Sunday, August 29, 2010

Ambulatory Surgery Center Design

Ambulatory Surgery Center Design by Bernstein & Associates Architects

Healthcare Design News Release

Design of a new ambulatory surgery center is a new project underway at healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects.

Ambulatory surgery centers are healthcare facilities, based outside of a hospital, usually owned by a physician’s group, where patients undergo surgical procedures which can be done on an outpatient basis, and do not require an overnight stay. However, ambulatory surgery centers are highly technical, highly regulated facilities, with many requirements and checkpoints to maximize patient safety.

The ambulatory surgery center program revolves around the operating rooms. There are Class A operating rooms, Class B operating rooms and Class C operating rooms --- each addressing different surgical parameters, and each involving different technical and regulatory requirements. Additional ASU program elements are the patient prep areas, patient recovery areas, clean utility, soiled utility, clinical staff support areas, patient support areas, and administrative support areas.

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates Architects is approaching the design of this ambulatory surgery center with an eye towards patient safety, patient comfort, staff comfort and efficiency, and current ASU regulatory requirements. Additional areas the firm is focusing on are: flexibility, future growth, future changes in this area, security, and ergonomics.

Ambulatory surgery center design consulting services provided by Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) will address best practices in healthcare design, state of the art healthcare technology utilization, patient safety in a healthcare facility, and maximizing the efficiency of a state of the art outpatient healthcare practice.

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About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, this healthcare architecture firm specializes in healthcare interior design, healthcare design, healthcare design, healthcare architecture, medical office design, medical office interior design, healthcare interior design, medical interior design and health care interior design.

The firm is run by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, a well-known healthcare architect. The firm is highly experienced with state-of-the-art healthcare design.

With healthcare design offices in New York, Hartford, Princeton and Los Angeles, Bernstein & Associates, Architects is known for innovative healthcare planning, healthcare design, healthcare architecture and healthcare interior design.

For Ambulatory Surgery Center Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-ambulatory-surgery-centers/

Additional ways to follow the firm's healthcare design philosophy and healthcare design news, is through the firm’s healthcare design blog at www.bernarch.blogspot.com, as well as the firm’s healthcare design Twitter account at www.twitter.com/hospitals
For more information about healthcare planning, healthcare architecture, and healthcare interior design, please contact:

Healthcare Design in New York (Headquarters):
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
T: 212-463-8200
F: 212-463-9898
www.bernarch.com

Healthcare Design in Connecticut:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860-616-2200
F: 860-616-0018
www.bernarch.com

Healthcare Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
www.bernarch.com

Healthcare Design in California:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1405 Woodruff Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
T: 213-330-0340
F: 213-330-0450
www.bernarch.com

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Electronic Medical Records Department Design

Electronic Medical Records Department Design by Bernstein & Associates Architects

Hospital Design News Release

Design of a new electronic medical records department is a new project underway at hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects.

Electronic medical records are of course the future of hospital record keeping, and the subject of numerous government programs supporting this initiative. Although much attention has been paid to the software component of EMR, less has been paid to the question of ow to design an electronic medical records department.

Hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates Architects is approaching the design of this new electronic medical department with one eye to current EMR department needs, and another eye to the future of EMR department needs. Amongst the areas the firm is focusing on are: flexibility, future growth, future changes in this area, security, ergonomics, and privacy vs. collaborative active amongst the EMR department employees.

EMR design consulting services provided by Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) will address best practices in hospital design, state of the art hospital technology utilization, patient safety in a hospital facility, and maximizing the efficiency of a state of the art outpatient hospital practice.

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About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, this hospital architecture firm specializes in hospital interior design, hospital design, hospital design, hospital architecture, medical office design, medical office interior design, hospital interior design, medical interior design and health care interior design.

The firm is run by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, a well-known hospital architect. The firm is highly experienced with state-of-the-art hospital design.

With hospital design offices in New York, Hartford, Princeton and Los Angeles, Bernstein & Associates, Architects is known for innovative hospital planning, hospital design, hospital architecture and hospital interior design.

Additional ways to follow the firm's hospital design philosophy and hospital design news, is through the firm’s hospital design blog at www.bernarch.blogspot.com , as well as the firm’s hospital design Twitter account at www.twitter.com/hospitals
For more information about hospital planning, hospital architecture, and hospital interior design, please contact:

Hospital Design in New York (Headquarters):

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
T: 212-463-8200
F: 212-463-9898
Email: info@bernarch.com

Hospital Design in Connecticut:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860-616-2200
F: 860-616-0018
Email: info@bernarch.com

Hospital Design in New Jersey:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com

Hospital Design in California:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1405 Woodruff Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
T: 213-330-0340
F: 213-330-0450
Email: info@bernarch.com

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Clinical Lab Design

Clinical Lab Design Trends - New Article to be Published

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of an article on current clinical lab design trends. Topics discussed include:

-Advantages of open lab layouts.
-The importance of flexibility in lab design.
-The importance of designing for future increased capacity.
-Cost/benefit analysis of laboratory automation.
-Selecting between total lab automation (TLA) and modular automation.
-Consolidating processes and services through automation.
-Customizing services using automated modules.
-Examples of specific automated products available today.
-The need for electromagnetic interference studies prior to automation.
-The use of a separate automated track for STAT samples.
-The best layout for an automated lab.
-The fundamental goals of Lean.
-How to apply lean to the clinical laboratory environment.
-Types of analyses needed for a pre-design Lean study.
-Examples of Lean-based design ideas.
-Optimal organization of an individual workcell according to Lean.
-The competitive advantage offered by Lean.

For Lab Design see, http://bernarch.com/laboratory-design/

© 2010 by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA and Manu Venkat. Mr. Bernstein is a principal of Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com), a healthcare and laboratory architecture firm founded in 2000, with offices in New York, Hartford, Princeton and Los Angeles. The firm is known for innovative hospital planning and design, including innovative laboratory planning and design. Mr. Bernstein is also the president of Empire Projects, Inc. (www.empireprojects.com, a healthcare project management firm) and Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org, healthcare and lab equipment planning). Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hospitals.

For more information about lab design, lab planning, lab architecture, and lab interior design, please contact:

New York (Headquarters)
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 59 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011 T: 212-463-8200 F: 212-463-9898 Email: info@bernarch.com

Hartford
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103 T: 860-616-2200 F: 860-616-0018 Email: info@bernarch.com

Princeton
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 T: 609-309-7005 F: 609-309-7006 Email: info@bernarch.com

Los Angeles
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 1405 Woodruff Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90024 T: 213-330-0340 F: 213-330-0450 Email: info@bernarch.com