Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare facilities require structural design, MEP engineering, building enclosure consulting, commissioning, roofing, and ongoing condition assessments. SKA Consulting Engineers provides all of these disciplines under one firm, which is critical for hospitals and medical buildings where mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems must be tightly coordinated to maintain patient safety and comfort.

Hospitals have strict requirements for air quality, temperature control, humidity, redundant power, and medical gas systems that go well beyond standard commercial buildings. SKA's MEP engineers design HVAC, electrical distribution, emergency power, plumbing, and fire protection systems for acute care, ambulatory care, and medical office settings — ensuring compliance with healthcare codes and standards while supporting patient healing environments.

Yes. SKA has provided engineering services for major healthcare systems across North Carolina and the Southeast, including Atrium Health, Cone Health, Novant Health, Mission Health, Wake Forest Baptist, WakeMed, and CarolinaEast Health System. Our healthcare work includes new hospital construction, additions, expansions, renovations, parking deck design, and building envelope assessments.

A healthcare facility condition assessment evaluates the structural, mechanical, electrical, roofing, and building enclosure systems to identify deterioration, code compliance issues, and equipment nearing end of life. SKA's engineers produce prioritized repair recommendations that help healthcare owners plan capital budgets, schedule renovations around patient operations, and extend the service life of existing facilities.

Yes. SKA provides MEP and building envelope commissioning for healthcare construction and renovation projects. Our commissioning services verify that HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and enclosure systems perform according to the owner's project requirements — which is especially critical in hospital environments where system failure can directly affect patient safety.

SKA's healthcare portfolio includes surgery and operating room renovations, hospital additions and expansions, new construction, medical office buildings, ambulatory care facilities, parking decks, and plaza deck waterproofing. We