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Perkins Eastman And NYU Langone Medical Center Celebrate Completion Of IC Unit
9.1.09 | New York, NY | The New York office of top architecture and interior
design firm Perkins Eastman joins the medical staff and leadership of NYU
Langone Medical Center in recognizing the completion of a new 19,600 sf
intensive care unit on the 15th floor of Tisch Hospital, the Medical Center's
flagship facility. The patient- and family-centered unit offers
state-of-the-art technology, more privacy, and the space to accommodate open
visiting hours—an environment more conducive to healing.
Tisch Hospital
The large, private patient rooms feature natural light, views of New York City, brand new equipment, flat-screen televisions, as well as carefully programmed spaces for families to visit and staff to work more efficiently. Other ICU patient safety features include computerized charting systems inside and outside each room with multi-patient video surveillance technology.
“This project represents the future of world-class clinical environments and matches the high standards and quality of care that the critical care team provides to their patients every day,” says Mary-Jean Eastman FAIA. “We are thrilled to continue an eight-year continuing relationship with NYU Langone Medical Center, completing more than 40 projects totaling over 300,000 sf including the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center, NYU Child Study Center, consolidated Department of Radiology, among others.”
About Perkins Eastman
Perkins Eastman is among the top architecture and design firms in the world. The firm prides itself on inventive and compassionate design that enhances the quality of the human experience. Because of its depth and range,Perkins Eastman takes on assignments from niche buildings to complex projects that enrich whole communities. The firm’s practice areas include education, housing, healthcare, senior living, corporate interiors, cultural institutions, public sector facilities, retail, office buildings, and urban design. Perkins Eastman provides award-winning design through its domestic offices in New York, NY; Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; and Stamford, CT; and internationally in Dubai, UAE; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Mumbai, India; Shanghai, China; and Toronto, Canada.
About NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in healthcare, biomedical research, and medical education. For over 168 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made countless contributions to the practice and science of health care. Today the Medical Center consists of NYU=20School of Medicine, including the Smilow Research Center, the Skirball Institute=20of Biomolecular Medicine, and the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; the three hospitals of NYU Hospitals Center, Tisch Hospital, a 705-bed acute-care general hospital, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest facility of its kind, and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care; and such major programs as the NYU Cancer Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. www.perkinseastman.com
Tisch HospitalThe large, private patient rooms feature natural light, views of New York City, brand new equipment, flat-screen televisions, as well as carefully programmed spaces for families to visit and staff to work more efficiently. Other ICU patient safety features include computerized charting systems inside and outside each room with multi-patient video surveillance technology.
“This project represents the future of world-class clinical environments and matches the high standards and quality of care that the critical care team provides to their patients every day,” says Mary-Jean Eastman FAIA. “We are thrilled to continue an eight-year continuing relationship with NYU Langone Medical Center, completing more than 40 projects totaling over 300,000 sf including the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center, NYU Child Study Center, consolidated Department of Radiology, among others.”
About Perkins Eastman
Perkins Eastman is among the top architecture and design firms in the world. The firm prides itself on inventive and compassionate design that enhances the quality of the human experience. Because of its depth and range,Perkins Eastman takes on assignments from niche buildings to complex projects that enrich whole communities. The firm’s practice areas include education, housing, healthcare, senior living, corporate interiors, cultural institutions, public sector facilities, retail, office buildings, and urban design. Perkins Eastman provides award-winning design through its domestic offices in New York, NY; Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; and Stamford, CT; and internationally in Dubai, UAE; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Mumbai, India; Shanghai, China; and Toronto, Canada.
About NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in healthcare, biomedical research, and medical education. For over 168 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made countless contributions to the practice and science of health care. Today the Medical Center consists of NYU=20School of Medicine, including the Smilow Research Center, the Skirball Institute=20of Biomolecular Medicine, and the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; the three hospitals of NYU Hospitals Center, Tisch Hospital, a 705-bed acute-care general hospital, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest facility of its kind, and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care; and such major programs as the NYU Cancer Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. www.perkinseastman.com
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