St John’s Episcopal Hospital Ambulatory Care Facility completes

Think! Architecture and Design has recently completed a 47,000 sq ft new ambulatory care facility for St John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens.  St John’s is the only hospital in Far Rockaway, providing healthcare to a largely underserved community. The new building stands as a clear sign of investment in the community, joining nearby recent developments that include affordable housing and a distinctive public library.

Designed to reimagine how outpatient and behavioral health services are delivered, this new facility relocates out-patient care facilities from the main hospital building and consolidates previously dispersed programs into a single, purpose-built home. Rising four stories over a cellar, the building brings together radiation oncology, primary care, infusion treatment, and behavioral health services in an integrated yet carefully zoned environment.

The facility includes dedicated suites for oncology and primary care with 12 exam rooms, a 2,500 sq ft infusion clinic designed to support patient comfort and efficiency, and a substantial 12,000 sq ft behavioral health component with group counseling rooms and a flexible community outreach space. Thoughtful planning ensures both dignity and accessibility, including a separate but equal entrance and elevator for behavioral health patients, while an internal communicating stair enhances operational flexibility between the behavioral program floors. The result is a highly functional, patient-centered facility that supports clinical care while strengthening connections to the surrounding community.

St John's Episcopal Hospital, Queens nearing completion

Construction is nearing completion at St John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Think! for Episcopal Health Services, Inc., the new Walsh Ambulatory Pavilion relocates out-patient facilities from the main hospital building and consolidates behavioral health services in one space.

The new 4-story and cellar building contains a 7,700 sf Radiation/ Oncology Clinic (with both a linear accelerator and CT scanner), a 7,700 primary care clinic with 12 exam rooms, a 2,500 Infusion Treatment clinic with 8 infusion stations, and a 12,000 sf Behavioral Health Clinic with several large group counseling rooms and a large multi-functional space for community outreach programs and events.

A separate but equal entrance and passenger elevator is provided for the Behavioral Health clients, and an internal communicating stair is provided between the two floors that house the various Behavioral Health programs to afford flexibility and increased efficient use of program space. Six additional large conference and multi-purpose rooms are provided to support both internal program activities as well as address the need for community outreach.