Office-Based Surgery Facility Completed in Manhattan

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) is pleased to announce the completion of an office-based surgery facility in Manhattan.

The facility has been certified by JCAHO (one of three entities that certify office-based surgery facilities) and includes the operating room, recovery, clean storage, clean utility, exam room, lab space, offices, reception and staff lounge.

Bernstein & Associates, Architects, has extensive experience with:
- healthcare design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design/
- office-based surgery design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/
- ambulatory surgery design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-ambulatory-surgery-centers/

For more information about healthcare design, including office-based surgery design and ambulatory surgery design, please contact us at:

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

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Ambulatory Surgery Center Design Commission in New York

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) has been hired to evaluate the regulatory and architectural requirements to convert an existing licensed office-based surgery practice into a new licensed ambulatory surgery center in Westchester County, NY.

The firm has extensive experience with:
- healthcare design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design/
- office-based surgery design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/
- ambulatory surgery design: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-ambulatory-surgery-centers/

For more information about healthcare design, including office-based surgery design and ambulatory surgery design, please contact us at:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
New York - Hartford - Princeton - Charlottesville - 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/

Office Based Surgery Commission to Bernstein & Associates, Architects

A commission for an Office Based Surgery Center in New York has been awarded to Bernstein Associates, Architects.

Design of office-based surgery consulting and treatment space is a specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects – see http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/

The new facility will be a gut rehab of the existing space. The program included exam rooms, pain management exam and procedure room, clinical support, patient support and staff support. Additional scope included upgrade of the existing electrical and mechanical systems.

To find out more on how to design a state-of-the-art office based surgery denter, contact healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects.

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 office based surgery planning, office based surgery architecture, office based surgery equipment planning, and office based surgery interior design, please contact:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com

New York – Hartford – Princeton – Charlottesville - Los Angeles

Office Based Surgery Design Commission Awarded to Bernstein & Associates, Architects

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) has been hired to design a new, state-of-the-art, Office Based Surgery center in New York.

Office Based Surgery design is a specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects – see http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/

About Healthcare Architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) is known for innovative hospital 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 hospital design blog at www.bernarch.blogspot.com, www.twitter.com/hospitals,
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernstein-&-associates-architects, and https://www.facebook.com/bernsteinarchitects/

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
New York - Hartford - Princeton - Charlottesville - Los Angeles

Cosmetic Surgery Center Design Commission Awarded to Bernstein & Associates, Architects

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) has been hired to design a new, state-of-the-art, cosmetic surgery center in New York.

Surgery center design is a sub-specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects – see http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-ambulatory-surgery-centers/

About Healthcare Architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) is known for innovative hospital 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 hospital design blog at www.bernarch.blogspot.com, www.twitter.com/hospitals,
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernstein-&-associates-architects, and https://www.facebook.com/bernsteinarchitects/

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
New York - Hartford - Princeton - Charlottesville - Los Angeles

Urgent Care Design Commission Awarded to Healthcare Architecture Firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com)

The new urgent care center --- to be designed by Bernstein & Associates, Architects --- will be a state of the art urgent care facility in Brooklyn. It will be owned and operated by two of Brooklyn’s most well-known and respected urgent care physicians.

Urgent Care Design is a specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects – see http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-urgent-care/.

Urgent Care facilities, according to the National Association for Ambulatory Care, are the largest growing sector in the ambulatory healthcare market.

A common scope of services in an Urgent Care Center, according to the NAAC, includes the following:

- Minor laceration, fractures, bumps sore throats, ear infection, and other "just don’t feel good" conditions

- Workmen’s compensation, Pre-placement services, DOT exams, BAT testing, etc.

- Acute on-site physical therapy.

- Pre-packaged prescription services.

- X-ray departments for basic radiology covering fracture care chest exams, etc.

- CLIA level II laboratory department for routine blood test and other diagnostic procedures.

To find out more on how to design a state-of-the-art urgent care center, contact healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects.

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

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects

1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001

Tel: 212-463-8200

Email: info@bernarch.com

www.bernarch.com

New York – Hartford – Princeton – Charlottesville - Los Angeles

Radiology Office Design Commission Awarded to Healthcare Architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects

Healthcare architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) has been hired to design new, state-of-the-art, radiology offices.

The radiology office design will include Radiology Operating Rooms, Radiology Exam Rooms, Radiology Offices, and support space for patients and staff. In addition, the project includes major infrastructure upgrades for structural and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Services include radiology planning, radiology design, and radiology equipment planning 

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, this healthcare architecture firm specializes in healthcare architecture, with a number of sub-specialties including ones that are relevant to this project such as: radiology design, and radiology equipment planning. 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.

Additional ways to follow the medical office design work of the firm include its medical office  design website page at http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-radiology/, radiology office  design blog at http://bernarch.blogspot.com/search/label/Radiology%20Design, and radiology design Twitter account at https://twitter.com/radiologydesign

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is a well-known expert in radiology design, see: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-radiology/

Additional sources for healthcare design information include: www.arch4rad.com for radiology design, www.usp797.org for usp 797, www.equipmentplanning.org for equipment planning, http://empireprojects.com/Healthcare-Project-Management.htm for healthcare project management, www.hospitalsafety.org for hospital safety, www.rx3d.com for healthcare and lab environments, www.cardiologybusiness.com for cardiology design, http://constructionsafety.org/ for construction safety; and http://www.safesthospital.org for safest hospital.

For further Information about radiology planning, radiology design, and radiology equipment planning, contacts Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects

(Headquarters) 1201 Broadway-803, New York, NY 10001

T: 212-463-8200

F: 888-214-0670

Email: info@bernarch.com

New York – Princeton – Hartford – Los Angeles

New Article Published on How Office Based Design Regulations Impact Medical Office Design

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on medical office design, entitled “Impact of the New Office Based Surgery Regulations on Design of Medical Offices”.

- Over the last 20 years, as the practice of office based surgery has increased, so have the regulations adapted by state health departments.
- The goal of these new office based surgery regulations
- Medical staff must now follow certain regulations when performing invasive or surgical procedures that use more than minimal sedation.
- a large part of these new guidelines pertains to the design, planning and construction of an office based surgery center
- Each state has its own rules and regulations governing medical procedures performed in the office: some, like Florida, spell out their own requirements, while others, including New York as of July 14, 2009, have medical offices turn to outside accreditation agencies.
- In New York, the three organizations selected by the government for accreditation are the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF), the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
- Other states add Medicare Guidelines as an option for certification. While these various regulatory agencies agree on most of the criteria needed for office based surgery accreditation, they each emphasize different points and have different specific rules and environmental requirements, so it is important to understand the differences between the various regulations prior to selecting one for application on a particular project.
- Excerpts from guidelines provided
- AAAASF excerpts re Office Based Design
- AAAHC excerpts re: Office Based Design
- JCAHO excerpts re: Office Based Design
- Conclusion: important differences between the regulations of three main accreditation agencies --- AAAASF, AAAHC, and JCAHO --- in terms of the design of an accredited office based surgery facility. The individual regulations should be carefully studied to evaluate which if the three regulations is most appropriate for a particular practice and facility.
The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in green healthcare design, William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects: Founded in 1990, this company is an award-winning healthcare architectural firm specializing in healthcare design, including medical office design, as well as how the new Office Based Surgery guidelines impact medical office design. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of sustainable healthcare and hospital design work, with additional expertise, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For Office Based Surgery Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/

For more information about medical office design, as well as how the new Office Based Surgery guidelines impact medical office design, please contact:

William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA – Principal
Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A New York, NY 10011
Telephone: 212.463.8200
Fax: 212.463.9898
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com

Architect Selected to Design New Office Based Surgery Facility

Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com) has been selected to design a new, private medical office suite, to conform to the new office-based surgery regulations.

Many states have adopted the new office based surgery regulations into law. Specific regulations and deadlines vary by state.

New York State office based surgery regulations, as an example, were adapted into law through NYS Public Health Law section 230-d. This law pertains to "Licensees” (physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants) who perform invasive or surgical procedures using more than minimal sedation.

The deadline for office based surgery facilities to conform to the new regulation occurred on July 14, 2009. So a licensee who fails to practice in an accredited setting after July 14, 2009 may be guilty of professional misconduct. Regulated practices, as defined in the new law, include any "surgical or other invasive procedure, requiring general anesthesia, moderate sedation, or deep sedation, and any liposuction procedure, where such surgical or other invasive procedure or liposuction is performed by a licensee in a location other than a hospital [...] excluding minor procedures and procedures requiring minimal sedation."

In New York State, as in many states, practitioners have the option of conforming to one of three accreditation bodies, each of which has its own set of guidelines: The Joint Commission (JCAHO), the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), or the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects: Founded in 1990, this company is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in hospital design, healthcare design and medical office design. Within the specialty of medical office design, this healthcare architecture firm has developed an understanding and expertise in design medical offices to meet the new office based surgery guidelines.

For Office Based Surgery Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-office-based-surgery/

For more information about the office based surgery, please contact well known healthcare architect, William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA at:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects
59 West 19th Street - 6A, New York, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E: info@bernarch.com
W: www.bernarch.com