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For over six decades, North Kansas City Hospital has been serving the Northland by offering quality medical care to patients. Within the past few years, the hospital has expanded, bringing about a need to furnish spaces with casework, storage and patient room furniture that will last a lifetime. 

From cath lab remodels to pharmacy work, Shield has partnered with North Kansas City Hospital to bring solid surface solutions to multiple parts of their facility. In collaboration with companies such as Turner Construction, TreanorHL, Kelly Construction Group and Pulse Design Group we have worked to refurbish and create a new modern feeling for many different parts of North Kansas City Hospital.

Pass-Through

Beginning in 2020, North Kansas City Hospital had been looking for a solution to more easily sterilize medical grade masks to quickly provide needed necessities to staff while also ensuring that the sterilization process was thorough. When speaking with Shield, an idea for custom pass-through cabinets was created and quickly put through the design process. 

Fabricated from acrylic solid surface, Shield’s pass-throughs would be microbial resistant, non-porous and have a seamless finish. When used for sterilization purposes, North Kansas City Hospital could feel confident that the casework would not spread infection or harbor bacteria from the masks that would be placed inside. The end product was a small pass-through that would allow for simple ease of use for staff members while keeping safety and health as a top priority.

Pharmacy Renovation

Following the use of Shield’s pass-throughs within equipment sterilization rooms, the use of them for North Kansas City’s pharmacy renovation seemed like a natural next step. The pass-throughs were redesigned to fit the needs of the pharmacy and used internally to help medication travel within the facility, as well as externally to provide medications to patients in a contact-free manner.

Cardiac Catheterization Lab Remodel

In 2021, Shield was cited to create casework and storage for North Kansas City Hospital’s cath lab remodel. North Kansas City’s catheterization labs offer interventional cardiology as a minimally invasive option for diagnosing and treating heart conditions.

What was originally five cath lab suites, was slated to become four that would include a hybrid operating room. With this remodel, patients would have greater access to vital procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement and minimally invasive mitral valve repair that treats mitral regurgitation, the most common type of heart valve disease. 

For the first phase of the remodel, we created adjustable shelf storage cabinets as well as catheter cabinets, catheter box storage and lazy susan catheter storage. Moving into the second phase, we created more storage and catheter cabinets, eventually furnishing all the labs to have a consistent look and feel.

Throughout the remodel, a major goal was to create spaces that were convenient for both patients and staff. The new build allowed for more procedures to take place and more equipment to be housed within the suites instead of having to be brought in from different locations. With the new suites having a focus on patient-forward care, it was a top priority to outfit the rooms with casework and storage that would help individuals feel more comfortable during their procedures by creating a healing-focused environment.