Challenge As this healthcare client continues to improve it facilities in the MidAtlantic region, a Regional Laboratory to facilitate service expansion and improve throughput became a priority. This 24/7 facility needed to coexist within a residential area and accommodate meeting space in addition to its clinical functions. Solution Slated to meet LEED gold criteria, the new building […]

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Challenge The facility is located remotely from the main campus in a 1980s building with several OSU tenants. It did not meet current staffing, future staffing (potentially tripling in size) and throughput needs. In addition, the circulation corridors divided the Department, deliveries and staff were intermingling and there were several infrastructure issues to address. OSU’s […]

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Challenge To ensure its continued advancements in research and personalized medicine, the System recognized the need to update its outdated laboratory space. Solution The phased renovation of OB/GYN Cancer Research medical offices included special coordination with equipment vendors and MEP engineers to update the Tissue Prep Labs, Freezer Bank, Microscope Labs, and Auto Analyzer Gene Sequencing. Results Adaptively reusing a […]

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Challenge With more than 400 scientists working on basic and clinical research projects, Georgetown University sought to renovate and consolidate its Organic Chemistry Research and Teaching laboratories. The project site, located directly over newly renovated, occupied labs, required careful, detailed planning of all new utility runs. Solution This total-floor renovation included phased, coordinated relocation of labs and new equipment […]

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Challenge Expand Shady Grove’s Outpatient Laboratory and increase workflow efficiency by establishing a better separation of the Surgical Pathology lab and the Main lab and improved access to specimens, staff and services, while increasing the size of the blood bank. Solution The need to remain operational during renovation led to on-site work sessions with Lab leadership and key staff […]

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Challenge With valuable real estate within the main hospital, the System identified its extensive Lab service line as ideal for offsite consolidation and relocation. Four lab locations were earmarked for collocation, increasing the design challenge with varied space and technology requirements. Solution A non-cellular space, high in collaborative areas with ahead-of-the art technology investments, was conceived […]

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Challenge In keeping with the latest procedures for its research and teaching areas to ensure the highest-quality patient care, the facility needed to redesign its Surgical Pathology Laboratory to create a modern, more efficient space. Solution A two-phase renovation ensured the lab remained operational and infection control provisions were followed. Each phase included three parts: demolition, construction […]

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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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