2007 Vista Awards Recipient
Infrastructure
Memorial Hermann Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Replacement
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
Presented to an organization that has modified or replaced major portions of the utility generation, distribution or Controlsystems involving significant project planning.
Project Information
Number of square feet: 2.2 million, includes entirecampus
Number of beds: serves an 849-bed hospital
Project budget: $54.3 million
Actual cost: $53.3 million
Start date: June 2001
Completion date: June 2006
Project Description
In the Texas Medical Center, the 2.2 million square foot Memorial Hermann Hospital provides healthcare services including a Level 1 Trauma Center and Children’s Hospital. In 2001, Hermann Hospital was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Allison forcing them to cease providing patient care. After the storm, Memorial Hermann worked with the State and FEMA to create a plan to relocate MEP, fire protection and other critical utility systems from sub-basements above the 500-year floodplain. The$100 million project was completed in five years and Hermann maintained a daily census of nearly 700 patients throughout the project.
The flood recovery/mitigation/protection scope and intent of the project was to provide the primary campus protection above the 500-year floodplain, secondary interior protection between campus buildings, tunnels and structures, and the elevationof all critical equipment and services above the 500-year floodplain. In the event of a secondary breech, all critical operations, equipment and services could still continue to deliver healthcare needs to the community.
Team Members
Marshall Heins, Chief Facility Services Officer; Memorial Hermann; Houston, Texas
Michael Hatton, System Executive; Memorial Hermann; Houston, Texas
Bill Ganshirt, Senior Principal; WHR Architects; Houston, Texas
Tim Sullivan, Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer; Smith, Seckman, Reid, Inc; Houston, Texas
Kent Trammell, Administrative Director of Engineering; Memorial Hermann; Houston, Texas
Mike Grant, Director of Engineering; Memorial Hermann; Houston, Texas
