MEDICAL

St. Anthony’s Hospital

Structural steel detailing for a regional hospital designed for future expansion.

LocationLakewood, Colorado
Client and FabricatorZimmerman Metals
Structural SteelApproximately 3,900 tons
Hospital SizeApproximately 670,000 square feet
Construction Period2009–2011

Project overview

Structural steel detailing for a new medical campus west of Denver.

St. Anthony Hospital opened in Lakewood in 2011, replacing the former St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver. The new campus brought together emergency and trauma care, surgical services, rehabilitation, imaging and outpatient facilities.

The approximately 670,000-square-foot hospital also became the headquarters of the Flight for Life air medical transport program, with helipad facilities supporting emergency operations.

Working for Zimmerman Metals, Anatomic provided structural steel detailing for approximately 3,900 tons of steel.

Structural steel erection at St Anthony’s Hospital Approx. 3,900 Tons detailed Enlarge view
Structural steel erection at St Anthony’s Hospital
Project team and technical details
Owner at Project Completion
Centura Health
Structural Engineer
Structural Design Group
Architect
Earl Swensson Associates
General Contractor
GE Johnson Construction Co.
Primary Scope
Structural steel detailing
Main Tower
Seven stories
Expansion Capacity
Designed for vertical expansion to nine stories

Model to field

From structural steel model to construction on site.

The structural model and construction photographs show the scale of the hospital’s steel framework and its development during construction.

Overall structural steel model for St Anthony’s Hospital01 / Coordinated model
Overall structural steel model for St Anthony’s Hospital
Project photograph of St Anthony’s Hospital02 / Fabrication & field
Project photograph of St Anthony’s Hospital

Structural design

A steel-framed tower planned for future growth.

The main hospital features a seven-story steel superstructure supported by cast-in-place concrete foundations.

Its structural design provided for future vertical expansion to nine stories, allowing the hospital to increase capacity beyond its original configuration.