Array Architects

Challenge With space needed to expand mission-critical patient care services, the research laboratories’ central in-Hospital location was a prime area to consider relocating off-site. Different from the clinical diagnosis labs, the research labs investigate illnesses and developmental disorders as well as new treatment hypotheses. Solution To balance the space requirements needed for the important research component offered by […]

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Challenge As patient acuity changes over time and specialties within the institution move to be collocated,  patient rooms need to renovated to become more universally capable of supporting care for multiple patient populations. Solution In order to provide additional surgical ICU patient rooms in a former burn unit, extensive work was done to include new […]

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Challenge Array’s relationship with Capital Health began with the stand-alone hospitals that merged to become Capital Health System. Our 20+ year history made us the logical choice for campus improvements when Capital Health decided on a strategic plan to increase their cachement area into the suburbs and simultaneously improve their care delivery in Trenton. Our knowledge […]

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Challenge In addition to several outpatient initiatives, the VA Medical Center engaged the service-disabled-led team to design a one-story, private room 94-bed, three-phase Community Living Center and connector to the main facility. Solution After a feasibility study to determine the optimal location for the CLC and connecting corridor, the team continued design with Planetree and […]

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Challenge Competing with more than two dozen U.S. News and World Report-ranked hospitals within a 50-mile radius, Capital Health was finding it increasingly difficult to attract patients. An urban, two-hospital system with aging facilities, Capital needed a new hospital to expand their market reach. However, there was significant resistance from the community where the hospital […]

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Challenge Focused on their mission to provide comprehensive community health management in the shifting healthcare landscape, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida sought to create an integrated medical home outpatient center. Solution Working closely with developer Anchor Health Properties, Array conducted Process-led design work sessions to engage stakeholders, define key goals and […]

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Challenge The client did not have a method for tracking facility conditions throughout multiple campuses. A user-friendly system for mapping the current physical interior state of each facility needed to be developed. Solution The best way to convey the information to the facility was to provide the data on a per room basis. After working with […]

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Challenge The client recognizes a patient flow problem, and needs assistance pinpointing the trouble areas and creating a path to future improvement. Solution A brief and rigorous assessment format co-led by healthcare architects and systems engineers identified clear areas of scope, staffing model, communication and inter-departmental orders as imperative to improved throughput. Results The observed clinic was a well-run, high functioning patient services center. The custom improvement suggestions provided […]

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