The ambulatory care revolution has made healthcare providers around the country acutely aware of the value of their real estate footprint. Every square foot counts. Every staff member provides value. Efficiency and flexibility are two buzzwords often cited as key factors in the design and planning of medical office buildings and ambulatory surgery centers, but […]

Some buildings are historic; some are just old. In most of Washington, DC, and certain historic districts in neighboring Virginia and Maryland, many of these older structures can’t be demolished or significantly altered on the exterior. On the interior, they often have narrow column spacing, relatively low floor-to-floor heights, and congested mechanical and electrical rooms, […]

Featured in Medical Construction & Design’s December 2015 Newsletter. A busy block in Brooklyn is the site of an Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) under construction. When a neighborhood such as this requires new infrastructure, executing the project often consists of overcoming many hurdles. As in many cities, New York has zoning resolutions, which often differ from […]

Mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, strategic alignments. No matter how a health system goes about their expansion plans, easy patient access to their facilities is key.

A result of reform, research and technology, the healthcare industry is rapidly changing, with the common goal to improve population health. While individual choices, corporate behavior and environment influence one’s health, healthcare entities have a significant role in the management of their communities’ health. Investing in health and wellness can save money in the long […]

Featured in BloovanConnect and Medical Construction + Design in September 2015. In April 2015, our group of healthcare facility leaders reconvened having previously met in December 2014 and February 2015.Participants from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC, gathered to discuss two hot topics: alternative delivery methods and technology. At the top of the discussion list, the panel […]

  At Array, we focus exclusively on the design of environments to support healthcare. In January, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at iGlobal Forum’s recent Healthcare Real Estate Investment Opportunities Summit 2015.   A one-day forum focusing on macroeconomic trends and their effects on real estate investments and developments within the healthcare […]

When the group reconvened in February 2015, we took the discussion a step further, getting into the nitty gritty details of site selection. Delving into this topic with perspectives from a versatile group offered valuable insight in an hour and a half’s time, which can have long-lasting benefits (as evidenced by the participants strategizing to […]