Sunday, July 9, 2017

Behavioral Healthcare Design Article

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce that the principal of the firm will be featured in an upcoming article on behavioral healthcare design in the journal Behavioral Healthcare Executive.

The consulting work was well received by our hospital client.

Design of behavioral healthcare space is a specialty of both Bernstein & Associates Architects (http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-behavioral-health/) and the Behavioral Healthcare Architecture Group (http://bharchgroup.com/). Recent behavioral healthcare design publications featuring these two firms include:

An article in Health Facilities Management entitled "Behavioral health design regulations - Codes, Guidelines and Resources that Promote Best Practices"
(http://www.hfmmagazine.com/display/HFM-news-article.dhtmldcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HFM/Magazine/2015/Jan/compliance-design-guidelines-behavioral-health)

A cover article in Health Facilities Management entitled "Building Better Behavioral Health Care Facilities - New Designs for Behavioral Health Care Facilities have Become an Integral Part of the Patient Experience"
(http://www.hfmmagazine.com/display/HFM-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HFM/Magazine/2015/Jun/behavioral-health-care-open-design)

About Healthcare Architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) is known for innovative healthcare planning, healthcare design, healthcare architecture, and healthcare interior design.

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,
https://www.facebook.com/bernsteinarchitects/, and https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernstein-&-associates-architects.

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
122 E 42nd St, - 17th Floor,  New York, NY 10168
Tel: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
New York – Hartford – Charlottesville - Los Angeles

Pharmacy Compounding Facility in Texas

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce that it has been hired to design another privately-owned, pharmacy compounding facility, this one in Texas.

This compounding suite will be designed to conform to USP 795 and USP 800, and will include both hazardous compounding and non-hazardous compounding. It will be part of a larger retail pharmacy, also being designed by our company.

Pharmacy Compounding Facility Design is a specialty of pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects.

These services have been offered by the firm for over 25 years to both hospital pharmacies and private compounding facilities.

For further information about Pharmacy Compounding Facility Design, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy-compounding-facility-design/

Below is a standard suite of Pharmacy Compounding Facility Design Services commonly provided by our firm. The list can be expanded or reduced, depending on client/project requirements.

Pharmacy Compounding Facility Development

Pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects recommends that at the outset of each project, that we sit down with the client and identify project goals, including clinical priorities, budget, schedule and phasing (if any). Equipment planning services offered in this phase include:
Initial Strategy and Program Meeting
Develop Equipment Master Plan. Addressing Clinical Priorities, Budget, Schedule and Phasing
Technology Assessment
Develop Overall Equipment Plan

Assess Existing Pharmacy Compounding Equipment

A common requirement in the development of an Equipment Plan is to evaluate the current equipment. Pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects audits existing equipment systems, to evaluate what should be kept in service (and for how long) vs. what should be replaced. Existing equipment assessment services include the following:
Identify Master List of Existing Equipment
On Site Evaluation of Each Equipment Item
Evaluate Condition/Functionality of Equipment
Make Recommendation for Maintain or Replace Existing Equipment

Development of Pharmacy Compounding Facility Plans

During this phase Bernstein & Associates, Architects develops the design of the pharmacy compounding facility. Once the initial design concept is approved, construction documents are developed which allow the project to be: submitted to client for approval, submitted to landlord for approval, and submitted to building department for approval

Pharmacy Compounding Facility Services During Construction

During this phase, pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects monitors the job for conformance to the drawings and specs, reviews and responds to Requests for Information (RFI's), submittals and shop drawings, and attends job site meetings and does walk throughs of the construction site.

Pharmacy Compounding Facility Project Close Out

Bernstein & Associates, Architects oversees the successful close out of the project including:
a.) warranties
b.) as-built drawings
c.) final release of lien
d.) maintenance and operations manuals
e.) all close outs from DOB and other agencies
f.)  all overages
g.) completion of all punchlist items

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com):

Bernstein & Associates, Architects has specialized in healthcare and lab design, equipment planning and construction since the firm's founding in 1990. This architecture firm is well-known for pharmacy compounding facility planning, pharmacy compounding facility design and pharmacy construction, and has designed over (35) pharmacy compounding facilities in the last 10 years, which have included USP 797 compliant pharmacy design and construction. The firm's principal --- William N. Bernstein, AIA --- is a well-known architect of pharmacies. He has written extensively on pharmacy design and construction including USP 797 compliant pharmacies.

USP 800 compliant pharmacy design is also a specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects. The firm currently has (11) projects in the design and construction phase designed to comply with USP 800.

A new article on the architectural design of USP 800 compliant pharmacies was published in Health Facilities Management. The article can be found here:

http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2526-handling-hazardous-drugs-in-health-care

Pharmacy design projects by Bernstein & Associates, Architects  are featured on:
www.bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy/ (Pharmacy Design by Bernstein & Assoc., Architects)
www.twitter.com/pharmacydesign (Pharmacy Design on Twitter)
www.pharmacydesign.org (the Pharmacy Design website)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacy-design (Pharmacy Design on LinkedIn)
https://www.facebook.com/pharmacydesigns/ (Pharmacy Design on Facebook)
- www.usp795.org (USP 795 news, USP 795 education, and USP 795 vendors)
www.usp797.org (USP 797 news, USP 797 education, and USP 797 vendors)
www.usp800.guru (USP 800 news, USP 800 education, and USP 800 vendors)

For more information about healthcare and hospital design and construction, including pharmacy design and pharmacy construction, contact Bernstein & Associates, Architects at:

New York (Headquarters)
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
122 E 42nd Street - 17th Floor
New York, NY 10168
T: 212-463-8200
F: 888-214-0670
Email: info@bernarch.com
Also in Hartford, Princeton, Charlottesville, and Los Angeles

Additional ways to follow Bernstein & Associates, Architects, include:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bernsteinarch
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Blogger: http://bernarch.blogspot.com/
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernstein-&-associates-architects
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernsteinarchitects/