Vanderbilt Health’s McEwen Ambulatory Care Center is a world‐class outpatient surgery center and clinic providing a full continuum of multidisciplinary patient care, clinical research, and education, all under one roof.

The primary tenant, an orthopedics group, envisioned a novel facility-type that included exam, imaging, outpatient surgery, and physical therapy. After a series of programming studies and close coordination with the client, the new space maximizes synergies between ancillary services and patient needs. Additional clinics include Spine, Neuro, and Pain, as well as pharmacy services. Designed on a 22‐acre greenfield site, the fully built-out campus was designed to be completed in two phases, with new construction totaling approximately 500,000 SF. Phase one of the project is a five‐story building of approximately 250,000 SF, including infrastructure for an additional four floors. Developed using a mix of hardscape and landscape, Phases 1 and 2 include ground and garage parking respectively. The plan encourages outdoor patient rehab within the site while adhering to LEED guidelines to minimize use of irrigation.

In addition to outpatient clinics, the base program includes eight ORs (with an anticipated expansion to sixteen), sterile processing, diagnostic imaging, specimen laboratory, pharmacy, and a patient education center. The campus will facilitate efficient patient care and provide clinical research space in a welcoming, patient-friendly environment that fosters interaction between faculty, research staff, and patients. Each level of the building includes light‐filled waiting spaces shared between multiple clinics, which all connect to a ground-floor atrium. The modular organization of clinics optimize flexible staffing ratios and include an off‐stage corridor connecting multiple clinics for better access to shared workrooms, break spaces, and fluid circulation.