Citizens Health Medical Center

Colby, KS

  • Brand new 25-bed critical access medical center for a rural community in Northwest Kansas.
  • The medical center includes an emergency department, inpatient beds, surgery department with orthopedic surgery focus, five ORs and two procedure rooms, a clinic for 30 physicians, dietary, lab, radiology, PT with hydrotherapy, and wound care.
  • The facility uses rooftop units for heating and cooling, with redundant systems and service vestibules for critical components, reducing downtime and promoting maintenance.
  • High efficiency boilers provide heating hot water in addition to serving heat exchangers that generate domestic hot water for the entire facility.
  • The electrical design features efficient LED lighting throughout, and the power was backed up with a full generator system that serves nearly the entire facility.
  • An integrated building automation system combines the use of the HVAC controls, lighting controls, patient room shade controls, and patient room "infotainment" systems.
  • Master planning, programming, and design services were provided for the new 180,000 sf two-story facility.