Hospital project wins award. (Design and Development).

New York Hospital Queens' New East Pavilion, designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects/Taylor Clark Healthcare Group, is the recipient of two local awards. The project received a first place plaque in the building awards competition sponsored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce. The plaque was presented at the 89th annual dinner of the Chamber on Dec. 4. The Queens County Builder and Contractors Association gave the project its 2001 Building Award, which was presented by Queens borough president elect Helen Marshall at the Association's annual holiday party on Dec. 8.

The East Pavilion is a three-story, 75,000 SF building on the southeast corner of the Medical Center, containing a new ER with fast track, chest pain center, pediatric emergency, and discrete treatment areas, as well as a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care, obstetrics, nursery, labor delivery, and Cesarean section units. The Pavilion is part of a project that included major renovations of existing inpatient and ambulatory facilities on both the site and in the community. The total project cost was $72 million.

The architectural project team consisted of Ellie Dalton, principal in charge; Magdy Youssef, project director; George Zarins, project architect; Ellen Chan, architect; and Judy Campbell, interiors.