Healthcare Design and Construction Newsletter 
 Bernstein & Assoc., Architects
 

April 2007

In This Issue

Featured Articles:

1. "The OR Challenge - New Technologies Lead to Increased Complexity", (c) Constance Nestor, Health Facilities Management (4/07)

2. "Lean's New Meaning - Concept Developed by Toyota Can Improve Scheduling", (c) Patrick Totty, Healthcare Construction & Operation News, March/April 2007

3. "Hospitals Build A Better 'Healing Environment' - Outdated Facilities Redesign Patient Areas To Lift Quality Of Care", (c)  Laura Landro, The Wall St. Journal, March 21, 2007"

Current Work:  

1. "Current Healthcare and Laboratory Projects" by Bernstein & Assoc., Architects and Empire Projects, Inc.


About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, *Bernstein & Assoc., Architects - PLLC* is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in : health care, elder care, dental, laboratories, offices, educational, and infrastructure work.  (www.bernarch.com)


About Empire Projects, Inc.:

Founded in 2003,  *Empire Projects, Inc.*  provides "Owner's Rep" services to facility owners, including management of the design and construction process to maintain quality standards, and assure conformance to budget and schedule.   (www.EmpireProjects.com )


Featured Articles:

 

"The OR Challenge - New Technologies Lead to Increased Complexity", (c) Constance Nestor, Health Facilities Management (4/07)

"In 'Jetsons' fashion, hospital operating rooms have become smart. Radiology images, patient records, lab results, telecommunications linkages to other departments, remote audiovisual observation, room temperature, lighting levels and other functionalities may now be operated from a single technology station located within each operating room. The station systems may be preprogrammed to automatically recalculate room settings to specific case type or specific physician preferences, right down to the choice of music to be played for staff during a surgical procedure..."

 

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-4-07-HFM-TheORChallenge.htm

 

"Lean's New Meaning - Concept Developed by Toyota Can Improve Scheduling", (c) Patrick Totty, Healthcare Construction & Operation News, March/April 2007

 

"In a typical pull-scheduling meeting, the schedule is done from completion backwards, pulling the required information and tasks from the upstream process. Scott Muxen says that he has routinely watched roomfuls of project managers, contractors and subcontractors squeeze weeks — even months — out of already tight hospital construction schedules. “Remember, these are people who as often as not can be at each other's throats,” says Muxen, vice president of business development at San Francisco-based Herrero Contractors Inc..."

 

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-4-07-HCO-LeansNewMeaning.htm  

 

"Hospitals Build A Better 'Healing Environment' - Outdated Facilities Redesign Patient Areas To Lift Quality Of Care", (c)  Laura Landro, The Wall St. Journal, March 21, 2007"

 

At Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., the neonatal intensive-care unit's open-plan nursery is being transformed into a series of private "pods," with glass walls that allow staff to observe infants, but privacy curtains and reclining chairs for moms to be alone with their babies. The aim: to sharply reduce noise, harsh lighting, and other environmental stresses that can spike blood pressure, interfere with breathing and heart rate, and worsen sleep for newborns..."

 

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-4-07-WSJ-HospitalsBuildHealingEnvironment.htm



*Current Healthcare and Laboratory Projects*

 

Below are some highlights of current/recent state-of-the-art, health care and laboratory projects by Bernstein & Associates, Architects and/or Empire Projects, Inc.

RADIOLOGY:

  • A/E: New and Renovated Multi-Modality radiology centers involving the most up-to-date radiology equipment from GE, Siemens, Philips, Stereotaxis, and Varian
  • A/E: New Radiation Oncology Center
  • Project Management: New Multi-Modality Radiology including diagnostic and interventional modalities
  • A/E: Research Radiology Suite (a 10,000 sf facility incl. (2) 3.0 T MRI's, 7.0 T MRI, CT, Administrative and Support)
  • A/E: Private Diagnostic Center, incl. Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry
  • A/E: Private Diagnostic Center, incl. 1.5 T MRI, Open MRI, CT, Pet CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Sonography
  • A/E: New 64 Slice CT Suites
  • A/E: Master Plan of Numerous Radiology Depts.
  • A/E: Radiofluoroscopy Suite, including (2) RF rooms and support
  • A/E: Diagnostic Center, including CT and Open MRI
  • A/E: Angiography Suite
  • A/E: Private Diagnostic Center (a 10,000 sf facility incl. MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Nuclear Medicine)

CARDIOLOGY:

  • A/E: New Electrophysiology Center including (4) EP Rooms, Administration Wing, Conference Center and New Mechanical/Electrical Infrastructure  
  • A/E and Project Management: New Cardiology Outpatient Center

PSYCHIATRIC:

  • A/E: Gut Rehab of 44,000SF, (85) Bed, Adult and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Center 
  • A/E: Psych Patient Safety/Suicide Prevention Audits, Upgrades, Renovations

ER/ICU/CCU:

  • A/E: Gut rehab to nation’s 12th busiest Adult and Pediatric ER
  • A/E: Intensive Care Department (ICU, CCU)
  • A/E: - Urgent Care Center (including urgent care treatment facilities, radiology, and support)
  • A/E: Planning Study of (13) Emergency Departments for the Westchester County Department of Health
  • A/E: Fast Track Suite

SURGERY:

  • A/E: New - Ambulatory Surgery Center (state-of-the-art facility including four operating rooms, recovery rooms, and support spaces)
  • A/E: Expansion of Hospital OR Department
  • A/E: Cystoscopy Suite

PHARMACY:

  • A/E: Multiple New Pharmacies including USP 797-Compliant Cleanrooms and Anterooms, Pyxis Installations and Pharmacy Master Plans  

REHABILITATION:

  • A/E: Narcotics Rehab Center for 800 Patients 
  • A/E: Renovations for Vocational Rehab, Social Work, Speech Therapy
  • A/E: - Rehab Medicine Center (PT, OT, Gym)

PATHOLOGY:

  • A/E: Multiple Pathology Department Renovations 

ONCOLOGY and RADIATION ONCOLOGY:

  • Project Management: New Oncology Center with (25) Chemotherapy Treatment Bays
  • Project Management: New Cancer Center Including Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Breast Surgery and Vascular Surgery (Project Management provided by Empire Projects, Inc. --- www.empireprojects.com -- a separate project management company affiliated with our architecture firm)
  • A/E: Linear Accelerator Addition
  • A/E: New Linear Accelerator Installation

MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS:

  • A/E: New 100,000sf Medical Office Building
  • A/E and Project Management: New 20,000 sf. Medical Office Building, Core and Shell and Tenant Fit Out
  • A/E: New 18,000 sf. Medical Office Building, Core and Shell, Tenant Fit Out, Parking
  • A/E: Renovation of 15,000 sf Medical Office Building, Core and Shell, Tenant Fit Out, Parking
  • A/E: Conversion of Inpatient Hospital to Private Doctors’ Offices

NEUROLOGY :

  • A/E: Institute for Child Neurology and Developmental Medicine (a 16, 000 sf facility for adults and children with developmental disabilities)

DERMATOLOGY:

  • A/E: Cosmetic Surgery Offices and Dermatology Treatment Facility

MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH CARE PROJECTS:

  • A/E: Resident’s Housing --- Multiple Apartments for Doctors, Interns, Residents
  • A/E: Nursing School Relocation
  • A/E: New OB/GYN Department
  • A/E: Open-Ended A/E Contract with the University of Connecticut, including the University of Connecticut Health Care Center
  • A/E: Open-End Contract for Medical Facilities for U.S. Armed Forces in Northeast Region
  • A/E: Sleep Center (a 4,400 sf facility incl. sleeping rooms, control room, and support space)
  • A/E: Medical Library Renovation
  • A/E: Medical Conference Center (new conference center for physicians, medical staff and interns, including support space)
  • A/E: Executive Office Floors for Healthcare Facility (a 20,000 sf facility, encompassing two floors and conference rooms, offices, administrative areas and support)
  • Project Management: Assistance to Various Hospitals with Violations, Building Department Issues, and C of O Issues/Revisions

LABS:

  • A/E: Pharmaceutical Laboratory Renovation
  • A/E: Renovation of the Core lab of a Regional Integrated Laboratory System
  • A/E: Quality Assurance Laboratory Renovation for Fortune 50 Corporation


Bernstein & Assoc., Architects – PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A, New York, NY 10011
Ph : 212-463-8200 / Fx : 212-463-9898 /
info@bernarch.com
 


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