Business Interiors is proud to have worked on a recent renovation of a secure medical facility located in west-central Alabama. The facility, which first opened in 1981, cares for individuals who are in Alabama’s court system but who suffer from a mental impairment or cognitive disability and are not able to fully participate in the court process.

The facility underwent its first renovation in more than forty years, moving from an environment that reflected the cold, harsh aspects of a security-first building to one of treatment and care for the in-house population. As the director put it, “This is a hospital, not a jail.”

Business Interiors joined TRO Jung | Brannen, the architecture firm, and Design Innovations, the interior design firm, on the project as the furnishings consultant. BI was invited to participate on this team due, in large part, to our experience with other behavioral health facilities.

The project scope includes a new two-story facility expansion as well as the renovation of the existing facility to house full-time patient care as well as administrative spaces. Phase 1 of the project was completed in July 2024, with Phase 2 scheduled to be completed in early 2025.

Project Photography by Art Meripol

Ascension St. Vincent’s recently opened its first freestanding emergency department (FED) in Trussville, Alabama. The BI team was involved in this project from the start, working alongside the architecture firm Birchfield Penuel Architects.

The 12,500-square-foot facility, which provides life-saving 24/7 emergency care, is the workplace of cardiovascular, surgical, transplant, neuro, stroke, and orthopedic specialists.

The project scope of the Business Interiors team included the lobby, twelve treatment rooms, two triage rooms, nurse stations, lab, imaging, closed offices, and break rooms. The FED provides ease of access to the local community and a central point of care outside of the hospital.

Photography by: Rob Culpepper

On June 26th, 2019, Baptist Health Care formally announced the planning, construction, and opening of a new state-of-the-art hospital in Pensacola, Florida; a $650 million project, located on a 57-acre campus, to include the 10-story, 264-bed Baptist Hospital, the six-story, 178,000-square-foot Bear Family Foundation Health Center, and the 48,000-square-foot Baptist Behavioral Health Unit.

Fast forward to September 2023, and Pensacola’s Baptist Health Care Brent Lane campus is officially open.

Business Interiors is proud to have worked with Baptist Health Care, Gresham Smith, and Meadows and Ohly on this outstanding project. BI was tasked with providing solutions for all patient-facing clinical areas. The scope included the hospital’s main lobby, waiting areas, patient rooms, lab, pharmacy, and behavioral health areas.

Of the 264 patient beds, 54 are in the intensive care unit, 198 are medical/surgical, and there are 12 labor and delivery suites. Patient rooms are spacious, private, and designed to be comfortable for family and visitors. The Behavioral Health Unit maintains 72 beds for adults and children needing inpatient treatment. The Bear Family Foundation Health Center is home to the Baptist Cancer Institute, Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute, Baptist Medical Group, and other offices.

The entire campus is designed to be patient-first, with a focus on patient and visitor comfort. Equal focus was placed on hospital staff space utilization, response time, and efficiency, allowing for a healthy, modern healthcare space. The hospital serves Escambia County and the surrounding area and is one of the most modern hospital campuses in the U.S.

Photography by: Chad Baumer Photography