase to limit shutdowns of the existing systems during construction. A dedicated electrical room and IT Room were created in the smoke compartment associated with the project to assist with phasing. Marcum Engineering is proud to have designed and coordinated the Murray Calloway County Hospital Cancer Center project which will greatly increase the safety, reliability, and capability of the hospital campus.
