TOLEDO, Ohio, December 19, 2024 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, was honored to have leadership in attendance at the open house for ProMedica’s Behavioral Health Outpatient Pavilion project, alongside its design / build partner, Michigan-based Roncelli. The event took place on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
SSOE’s Master Architect Bob Siebenaller, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, was in attendance at the ceremony to celebrate the advancement and unveiling of the project alongside Project Architect Loni Leveridge, AIA, LEED AP, EDAC. Both were integral members of the team delivering this project for the not-for-profit health and well-being organization also headquartered in Toledo.
A New Era in Pediatric Mental Health
ProMedica’s Behavioral Health Pavilion is a new 14,500 SF standalone state-of-the-art facility with comprehensive mental and behavioral health programs. Designed to serve the most complex and vulnerable pediatric patients, it complements the recently completed Psychiatry Unit Renovation at the ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital, also designed by the SSOE team. SSOE provided architectural, engineering—including structural and civil—and interior design services on this facility, which supports an interdisciplinary team of experts in delivering developmental and behavioral health services as well as an intensive outpatient program for the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan communities.
The pavilion serves as a gateway to ProMedica’s Toledo Hospital Main and North Campuses, strategically located at an urban intersection on the North Campus. Externally, it meets local zoning requirements with a well-developed street front presence, while internally, it offers a serene and private experience complemented by a protected courtyard. Inside, the building features outpatient areas including group therapy spaces, consultation rooms, observation rooms, and support spaces designed to enhance staff well-being and better serve patients.
Siebenaller stated, “ProMedica has been a cherished client of and community partner to SSOE for nearly four decades, and we’re honored to have designed this facility for them—especially as they celebrate Toledo Hospital’s 150th year. Now standing as a landmark that warmly welcomes visitors and staff to the hospital’s Main and North Campus, the pavilion project exemplifies our shared commitment to honoring the past and building the future, enhancing the community’s access to essential behavioral health services. It also demonstrates how seamlessly we can collaborate to deliver innovative and impactful design solutions when our organizational purposes align like SSOE’s and ProMedica’s.”
Compassionate Care Meets Innovative Design
SSOE’s healthcare team is comprised of highly skilled and accredited professionals who excel in every phase of healthcare projects—from strategic master planning to architecture, engineering, and interior design. The firm has extensive experience in delivering these services to a wide range of healthcare facilities, including cancer centers, acute care hospitals, community hospitals, academic medical centers, specialty clinics, laboratories, medical office buildings, and urgent care clinics.
Recognizing the rapid advancements in healthcare technology, security, and patient care, SSOE’s experts offer design solutions that incorporate industry-recognized best practices, Evidence-Based Design (EBD), and patient preferences. For over two decades, the firm has utilized Lean principles to design patient care facilities, providing efficient solutions that enhance workflow and improve safety.
ProMedica & SSOE
ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit health and well-being organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The organization offers acute and ambulatory care, an insurance company with a dental plan, and post-acute and academic business lines.
The organization has 12 hospitals, 2,500+ physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges, 1,200+ health care providers employed by ProMedica Physicians, a health plan, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing centers, memory care communities, and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Driven by its mission to improve health and well-being, ProMedica has been nationally recognized for its advocacy programs and efforts to address social determinants of health.
In parallel, SSOE’s vision is to design and build the future for its clients, colleagues, and communities. The firm has partnered with ProMedica to successfully deliver 115 projects to Ohio and Michigan communities, returning more than $1.3 million back to its longstanding client in documented savings since SSOE began tracking in 2009. SSOE’s Building Design Group, one of five business units comprising the more than 1,500-person firm, led ProMedica’s Behavioral Health Outpatient Pavilion project.
For more information about ProMedica, visit the organization’s About Us page here.
