Apr 20, 2011

St. Peter’s Unveils Sweeping Ground-Floor RenovationsBy MyCentralJersey.com

St. Peter’s University Hospital has completed the final stage of $3.25 million in renovations to its ground-floor public spaces, including the construction of a remodeled and expanded customer lobby, restaurant and hospital gift shop.

All areas are accessible to and in use by St. Peter’s employees and patrons.

The renovations place St. Peter’s University Hospital at the leading edge of the growing trend in modern hospital design, according to New Jersey Business Magazine, which featured the improvements in an article in its March issue. “Healthy designs, competition, and upscale feel and Zen-like surroundings are among the many criteria architects consider when designing for health care today,” the magazine said in describing “the people-pleasing health care architectural trend” that has taken hold at St. Peter’s.

The remodeled gift shop also has received immediate acclaim as one of the 25 most “gifted” new retail shops in the country by Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine.

“Research has shown that our customers relate the quality of health care to the quality of their surroundings — the look, accessibility and amenities found in public areas,” said Peter Connolly, chief marketing officer for the health care system, in a news release. “Those modern extras extend to an entranceway water fall, imported tile floors, cherry wood paneling, simple but elegant menu choices in our restaurant, and a boutique feel to our gift shop.”

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