New Endoscopy Office Design by Bernstein & Associates, Architects
Bernstein and Associates, Architects is pleased to announce it has been hired to prepare a new Endoscopy office design in New York.
This Endoscopy office design project involves the design of Endoscopy operatories, Endoscopy exam rooms, and Endoscopy procedure rooms. Additional Endoscopy room design is being provided for an Endoscopy prep room, Endoscopy recovery room, Endoscopy offices, Endoscopy reception and Endoscopy waiting.
Additional Endoscopy consulting services include Endoscopy interior design, Endoscopy equipment planning, Endoscopy equipment bidding, and Endoscopy equipment procurement.
For Endoscopy Office Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-endoscopy/
For more information about Endoscopy office design, Endoscopy office designs, Endoscopy interior design, and Endoscopy equipment purchases, please contact well-known healthcare design architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Endoscopy Office 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
Endoscopy Office 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
Endoscopy Office Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com
Endoscopy Office 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, December 25, 2010
Dental Office Design
New Dental Office Design by Bernstein & Associates, Architects
Bernstein and Associates, Architects is pleased to announce it has been hired to prepare a new dental office design in New York.
This dental office design project involves the design of dental operatories, dental exam rooms, and dental procedure rooms. Additional dental room design is being provided for a Panorex room, dental sterilization center (aka dental steri-center), dental prep room, dental recovery room, dental offices, dental reception and dental waiting.
Additional dental consulting services include dental interior design, dental equipment planning, dental equipment bidding, and dental equipment procurement.
For Dental Office Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-dental/
For more information about dental office design, dental office designs, dental interior design, and dental equipment purchases, please contact well-known dental office design architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Dental Office 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
Dental Office 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
Dental Office Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com
Dental Office 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
Bernstein and Associates, Architects is pleased to announce it has been hired to prepare a new dental office design in New York.
This dental office design project involves the design of dental operatories, dental exam rooms, and dental procedure rooms. Additional dental room design is being provided for a Panorex room, dental sterilization center (aka dental steri-center), dental prep room, dental recovery room, dental offices, dental reception and dental waiting.
Additional dental consulting services include dental interior design, dental equipment planning, dental equipment bidding, and dental equipment procurement.
For Dental Office Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-dental/
For more information about dental office design, dental office designs, dental interior design, and dental equipment purchases, please contact well-known dental office design architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Dental Office 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
Dental Office 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
Dental Office Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com
Dental Office 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
Healthcare Design for Rehabilitation Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine Construction Scheduled for 2011
Healthcare design firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce that a Rehabilitation Medicine facility is scheduled to go into construction in 2011.
The project includes a large, outpatient detox treatment facility. The project’s healthcare design addresses the needs of patients who need outpatient treatment for medical problems related to alcohol and substance abuse. Project components included rehabilitation medicine exam rooms and counseling rooms, as well as additional clinical and administrative support spaces.
Healthcare design consulting services 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.
For Rehabilitation Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-rehabilitation-alcohol-narcotics-physical-therapy-occupational-therapy-recreation-therapy/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art rehabilitation medicine design, including the design of outpatient detox and substance abuse facilities, please contact well-known healthcare design architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Healthcare Design in New York (Headquarters):
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in Connecticut:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in California:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1405 Woodruff Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare design firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce that a Rehabilitation Medicine facility is scheduled to go into construction in 2011.
The project includes a large, outpatient detox treatment facility. The project’s healthcare design addresses the needs of patients who need outpatient treatment for medical problems related to alcohol and substance abuse. Project components included rehabilitation medicine exam rooms and counseling rooms, as well as additional clinical and administrative support spaces.
Healthcare design consulting services 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.
For Rehabilitation Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-rehabilitation-alcohol-narcotics-physical-therapy-occupational-therapy-recreation-therapy/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art rehabilitation medicine design, including the design of outpatient detox and substance abuse facilities, please contact well-known healthcare design architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Healthcare Design in New York (Headquarters):
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in Connecticut:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Email: info@bernarch.com
Healthcare Design in California:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
1405 Woodruff Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
Email: info@bernarch.com
Friday, December 24, 2010
Occupational Therapy Design News Release
Occupational Therapy Design
Bernstein and Associates, Architects is pleased to announce it has been selected to design a new hospital-based occupational therapy suite in Westchester, NY.
For Occupational Therapy Design see,
http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-rehabilitation-alcohol-narcotics-physical-therapy-occupational-therapy-recreation-therapy/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art occupational therapy suites, please contact well-known occupational therapy architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Occupational Therapy 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
Occupational Therapy 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
Occupational Therapy Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com
Occupational Therapy 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
Bernstein and Associates, Architects is pleased to announce it has been selected to design a new hospital-based occupational therapy suite in Westchester, NY.
For Occupational Therapy Design see,
http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-rehabilitation-alcohol-narcotics-physical-therapy-occupational-therapy-recreation-therapy/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art occupational therapy suites, please contact well-known occupational therapy architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Occupational Therapy 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
Occupational Therapy 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
Occupational Therapy Design in New Jersey:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
103 Carnegie Center, 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609-309-7005
F: 609-309-7006
Email: info@bernarch.com
Occupational Therapy 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
Gross Anatomy Lab Design and Construction
Gross Anatomy Lab Design Considerations
Gross Anatomy Lab Design Stresses Functionality, Durability, and Flexibility
Gross Anatomy lab design requires a thorough understanding of the unique needs and challenges of a large space where medical and allied healthcare profession students learn about physiology through actual, physical dissection. Imagine an environment where you have 100 Gross Anatomy students, working in one large room, on multiple dissections, and you will start to envision the challenges facing an architect of a Gross Anatomy lab.
So well-known lab design architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects, approached the design of a new university Gross Anatomy lab with a view to creating a state-of-the-art lab that would meet the particular needs of this university lab building type.
The first step in the lab design process was a careful look at the existing Gross Anatomy lab. The reason? First to evaluate the pluses and minuses of the existing lab. And second, because the new lab was proposed for the same location as the existing lab, it was important to determine how the new lab could be built in a way that would minimize the period of time that the university would not have a functioning gross anatomy lab.
Following the due diligence of looking at existing conditions, the architect drew up a written Program, summarizing the room-by-room requirements of the lab. Once approved, there were numerous lab design meetings with the university administration and the Gross Anatomy lab department, to review adjacency and flow concepts, as well as the appropriate size for each of the lab components.
The design of the Gross Anatomy lab that resulted, incorporates the following lab components in a logical relationship and room-to-room flow: the main anatomy lab itself with 25 worktables designed for 6 students at each table, male and female locker rooms, faculty office, virtual Gross Anatomy computer lab, general storage room and AV storage room.
The overall finishes of the lab space are designed for maximum durability. Within the lab, there are two plumbing hose bibs, to allow the university to bring in spray washers and spray wash the entire lab space, including floors, walls and ceilings. This potential water saturation of all surfaces dictated not only an extensive floor drain system, but also waterproof surfaces and light fixtures, as well as ground fault interrupters on all electrical outlets.
The mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are sophisticated, in keeping with the demanding nature of Gross Anatomy lab usage. The HVAC system is designed as a laminar flow system, with air distributed from the ceiling and exhausted through low returns in the wall (similar to the HVAC design of operating rooms and clean rooms). All of the electrical as mentioned had to be waterproof, including flex-coil outlets suspended from the ceiling. The plumbing system is critical for hand-washing, instrument washing, and drainage of the entire space in a safe manner. Lighting in particular was developed with multiple lighting levels, to allow alternmate uses of the space requiring high vs. low ambient lighting levels.
All-in-all, state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy lab, resulting from careful study of this university lab building type, as well as close coordination between architect, engineer, university administration and Gross Anatomy lab teaching staff.
For Lab Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-laboratories/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy labs, including the design of virtual Gross Anatomy labs, please contact well-known lab architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Bernstein & Assoc. Architects - PLLC
(Lab planning, lab design, lab architecture, and lab engineering)
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
Gross Anatomy Lab Design Stresses Functionality, Durability, and Flexibility
Gross Anatomy lab design requires a thorough understanding of the unique needs and challenges of a large space where medical and allied healthcare profession students learn about physiology through actual, physical dissection. Imagine an environment where you have 100 Gross Anatomy students, working in one large room, on multiple dissections, and you will start to envision the challenges facing an architect of a Gross Anatomy lab.
So well-known lab design architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects, approached the design of a new university Gross Anatomy lab with a view to creating a state-of-the-art lab that would meet the particular needs of this university lab building type.
The first step in the lab design process was a careful look at the existing Gross Anatomy lab. The reason? First to evaluate the pluses and minuses of the existing lab. And second, because the new lab was proposed for the same location as the existing lab, it was important to determine how the new lab could be built in a way that would minimize the period of time that the university would not have a functioning gross anatomy lab.
Following the due diligence of looking at existing conditions, the architect drew up a written Program, summarizing the room-by-room requirements of the lab. Once approved, there were numerous lab design meetings with the university administration and the Gross Anatomy lab department, to review adjacency and flow concepts, as well as the appropriate size for each of the lab components.
The design of the Gross Anatomy lab that resulted, incorporates the following lab components in a logical relationship and room-to-room flow: the main anatomy lab itself with 25 worktables designed for 6 students at each table, male and female locker rooms, faculty office, virtual Gross Anatomy computer lab, general storage room and AV storage room.
The overall finishes of the lab space are designed for maximum durability. Within the lab, there are two plumbing hose bibs, to allow the university to bring in spray washers and spray wash the entire lab space, including floors, walls and ceilings. This potential water saturation of all surfaces dictated not only an extensive floor drain system, but also waterproof surfaces and light fixtures, as well as ground fault interrupters on all electrical outlets.
The mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are sophisticated, in keeping with the demanding nature of Gross Anatomy lab usage. The HVAC system is designed as a laminar flow system, with air distributed from the ceiling and exhausted through low returns in the wall (similar to the HVAC design of operating rooms and clean rooms). All of the electrical as mentioned had to be waterproof, including flex-coil outlets suspended from the ceiling. The plumbing system is critical for hand-washing, instrument washing, and drainage of the entire space in a safe manner. Lighting in particular was developed with multiple lighting levels, to allow alternmate uses of the space requiring high vs. low ambient lighting levels.
All-in-all, state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy lab, resulting from careful study of this university lab building type, as well as close coordination between architect, engineer, university administration and Gross Anatomy lab teaching staff.
For Lab Design see, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-laboratories/
For more information about the design, architecture and engineering of state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy labs, including the design of virtual Gross Anatomy labs, please contact well-known lab architect, Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Bernstein & Assoc. Architects - PLLC
(Lab planning, lab design, lab architecture, and lab engineering)
Email: info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Hospital Design Expert Witness Services
Attorneys who litigate cases involving hospital design are increasingly obtaining their expert witness services for hospital design from Bernstein & Associates, Architects
Recent Hospital Design Cases Where Expert Witness Services have been provided include: a Medical Office Building in Brooklyn, NY; an Acute Care Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina; a Dialysis Center in New York, NY, an Acute Care Hospital in Charlotte, NC, and an Outpatient Surgery Center in Long Island, NY.
The Hospital Design Expert Witness division of Bernstein & Associates, Architects offers a full range of expert analysis and expert witness services related to hospital design and hospital design. The hospital design expert witness services provided by Bernstein & Associates, Architects include hospital design expert witness analysis, hospital design expert witness report, and hospital design expert witness testimony on: hospital design archive records, hospital design building codes, hospital design change orders, hospital design code and standards research, hospital design codes, hospital design bid documents, hospital design contract documents, hospital design contract drawings, hospital design cost estimates, hospital design depositions, hospital design drawing exhibits, hospital design drawings, hospital design expert report, hospital design expert reports, hospital design field conditions, hospital design hospital design fire-rated design assemblies, hospital design industry standards, manufacturer's project, hospital design meeting minutes, hospital design payment requests, hospital design progress schedules, hospital design project files, hospital design project file documents, hospital design submittal logs, hospital design technical investigations, and hospital design technical reports.
Hospital design expert William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, PMI, CSI, AIA is the President of Bernstein & Associates, Architects and the head of its hospital design expert witness division. Mr. Bernstein is a well-known expert in hospital design, and leads a team of licensed architects, engineers and contractors with an average of twenty years experience in the expert witness industry. Bernstein & Associates, Architects provides a comprehensive hospital design expert witness solution for design and design industry cases.
For Hospital Design Expert Witness Services see, http://bernarch.com/hospital-design-expert-witness/
For more information on hospital design expert witness services, contact:
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
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
Recent Hospital Design Cases Where Expert Witness Services have been provided include: a Medical Office Building in Brooklyn, NY; an Acute Care Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina; a Dialysis Center in New York, NY, an Acute Care Hospital in Charlotte, NC, and an Outpatient Surgery Center in Long Island, NY.
The Hospital Design Expert Witness division of Bernstein & Associates, Architects offers a full range of expert analysis and expert witness services related to hospital design and hospital design. The hospital design expert witness services provided by Bernstein & Associates, Architects include hospital design expert witness analysis, hospital design expert witness report, and hospital design expert witness testimony on: hospital design archive records, hospital design building codes, hospital design change orders, hospital design code and standards research, hospital design codes, hospital design bid documents, hospital design contract documents, hospital design contract drawings, hospital design cost estimates, hospital design depositions, hospital design drawing exhibits, hospital design drawings, hospital design expert report, hospital design expert reports, hospital design field conditions, hospital design hospital design fire-rated design assemblies, hospital design industry standards, manufacturer's project, hospital design meeting minutes, hospital design payment requests, hospital design progress schedules, hospital design project files, hospital design project file documents, hospital design submittal logs, hospital design technical investigations, and hospital design technical reports.
Hospital design expert William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, PMI, CSI, AIA is the President of Bernstein & Associates, Architects and the head of its hospital design expert witness division. Mr. Bernstein is a well-known expert in hospital design, and leads a team of licensed architects, engineers and contractors with an average of twenty years experience in the expert witness industry. Bernstein & Associates, Architects provides a comprehensive hospital design expert witness solution for design and design industry cases.
For Hospital Design Expert Witness Services see, http://bernarch.com/hospital-design-expert-witness/
For more information on hospital design expert witness services, contact:
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
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
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Emergency Department Design Trends
Emergency Department Design Trends - New Article to be Published
Well known hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of an article on current emergency department (ED) design trends. Topics discussed include:
- Trends in ED patient type and volume.
- How to start the ED design process.
- The impact of built-in design flexibility on ED longevity and quality of care.
- Different types of ED layouts.
- Advantages of “linear” and “pod” ED layouts.
- Prerequisites for a successful pod layout.
- Trends towards standardized exam rooms and “flexible-use planning”.
- Trends away from departmentally dedicated spaces within the ED.
- How to design and equip a flexible-use exam room.
- Specialties which need individualized spaces.
- Pre-admission rooms and pre-release observation units.
- The basics of Lean design guidelines.
- How to perform a pre-design Lean analysis.
- Advantages of optimizing workflow as the first step of the design process.
- Input required for a successful Lean analysis.
- The importance of minimizing cross-traffic and walking distances.
- The importance of promoting patient calm and comfort.
- The balance between visibility and patient privacy.
- Lighting considerations.
- Shielding of entryways for ambulance patients.
- Designing family and visitor-friendly exam rooms.
- The importance of proper technology selection.
- Self-service kiosks for registration and other purposes.
- The advantages of wireless PC technology linked to the ED network.
- The use of RFID tags and scanners to track patients and instantly update records.
- Importance of designing for possible disaster capacity scenarios.
- Inclusion of multiple entry portals for disaster situations.
- Isolated entrances for contaminated patients.
- Independent power and water systems.
- Engineering and support “modules” to enable more effective quarantine.
- Requirement for air-isolation rooms.
- Using waiting and parking spaces as care spaces in dire situations.
© 2010 by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA and Manu Venkat. Well known hospital architect Mr. Bernstein is a principal of hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com), which is focused on smart hospital renovations for hospital clients, with offices in New York, Hartford, Princeton and Los Angeles. The firm is known for innovative hospital planning, hospital design, hospital architecture and hospital interior design. Additional ways to follow the 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 emergency department design, emergency department planning, emergency department architecture, and emergency department interior design, go to http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-emergency-departments/. Or please contact:
Hospital Architects in New York (Headquarters)
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 59 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011
Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Hartford
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Princeton
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Los Angeles
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 1405 Woodruff Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90024
Email: info@bernarch.com
Well known hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the publication of an article on current emergency department (ED) design trends. Topics discussed include:
- Trends in ED patient type and volume.
- How to start the ED design process.
- The impact of built-in design flexibility on ED longevity and quality of care.
- Different types of ED layouts.
- Advantages of “linear” and “pod” ED layouts.
- Prerequisites for a successful pod layout.
- Trends towards standardized exam rooms and “flexible-use planning”.
- Trends away from departmentally dedicated spaces within the ED.
- How to design and equip a flexible-use exam room.
- Specialties which need individualized spaces.
- Pre-admission rooms and pre-release observation units.
- The basics of Lean design guidelines.
- How to perform a pre-design Lean analysis.
- Advantages of optimizing workflow as the first step of the design process.
- Input required for a successful Lean analysis.
- The importance of minimizing cross-traffic and walking distances.
- The importance of promoting patient calm and comfort.
- The balance between visibility and patient privacy.
- Lighting considerations.
- Shielding of entryways for ambulance patients.
- Designing family and visitor-friendly exam rooms.
- The importance of proper technology selection.
- Self-service kiosks for registration and other purposes.
- The advantages of wireless PC technology linked to the ED network.
- The use of RFID tags and scanners to track patients and instantly update records.
- Importance of designing for possible disaster capacity scenarios.
- Inclusion of multiple entry portals for disaster situations.
- Isolated entrances for contaminated patients.
- Independent power and water systems.
- Engineering and support “modules” to enable more effective quarantine.
- Requirement for air-isolation rooms.
- Using waiting and parking spaces as care spaces in dire situations.
© 2010 by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA and Manu Venkat. Well known hospital architect Mr. Bernstein is a principal of hospital architecture firm Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com), which is focused on smart hospital renovations for hospital clients, with offices in New York, Hartford, Princeton and Los Angeles. The firm is known for innovative hospital planning, hospital design, hospital architecture and hospital interior design. Additional ways to follow the 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 emergency department design, emergency department planning, emergency department architecture, and emergency department interior design, go to http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-emergency-departments/. Or please contact:
Hospital Architects in New York (Headquarters)
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 59 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011
Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Hartford
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 100 Pearl St. - 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Princeton
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Email: info@bernarch.com
Hospital Architects in Los Angeles
Bernstein & Associates, Architects 1405 Woodruff Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90024
Email: info@bernarch.com
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