Thursday, June 11, 2009

Pharmacy Design Trends Article Published

For Immediate Release (06/10/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of an article on recent trends in pharmacy design and pharmacy planning.

The article was published in the June 2009 edition of Pharmacy Design, the pharmacy design and pharmacy planning website, located at http://www.pharmacydesign.org/.

The article discusses the latest trends in pharmacy design in the following areas:

- Pharmacy design has been undergoing dramatic changes in recent years
- A main trend has been the need to modernize and automate the production, packaging, distribution, and provision of drugs, particularly of prescription drugs, which have to be monitored and secured at all times.
- Clients looking to design a pharmacy will want to be cognizant of these trends.
- The movement towards pharmacy automation has been spurred by a number of factors
- The new electronic systems mean fewer medication errors and tighter security, not to mention more reliably safe drugs.
- Successful pharmacy plans from now on
- Clean rooms in pharmacies
- USP 797 for pharmacies
- automated drug management
- Pharmacy automation equipment within the pharmacy
- Swisslog PillPick
- McKesson ROBOT-Rx
- Pharmacy automation equipment connecting the pharmacy to other hospital departments
- Pyxis Medstation
- Bedside pharmacy dispensers
- Pneumatic tube systems in the pharmacy
- Future of the retail pharmacy
- Latest trends in retail pharmacy interior design

The above article was written by the Ian Janer and William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, of the well-known healthcare and hospital design firm of Bernstein & Associates, Architects. The firm’s principle, Mr. Bernstein, is a well-known architect and pharmacy consultant in pharmacy planning and design. Mr. Bernstein is a graduate of the Yale University School of Architecture, who has specialized in healthcare design and construction for over 30 years.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects has specialized in healthcare and lab design and construction since the firm's founding in 1990. This architecture firm is well-known for pharmacy planning, pharmacy design and pharmacy architecture, including a sub-specialty in usp 797 compliant pharmacy design and construction. The firm has designed over twenty new pharmacies, pharmacy renovations, and pharmacy relocations in the past five years. The firm is featured on the pharmacy design website, http://www.pharmacydesign.org/, and the usp 797 website, http://www.usp797.org/. The firm's principal --- William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA --- is a well known pharmacy architect. He has written extensively on pharmacy design and pharmacy construction including usp 797 compliant pharmacies. Mr. Bernstein's pharmacy design articles can be found on http://www.pharmacydesign.org/, and his usp 797 articles can be found on the usp 797 website http://www.usp797.org/.

For Pharmacy Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy/

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A, NY, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
NEW YORK - HARFTFORD - PRINCETON

Friday, May 29, 2009

New Article Published on Radiology Facility Planning and Design

For Immediate Release (05/27/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of an article on how the concept of universal room design can address the commonplace problem that decision-making on the purchase of major medical equipment often lags the schedule for upfront planning and design of the radiology department or radiology practice.

The article has been published in the June 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.

The article is entitled: “Utilizing Universal Room Design in Fast Track Healthcare Projects Involving Major Medical Equipment Purchases”.

The article discusses the latest trends in radiology design and radiology planning, including the following issues:
- Why does the architect need the equipment specs for radiology room design?
- Types of engineering infrastructure involved in a radiology project
- What happens when radiologists and/or radiology administrators change their minds about equipment specifications
- How much impact do changes to medical equipment specifications have on a design and construction project schedule and budget?
- If you do change your mind about a major medical equipment purchase, when is the best time to do it?
- How can the design of what is called a "universal room" mitigate to some degree the costs (both financial and in terms of schedule delay) of equipment changes.

The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known architect and radiology consultant in radiology department planning and design, William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA. Mr. Bernstein is a graduate of the Yale University School of Architecture, who has specialized in healthcare design and construction for over 30 years.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects: Founded in 1990, this company is an award-winning architectural firm and specializing in the design and planning of radiology departments. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For Radiology Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-radiology/

For more information about radiology department planning, design and construction, please contact:
William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA
Principal - Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A New York, NY 10011
Office: 212.463.8200 - Fax: 212.463.9898
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Architecture Firm Receives New Outpatient Radiology Center Commission

For Immediate Release (05/11/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce that it has been selected to plan and design a new outpatient radiology center, within a prominent community health center, in Boston, MA.

The project includes radiology planning and radiology room design of multiple radiology modalities including ultrasound room design, digital mammography room design and digital radiography room design. In addition, there is a separate women's center will have typical support space such as dressing rooms, offices, reception and waiting.

An important consideration in the design of this radiology renovation, is the requirement that the radiology center remain in continuous operation throughout the renovation. This requires careful consideration of the new radiology plan, in terms of how the radiology plan can be phased to allow the facility to remain in continuous operation.

The project will be designed to reinforce the important role of the community health center in the health of the surrounding community.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, this healthcare architecture firm specializes in healthcare architecture, with a number of sub-specialties including radiology design and construction. 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. Amongst the firm’s specialty radiology consulting services are: radiology master plans, hospital radiology departments, outpatient radiology facilities, and radiology room design including: ct room design, MRI room design, mammography room design, linear accelerator room design, cat scan room design, and
nuclear medicine room design.

The firm’s radiology work has been published extensively --- see section below on Radiology Publications.

Representative Radiology, Healthcare and Laboratory Publications:
- "Design of a State-of-the-Art Research Radiology Center"© William N. Bernstein, Hospital Newspaper
- "Universal Room Design Can Mitigate Change Costs", © William N. Bernstein, Aunt Minnie.com
- “The Planetree Approach”, © William N. Bernstein, Hospital Newspaper
- “Trading Spaces”, © William N. Bernstein, Advance for Imaging and Oncology
- “Ten Points of the New Healthcare Design", © William N. Bernstein, Hospital Newspaper
- "Facility Planning Implications of the New MRI Safety Guidelines", © William N. Bernstein, Hospital Newspaper
- "Finding the Right Space for a New Imaging Center", © William N. Bernstein, AuntMinnie.com
- "On the Front Lines: A NYC Hospital Engineer's First Hand Account of Sept. 11", Health Facilities Management, © William N. Bernstein (with Michael Rawlings)
- "Floor Planning In a Nutshell", © M. J. Tamas, Advance for Administrators in Radiology
- “Architects Double-Team the Future of Radiology with Experience and a Can-Do Attitude”, © P. Rohland, Advance for Administrators in Radiology
- "Renovated Space, Skywalk `Reconnect' - 4 Floors Up", Health Facilities Management

For Radiology Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-radiology/ 

For further Information about planning, designing and building a state-of-the-art healthcare facility, contact Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

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

Saturday, April 25, 2009

New Article Published on Greening the Healthcare Environment

For Immediate Release (04/24/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on greening the healthcare environment.

The article has been published in the May 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.

The article discusses opportunities to introduce green or sustainable design principles into a healthcare environment. The article references the LEED for Healthcare Green Building Rating System, as well as the Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC). The principles discussed can be used to create sustainable healthcare design and/or sustainable hospital design. The article includes discussion of the following areas: Sustainable Sites for Healthcare, Water Efficiency for Healthcare, Energy & Atmosphere for healthcare, Materials & Resources for healthcare, Environmental Quality for healthcare, and Innovation & Design Process for healthcare.

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 architectural firm specializing in sustainable healthcare 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 Healthcare Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design/

For more information about green design for healthcare, please contact:

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

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Architect Selected to Provide Pharmacy Design Consulting on New Pharmacy in Santa Barbara

For Immediate Release (04/07/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects, is pleased that it has been selected to provide pharmacy design consulting for a new hospital in Santa Barbara, Caliofrnia. Services will include pharmacy programming, pharmacy adjacency diagrams, pharmacy flow diagrams, pharmacy equipment planning, and pharmacy design.

The pharmacy project is a complete new pharmacy. The project includes all new iso 7 anteroom, iso 7 hazardous compounding room, and iso 7 non-hazardous compounding room. The facility is a state-of-the-art pharmacy that includes the latest pharmacy automation equipment.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects has specialized in healthcare and lab design and construction since the firm's founding in 1990. This architecture firm is well-known for pharmacy planning, pharmacy design and pharmacy construction, including 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. Mr. Bernstein's usp 797 articles can be found on the usp 797 website http://www.usp797.org/.

For Pharmacy Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy/

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

Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
New York:
59 West 19th Street - 6A, New York, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
Hartford:
100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860-616-2200
F: 860-616-0018
E: info@bernarch.com
W: www.bernarch.com

Saturday, March 28, 2009

New Article Published on Reducing Design and Construction Costs on Hospital Projects

For Immediate Release (03/23/09)

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on ways to reduce hospital design and construction costs.

The article has been published in the April 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.

The article discusses opportunities to reduce capital costs for hospital administrators, at the key milestones of any project: programming, planning, design, bidding, and construction. Other topics include: Hospital Capital Budget, Hospital Financing, Specialty Hospitals, Planned Projects by Department, Patient Safety and Quality Improvements, Patient Room Improvements, Sustainable Design, and Reducing Capital and Operational Costs.

The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in hospital design and hospital construction, William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects: Founded in 1990, this company is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in healthcare and laboratories. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For Hospital Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-hospitals/

For more information about hospital design and construction, please contact:
William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA
Principal - Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A New York, NY 10011
Office: 212.463.8200 - Fax: 212.463.9898
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com

Saturday, February 28, 2009

New Article Published on Trends in Hospital and Healthcare Design

For Immediate Release (02/28/09)

New Article Published on Trends in Hospital and Healthcare Design

Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on hospital and healthcare design trends.

The article has been published in the March 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.

The article discusses the latest healthcare design trends, and hospital design trends, in the following areas: Hospital Capital Budget, Hospital Financing, Specialty Hospitals, Planned Projects by Department, Patient Safety and Quality Improvements, Patient Room Improvements, Sustainable Design, and Reducing Capital and Operational Costs.

The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in hospital and healthcare design, William N. Bernstein, AIA.

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects: Founded in 1990, this company is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in healthcare and laboratories. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For Hospital Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-hospitals/

For more information about hospital and healthcare design and construction, please contact:
William N. Bernstein, AIA
Principal - Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A New York, NY 10011
Office: 212.463.8200 - Fax: 212.463.9898
Email: info@bernarch.com
http://www.bernarch.com/