Sleep Center Design Article to Feature Bernstein & Associates Architects (www.bernarch.com)

Sleep Center Architects Bernstein & Associates, Architects (http://www.bernarch.com/Healthcare-SleepCenters.htm) is pleased to announce that an article on sleep center design will feature its sleep center work.

The sleep center design article looks at issues of sleep center design, sleep center planning, sleep center construction, and sleep center infrastructure. The article is scheduled to be published in spring 2012 in ADVANCE for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine at http://respiratory-care-sleep-medicine.advanceweb.com/

For more information on this sleep center design article, go to http://bernarch.blogspot.com/2012/02/sleep-center-design-article-to-feature.html

About Healthcare Architects Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, this healthcare architecture firm specializes in healthcare architecture, with a number of sub-specialties including sleep center planning and sleep center design. The firm is run by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, a well-known healthcare and hospital architect. The firm is highly experienced with state-of-the-art healthcare design.

For further information about healthcare design and hospital design, contact Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Bernstein & Associates, Architects

New York, Hartford, Princeton, and Los Angeles

E: info@bernarch.com

W: www.bernarch.com

Equipment Planning Project in Manhattan

Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org) is pleased to announce the completion of the equipment planning phase of a new, multi-specialty medical office in Manhattan. Medical equipment procurement and medical equipment installation phases are to follow.

Medical equipment planning services were provided for this new 25,000sf medical office which consisted of several specialty areas.  Each area has examinations rooms, consult rooms, medical assistant stations, a registration area, waiting rooms, storage rooms, restrooms, offices etc.  .

About Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org): This company features licensed, experienced and knowledgeable medical equipment planners. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of service to healthcare, hospital and healthcare design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For more information about medical equipment planning services, contact Equipment Planning, Inc.:

Equipment Planning, Inc.

1201 Broadway - #803 New York, NY 10001

T: 212.463.0800

F: 888.214.0670

E: info@equipmentplanning.org

www.equipmentplanning.org

New York – Cincinnati - Charlotte 

Medical Equipment Planning Resources on the Web

Technology advances quickly and keeping abreast of the ever changing medical equipment and healthcare environment is an important challenge to healthcare professionals including medical equipment planners. One way to keep up to date on these changes is by participating in webinars and other training.

There are many free webinars available, which are relevant to the medical equipment planner. Some recent topics have included wireless advances in healthcare, Vendor Neutral Archiving, Cloud Technology, Integration of Physician office EMR systems and medical equipment, advantages of a patient portal for EMRs, Imaging advances in CT and MRI just to name a few.

Finding these webinars is relative easy, using LinkedIN. First connect with other experts in the field of medical equipment planning, their advice and guidance is priceless. Also, you should join at a minimum the following groups on LinkedIn. AAMI – Technology Management Council this is where most clinical experts network. HIMSS – Health Information and Management Systems Society find information an healthcare informatics on this group. ASHE – American Society of Healthcare Engineering you’ll find more facility and construction information here. Two other great groups are Diagnostic Imaging and Healthcare Design.

The internet is also another resource to look for relevant information related to equipment planning and technology advancement. You can go straight to the vendor’s website, each vendor is different but at the minimum there are brochures and articles. One major medical equipment vendor has training videos on their website.

One final place that relates to imaging equipment is a website called AuntMinnies.com. This is a great source of information, and they also have a buyer’s guide to compare imaging systems.

© 2011 by Mike Swick and William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA

Well known medical equipment planners, Mike Swick and William Bernstein are senior executives of Equipment Planning, Inc., the premier medical equipment planning company in the United States. With medical equipment planning offices in New York, Cincinnati and Charlotte, Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org) is known for innovative medical equipment planning services for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Additional ways to follow the medical equipment planning news of the firm is through the firm’s medical equipment planning website at www.equipmentplanning.org, medical equipment planning blog at www.equipmentplanning.blogspot.com, and medical equipment planning website Twitter account at www.twitter.com/equipmentplan.

For more information on medical equipment planning, please contact:

Equipment Planners in New York:
Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
T: 212-463-0800
F: 212-463-9898
Email: info@EquipmentPlanning.org

Equipment Planners in Cincinnati:
Equipment Planning, Inc.
8044 Montgomery Rd. - #700
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236
T: 513-285-7480
F: 513-285-7481
Email: info@EquipmentPlanning.org

Equipment Planners in Charlotte:
Equipment Planning, Inc.
301 McCullough Drive - 4th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
T: 704-245-6830
F: 704-245-6831
Email: info@EquipmentPlanning.org

Hospital Equipment Planning in the Developing World – New Article to be Published

Hospital equipment planning company Equipment Planning, Inc. (at www.equipmentplanning.org) is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of an article on hospital equipment planning in the developing world.

The article discusses the following hospital equipment planning points, as they apply in a developing world setting:

-The importance of planning for future growth of hospital equipment planning
-Financial constraints which can hinder hospital equipment planning
-Why sustainability must be prioritized
-The impact of high and low-tech methods on sustainability
-Energy generation and water collection methods
-Considerations pertaining to disaster preparedness
-How architectural style can affect patient comfort and the effectiveness of care
-Past projects which have used the aforementioned Equipment Planning strategies to great effect

The article was written by William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA. Well known hospital equipment planner Mr. Bernstein is a president of Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org). The firm is known for innovative hospital equipment planning. Additional ways to follow the hospital Equipment Planning philosophy and hospital Equipment Planning news, is through the firm’s hospital Equipment Planning blog at www. http://equipmentplanning.blogspot.com, as well as the firm’s hospital Equipment Planning Twitter account at www.twitter.com/equipmentplan

For more information about hospital equipment planning, please contact Equipment Planning, Inc. as follows:

Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th St. - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
T: 212-463-0800
F: 212-463-9898
Email: info@equipmentplanning.org
www.equipmentplanning.org

New Equipment Planning Article on Universal Room Design Published

Equipment Planning, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of new equipment planning design article focused on universal room design. The article was published in Hospital Newspaper.

Highlights of this hospital equipment planning article:

Differing requirements for detailed medical equipment specifications by architect and client, especially in terms of schedule of medical equipment purchase
- Healthcare clients need flexibility in the timing of their medical equipment purchase
- Impact on design and construction process of changes to medical equipment specs
- Types of equipment plans that could benefit from this unique approach to equipment floor planning: healthcare equipment plans and lab equipment plans.
- Some equipment spec changes impact project more than others
- In general, the later the change in spec, the greater the potential impact
- Medical equipment changes during a construction project: small and early is good, big and late is bad.
- Option for mitigating impact of equipment changes on a healthcare construction project
- “Universal Room” concept for minimizing impact of changes to medical equipment
- Methodology for Universal Room design process
- Pluses and minuses of the “Universal Room” concept

About Equipment Planning, Inc.: This company features licensed, experienced and knowledgeable equipment planners.. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of service to healthcare, hospital and healthcare design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For more information about equipment planning services, contact Equipment Planning, Inc.:

Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th Street - 6A, New York, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E: info@equipmentplanning.org
www.equipmentplanning.org

New Article on Pharmacy Equipment Planning Published

Equipment Planning, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a new article about pharmacy equipment planning. The article was published on Pharmacy Design (www.pharmacydesign.org), the website focused on pharmacy design and pharmacy equipment planning.

The article discusses the following equipment planning concepts for a mail order pharmacy:

- an aesthetically pleasing pharmacy environment, combined with a focus on pharmacy workflow and pharmacy functionality
- creation of pharmacy “pod” workstations
- pharmacy pod storage
- pharmacy pod touch screen computer
- use of pharmacy counting machines, located close to each pod for increased prescription workflow
- an efficient pharmacy storage and pharmacy shelving system to house drug overstock
- provision of excess pharmacy shelving to accommodate company and stock volume growth
- custom controlled substance cabinets disguised to look identical to regular cabinets to prevent theft in the event of a break in. These cabinets are located in a central, clear area for constant monitoring and easy access.
- provision for future addition of pharmacy automation technology, as well as the addition of new pharmacist/technician teams.

To view this article: go to www.pharmacydesign.org

About Equipment Planning, Inc.: Founded by well-known equipment planner William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, the firm is a nationally-known hospital equipment planning company. The firm provides medical equipment planning services to hospitals, healthcare facilities and laboratories.

For more information about healthcare equipment planning and laboratory equipment planning, construction, please contact:

William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA
President
Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th Street - 6A New York, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E: info@equipmentplanning.org
W: www.equipmentplanning.org

Equipment Planning Company Established by Well-Known Healthcare Architecture Firm

New Equipment Planning Firm Founded by Well-Known Healthcare Architect

A new equipment planning firm has been established by hospital architect to serve existing and new hospital, healthcare and laboratory clients. The firm has a history of over 19 years of equipment planning expertise.

The new company -- Equipment Planning, Inc. -- is dedicated to providing quality equipment planning services to a wide range of facilities around the country. It serves a variety of clients, from large to small, public to private, medical to non-medical. The company prides itself on its ability to combine the best business and design practices available today and on its talented and diverse staff. Having had years of experience in equipment planning and project management, the firm can guide facilities through the process of re-evaluation and re-installation of equipment, making the job easier and the outcome better.

Services include: equipment and facility assessment, budgeting, schematic design, drafting of construction documents, assistance procuring and installing equipment, and planning for improved workflow. "We manage and oversee the entire equipment planning process" said President William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA, a well known healthcare and laboratory architect.

The firm's knowledge and expertise stretch far beyond equipment planning, so they can help clients both meet the necessary expectations and improve their facilities in the process. "Better spaces can mean better workflow, so we will do everything we can to acquire and install better equipment as well as design and retool the spaces to meet ever-changing needs," Bernstein said. Bernstein was educated at the Yale University School of Architecture, where he received a Master of Architecture. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, American College of Healthcare Architects, Construction Specification Institute and Project Management Institute. He is one of the few architects in the United States to receive the American Hospital Association Construction Management Certificate. He has written many articles on hospital and healthcare design and construction, and his healthcare and lab projects have won numerous awards and been published widely.

For further information about equipment planning services for your hospital, healthcare facility or lab, please contact:

Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org)
59 West 19th St. #6A
New York, NY 10011
Email: info@EquipmentPlanning.org
Tel: 212-463-8200
Fax: 212-463-9898