PHOTO TOUR: Children’s Pavilion At Children’s Hospital Of The King’s Daughters’
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters’ (CHKD) Children’s Pavilion in Norfolk, Va., is a new, 14-story psychiatric hospital and outpatient tower created to fill a pressing need for pediatric mental health care services.
Opened in July 2022, the $224 million tower integrates comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and partial hospitalization mental health services with primary and specialty physician practices, lab and imaging services, and an innovative conference and training center. The core principle that shaped the program and manifests physically in the design is that access to mental health services should be convenient and visible to all in need.
Designing for safety was a core tenet: for the patients, for staff, and for family members. An early commitment was made to integrate families into the care model. All patient sleep rooms are designed for single patients, but an additional sleep surface is incorporated to allow for one parent, after clearance, to stay