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Healthcare Facilities

Custom metal fabrication for hospitals, medical office buildings, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, and senior living communities. ADA-compliant railings, institutional-grade fencing, canopies, screening, healing garden metalwork, and site furnishings built for responsive healthcare environments.

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Overview

Built for Facilities That Never Close

Healthcare construction operates under constraints that no other building type imposes. The facility is occupied. Patients are receiving care. Infection control protocols govern how and when construction activity can happen. And every railing, ramp, walkway, and entrance must be fully ADA compliant because the people using them are often mobility-impaired, visually impaired, or medically fragile.

Metal City Fab fabricates custom railings, fencing, gates, canopies, screening, and site furnishings for hospitals, medical office buildings, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, behavioral health facilities, and senior living communities. We understand that healthcare metalwork is not just about meeting code. It is about meeting the operational reality of a facility that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Our approach to healthcare projects prioritizes shop fabrication over field fabrication. The more work we complete in our controlled shop environment, the less disruption, dust, and noise we create on the active campus. Railing panels, fencing sections, gate assemblies, and screening panels arrive at the job site fully welded, finished, and ready for installation. Our installation crews coordinate with facility managers and general contractors to schedule work during low-traffic hours and in compliance with the facility's Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) requirements.

Our estimating team responds to healthcare bid requests within 24 hours.

Typical Scope

What Healthcare Metalwork Looks Like

Healthcare campus metalwork covers both the building infrastructure and the outdoor spaces that support patient recovery, staff wellness, and campus operations.

ADA Handrails and Guardrails

Interior corridor handrails, ramp railings, stair railings, and guardrails fabricated to strict ADA requirements. Graspable profile, required extensions at top and bottom of stairs, continuous rails at switchbacks, and returns to walls. ACR4500 system for exterior applications. Powder coat finish rated for hospital-grade disinfectant cleaning.

Balcony and Walkway Railings

ACR4500 aluminum railing systems for patient room balconies, exterior walkways, covered corridors, and elevated entries. Fascia-mounted or top-mounted configurations. Senior living communities are the highest-volume application, with hundreds of matching railing panels across multiple buildings.

Entry Canopies and Covered Walkways

Aluminum and steel canopy structures for hospital entries, emergency department drop-offs, patient loading zones, and covered walkways connecting buildings on multi-structure campuses. Weather protection at high-traffic arrival and departure points.

HVAC and Equipment Screening

AmeriLouver screening panels for rooftop and ground-level mechanical equipment on healthcare campuses. Hospitals and medical facilities often have significant rooftop mechanical systems that require visual screening from adjacent properties and public sightlines per local zoning requirements.

Healing Garden and Courtyard Metalwork

Custom fencing, gates, benches, planters, trellises, and decorative metalwork for healing gardens, patient courtyards, and outdoor therapy spaces. These spaces are increasingly central to healthcare facility design. The metalwork must be safe for all patient populations, including behavioral health, pediatric, and geriatric.

Campus Security and Access Control

Perimeter fencing, vehicular gates with automation, pedestrian gates with access control integration, and emergency department security barriers. Healthcare campuses require layered security zones that allow public access to some areas while restricting others. Gate automation coordinates with facility access control systems.

Capabilities

Capability Areas for Healthcare Projects

Why MCF for Healthcare

What Healthcare Projects Demand

01

Shop Fabrication First

The more work we complete off-site, the less disruption we create on the active campus. Railing panels, fencing sections, and screening assemblies arrive fully welded and finished. Minimal field grinding, welding, or dust-generating activity.

02

ICRA Coordination

Our installation crews coordinate with facility infection control teams and general contractors to schedule work in compliance with the facility's ICRA requirements. We understand containment, access restrictions, and the operational reality of working on an active healthcare campus.

03

Full ADA Compliance

Every handrail, guardrail, and ramp railing is fabricated to ADA requirements: graspable profile, top and bottom extensions, continuous interior rails at switchbacks, returns to walls. We do not leave ADA details to field interpretation.

04

Institutional Durability

Healthcare metalwork sees constant use: wheelchairs, gurneys, cleaning carts, foot traffic 24 hours a day. Our fabrications are engineered and finished for this level of institutional wear. Powder coat finishes resist hospital-grade disinfectants and cleaning chemicals.

05

Multi-Campus Consistency

Large health systems maintain multiple facilities that need a consistent standard of metalwork across campuses. Our production capabilities deliver matching quality and finish whether the project is a single medical office or a system-wide railing replacement.

06

Low-Traffic Scheduling

Installation can be scheduled during nights, weekends, or planned shutdown windows to minimize impact on patient care and facility operations. We coordinate with your facility team, not the other way around.

Project Examples

Healthcare Projects We Have Built

A selection of Metal City Fab healthcare facility projects. Visit our full portfolio to see more.

Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit)

Fencing

Custom steel looped picket fencing for the main campus courtyard and patio areas at the flagship Henry Ford Health facility in Detroit. Institutional-grade ornamental construction engineered for a high-traffic healthcare environment. The looped picket design provides safety while maintaining an open, welcoming character appropriate for a patient-facing outdoor space.

Henry Ford (West Bloomfield)

Structures

Custom aluminum and steel archway with integrated trellis for the West Bloomfield campus. A landmark architectural feature at a major healthcare facility entrance that serves as both wayfinding and campus identity. Fabricated in aluminum for corrosion resistance and low maintenance on a campus that operates year-round in Michigan weather.

Villa at City Center

Screening

AmeriLouver aluminum double-swing dumpster enclosure gates for the healthcare and senior living facility. Heavy-duty gate hardware with Gorilla barrel hinges, cane bolts, and keyed latch for daily service access. Matching powder coat finish with the site fencing for a consistent campus appearance.

Dearborn Town Center Senior

Railings

ACR4500 aluminum portico railings for the senior living community in Dearborn, Michigan. Code-compliant guard height and ADA-compliant secondary handrails at all entry porticos. Designed for the specific mobility and safety needs of a senior living resident population.

Oakleigh of Macomb

Railings / Fencing

ACR4500 aluminum Juliette railings and aluminum picket fencing for the senior living community in Macomb County. Juliette railings on upper-floor windows provide the appearance of a balcony while maintaining the safety envelope. Perimeter fencing secures the community grounds.

All Seasons of Birmingham

Railings / Structures

Custom aluminum porte-cochere and ACR4500 balcony railings for the senior living community in Birmingham, Michigan. The porte-cochere provides weather-protected patient and resident drop-off at the main entry. Balcony railings across the residential floors give residents private outdoor access.

Facility Types

Healthcare Facilities We Serve

Hospitals

Acute care, community hospitals, and medical centers. Railings, canopies, screening, and campus metalwork.

Medical Office Buildings

Outpatient clinics, physician offices, and specialty practices. Entry features and ADA metalwork.

Senior Living

Assisted and independent living communities. ACR4500 railings, fencing, porte-cocheres, and amenity metalwork.

Rehabilitation Centers

Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and recovery facilities. ADA-focused metalwork throughout.

Behavioral Health

Specialized security requirements. Anti-ligature hardware. Tamper-resistant construction. Secure perimeters.

Ambulatory Surgery

Outpatient surgical centers. Entry canopies, ADA railings, and patient drop-off structures.

Dental and Specialty

Dental offices, dialysis centers, oncology clinics, and specialty care facilities. Exterior and entry metalwork.

Campus Expansions

New buildings on active campuses. ICRA-aware installation. Matching existing metalwork standards.

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