AURORA, Illinois (November 22, 2011) — Leopardo has reached the half-way point of a major room modernization and privatization project at Provena Mercy Medical Center.  Of the 88 rooms being renovated, 42 are complete.  Designed to maximize space, each room boasts 218 square feet, more than any hospital in the surrounding area.  To make stays more comfortable and conducive to healing, each single-patient room is equipped with flat-screen televisions, newly replaced windows and new guest chairs.

Provena Mercy recently gave a VIP sneak peak of the new rooms to Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner, State rep. Linda Chapa Lavia, members of the Provena Mercy Medical Center Foundation and a reporter from the Aurora Beacon News.  “It’s a lot brighter. More cheerful now,” Mayor Weisner told the Beacon News.  “It’s a lot nicer than my bathroom,” he added with a laugh.

According to the November 15, 2011, article in the Aurora Beacon News, “Not only are the rooms aesthetically pleasing, but they are practical as well. Patients have access to regulate their room’s temperature, lighting and noise level. Single-occupancy rooms also decrease their risk of infection and regulate the number of interruptions by caregivers normally treating two patients.”

As part of the multi-phased room privatization project, which will wrap up in late 2012, Leopardo is replacing the HVAC and plumbing infrastructure as well as all exterior windows.  The new, more efficient HVAC system serves more than 500,000 square feet of space. Jensen & Halstead is the architect on the project.

In 2006, Leopardo completed a 16,000-square-foot intensive care unit (ICU) at Provena Mercy and, in 2005, Leopardo built a 98,000-square-foot surgery center, one of the largest capital initiatives of the Provena Health System.

For more information about the patient room modernization, check out these recent media stories:

• Aurora’s Provena Mercy shows off renovation project (Chicago Daily Herald, November 15, 2011)
• Provena Mercy shows off major hospital room upgrade (Aurora Beacon News, November 15, 2011)

GLEN ELLYN, Illinois (June 16, 2009) – Leopardo recently completed a new three-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building for Central DuPage Hospital (CDH).

The $7 million convenient care facility features radiology, trauma and internal medicine departments, along with cutting-edge diagnostics facilities, high-end finishes and wireless internet. Located at 885 Roosevelt Rd. at Rt. 53, adjacent to the existing CDH Health Track facility, the medical office building shares and expands the existing parking area, lush landscaping, retaining walls and exterior railing.

Leopardo served as the general contractor with RTKL as the architect.