VCUH Children's Hospital EP Cath Lab

This state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology lab is the first cardiac procedure suite of its kind dedicated to pediatric care. The lab is outfitted with the newest imaging equipment that provides low-dose, three-dimensional rotational angiography for CT scans along with electrical images of the heart. New Ridge Engineering is incredibly proud to have contributed to this important life-changing project.

Electrical Design |

The project involved fitting out an existing shell space of the VCU Children’s Hospital with a new Cath EP Lab. New Ridge Engineering designed the electrical system with two new isolation panels and various circuits from existing normal and essential panelboards. Power requirements for seven different vendors were carefully coordinated during design and construction. The electrical design included specialty lighting controls for dimming and scene selection of multiple lighting zones in the Cath Lab and Control Room from multiple control stations.

Plumbing Design |

For this project, new medical gas supplies were brought to the added anesthesia room, along with a new zone valve box and dedicated area alarm panel. A new 2-bay scrub sink was roughed in and installed in the corridor adjacent to the Cath Lab entry. Additionally, drip protection had to be added below the existing overhead sanitary piping serving the floor above.

Mechanical Design |

The project included the design of an integrated ceiling system to provide the required 70% coverage for the sterile field while coordinating with the CATH Lab equipment rails, multiple ceiling-mounted booms, as well as pressure monitoring systems. HEPA filters were provided at the diffuser discharge to protect the sterile field, and room pressure monitoring systems were provided. Separate supplemental cooling systems were provided for the lab’s equipment spaces.