Challenge As part of its modernization and service line expansion strategy to provide additional capacity, RWJBarnabas University Hospital needed to improve front-end flow in their Emergency Department; relieve overcrowding; expand; and, modernize their ambulatory facilities—and maintain a cohesive exterior design in the process. Solution Reconfigured ambulance parking and an 8,100 SF addition affecting both their […]

I know what you’re thinking, how did mowing the lawn lead to me designing hospitals?

Challenge In order to expand ambulatory services to provide additional capacity and necessary service line growth across their System, Mount Sinai tasked Array with conversion of a four-story Harlem garage into a 12-story medical office building. Amenities such as pharmacy and lab are sought after healthcare services for the neighborhood and requested as part of […]

Patient spaces that require one-to-one nursing care also need specialized planning and design to ensure care delivery is not hampered by clinicians traveling far distances for supplies and life-saving equipment. A well-designed Intensive Care Unit – be it for adults, children or infants – with optimal sight lines and supply storage within easy reach means […]

While attending the recent Healthcare Systems Process Improvement conference in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to attend a symposium that explored simulation modeling and its role in healthcare process improvement.

Healthcare facilities can be places of great hope and healing. Through their design they can offer patients, family members and staff access