Category: Facilities Operations Update

Seasonal Reminders: Prepare for Winter Weather and Maintain Safe Access to our Community

WashU Medicine proactively prepares for winter weather and maintains safe access for our community. During snow or ice events, please keep the following in mind: Be patient with the process. The Operations & Facilities Management Department begins preparations well before a storm arrives. Snow and ice removal takes time, especially during periods of extreme cold […]

1/20-21: Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health Vertical Expansion (BJCIH) 2nd Floor Link Restrooms Temporarily Closed

From January 20-21, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., the 2nd Floor Link restrooms in BJCIH will be temporarily closed while contractors install new access control systems. After installation, restroom entry will require a valid BJC or WashU badge. If you experience any difficulties accessing the restrooms after this change, please contact the Facilities Integrated […]

Now Entering Prescribed Burn Season in Forest Park, Through April 2026

We have officially entered into prescribed burn season in Forest Park, through April 2025. The priority burn locations for the 2025-2026 burn season are listed below on the map and include Deer Lake Savanna, Successional Forest, Klein Prairie, the woodland north of Steinberg Skating Rink construction zone in the Glade, Wildlife Island and the Langenberg Riparian Buffer. Forest Park Forever, in partnership […]

Reminder: Sign Up to Receive Facilities Outage and Service Interruption Notifications

If you would like to receive notifications about WashU Medicine facilities’ outages and service interruptions, you must be designated as a Key Management Contact (KMC) in Workday. Please visit the Emergency Management website for more information. KMC responsibilities A KMC is a voluntary, self-subscribed contact who opts in to receive critical incident notifications related to […]

Week of December 15: Fiber Cable Pulling Activities on the Medical Campus

Beginning the week of December 15, Sachs Electric (ArchKey) will be working on the Medical Campus to conduct fiber cable-pulling activities in the 4200 block of Clayton Ave. Weather permitting, the planned duration of this work is from December 15 through the close of business on December 17. All work will be done during the […]

December 16-17: McDonnell Medical Sciences Building Stone Tuckpointing

Staat Tuckpointing will replace an area of stone on the bottom stone band of the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building. This work will be completed from December 16-17. Here is a diagram of the sidewalk and stone that this work will impact. If you have any questions, please contact James Wade, Project Coordinator I, at j.wade@wustl.edu.

Holiday Hours for Auxiliary Locations

Farmstead Café, Shell Café, Fort Labs (NRB) Pop Up Café, all Kaldi’s Cafes, FedEx Office, and the WashU Medicine Campus Store will be closed during the University-observed holidays on December 24-25 and December 31-January 1. The Werths Building Café will remain open on 12/31 to service the building. Please visit the Auxiliary Services webpage to view the modified […]

December 20: South Building (West End of McKinley Ave. to S. Euclid Corner) Crane Set Up

On Saturday, December 20, between the hours of 6 a.m. and noon, Taylor Roofing will set up a crane on the west side of McKinley Ave between S. Euclid and the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building’s south entrance for the purpose of removing their tools and remaining debris from the South Building roof. This will be […]

Updates to Link Detour Signs

Sent on behalf of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Team members who walk the link have found their way around the south lobby corridor closure by following the bright yellow and green Link Detour signs. Wayfinding still poses a challenge to patients and visitors, team members are encouraged, as always, to help them find their way. Recent wayfinding […]