Genesis HealthCare System is a consolidation of Zanesville’s two hospitals, Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda Hospital, into one system. Both facilities were experiencing difficulties and the market could not support major upgrades to both. The challenge for Barton Malow and its Design Division was to ensure that Genesis HealthCare could provide the best care to the community, spend the least amount of dollars possible and maximize their return on invested dollars.

The Emergency Department at the Adair campus (Good Samaritan Hospital) had major throughput and operations problems due to its age and small size. It took approximately $3 million dollars and two phases for a complete renovation of the department. Phase I built a new ambulance entrance, 2 new trauma rooms, ancillary space and the same number of exam rooms already existing. After Emergency personnel moved into the new space, the former space was renovated into new admissions, triage, waiting, and exam rooms. The result was a new facility that can handle community needs and show the new face of Genesis HealthCare, without introducing unnecessary debt load on the hospital.

The Obstetrics Department at the Maple Ave Campus (Bethesda Hospital) was in need of a consolidation from two levels to one and upgraded to a Level II nursery to provide proper service to the community. Barton Malow developed a two-phase renovation of the 3rd floor wing of the hospital, and built two new C-Section rooms and all new birthing rooms. The unit remained open for service throughout construction

The project was completed in its entirety in October 2002.