Lancaster General Hospital, Emergency Department Expansion and Renovation

To meet the growing healthcare needs of the Lancaster community, LF Driscoll and Benchmark Construction partnered with Penn Medicine to expand and modernize Lancaster General Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED).

The phased project expanded the ED with new exam rooms, triage and behavioral health rooms, trauma bays, and renovated existing emergency care space, increasing capacity to accommodate up to 140,000 patient visits annually. The project also included relocation of administrative and food service functions, a new kitchen, dining and servery area, and reconfiguration of the parking garage and patient drop-off circle. Within the constrained urban campus, the team carefully coordinated phasing, temporary facilities, infrastructure, pedestrian and vehicle circulation, and construction activities to maintain safe, uninterrupted 24/7 hospital operations.