Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Retrofit Team
Architect: Davis Partnership, Denver
Façade Installer: Roof Check Inc., Longmont, Colo.
Façade Supplier: Riddell and Co., Englewood, Colo., (303) 773-8071
General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co., Denver
Materials
Because the peripheral cladding would be going over exterior insulation board, 1-Piece, Tight-Fit Moldings were installed over hat channels. Davis Partnership, Roof Check and GE Johnson Construction representatives toured Riddell and Co.’s Denver facility to learn more about this specific installation system and how and why it would be the best plan of action.
The next big decision was agreeing on the exterior cladding that would give the hospital the fresh, clean appearance desired for the renovation and new additions. Omega-Lite aluminum composite panels in an Almond color were custom-made for the project. Roof Check installed 18,792 square feet of Omega-Lite to the existing medical center, the new freestanding comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as a new bridge that connects both facilities.
Aluminum Composite Panels Manufacturer: Laminators Inc.
The Retrofit
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was first introduced in 1867 as a frontier “tent” hospital constructed by the Union Pacific Railroad to treat workers who were injured while building the transcontinental railroad. As the years went by, the tent grew into a bigger and better building that today houses more than 2,000 employees, 200-plus volunteers, more than 170 active/associate medical staff and 222 licensed beds prepped for patients.
The medical center offers a comprehensive line of healthcare services, including cardiovascular, cancer, orthopedics, neurosciences, weight loss, women and children’s services, trauma, wound management and hyperbaric medicine, rehabilitation, home care, hospice, behavioral health, medical imaging and lab services.
As the hospital began to grow into the organization it is today, the need for a modern-day transformation for an increasing number of patients was long overdue. Likely, the pioneers who first founded what is now the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center would be proud of what the facility has become today.
PHOTO: Laminators Inc.