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COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY

 

Preparing Your Facility for COVID-19
Solutions for COVID-19 Testing through Knowledge Sharing
Caring for Yourself & Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adaptive-Reuse to Manage Patients

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Working remotely can be challenging. E4H recognizes a balance is necessary while working in a home office. The following tips can help in providing guidance and assurance that we’re all in this together. Tips for Working from Home

Featured Projects

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Improving Easy Access to Community

Bassett Health Center Dolgeville
Dolgeville, NY

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A Focus to Keep Quality & Safety Satisfaction High

UMass Memorial Medical Center H8 Medical Surgical Nursing Unit & Compounding Pharmacy
Worcester, MA

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Prototype Microhospital

Abrazo Mesa Hospital, Mesa, AZ

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Improving Efficiency and Wellness

Valley Health Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA

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Community Healthcare

Kettering Health Network Troy Hospital, Troy, OH

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Patients at the Center

UVM Medical Center Miller Building, Burlington, VT

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Orthopedic Excellence

USPI Hospital for Special Surgery Orthopedic Center of Excellence, West Palm Beach, FL

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Collaborative Medical Education

Harvard Medical School Learning Center & Offices, Boston, MA

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A Place for Children

Northwell Health, Cohen Children’s Medical Center,  New Hyde Park, NY

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Lakeside Medical Office

LincolnHealth MOB, Damariscotta, ME

 

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Physical, Emotional, & Spiritual Comfort

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System’s Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care, Lebanon, NH

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A Soothing Environment

Central Surgical Hub for Kettering Health Network, Kettering, OH

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Next Generation Design

Neighborhood Hospital Prototype of the Future, Design Competition

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Growing Company

MicroMedicine, Waltham, MA

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Upgraded ED

INOVA Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA

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Multi-Specialty Surgery Center

Park Hill Medical Pavilion, Fort Worth, TX

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Decrease Patient Stress

Lahey Outpatient Center – Ambient MRI Experience, Danvers, MA

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Calming Palette

Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD

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Prototype Medical Retail

TruDerm, Multiple Locations, TX

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Upgrades & Growth

Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA

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Planning & Implementing Modernization

Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME

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From the Heart

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, TX

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Accelerated Delivery

Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, ID

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Updates

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Facing the challenges of our hospitals and medical spaces becoming overwhelmed and constrained by the continuing increase of patients, we need to look to non-traditional methods to treat and reach all patient populations. Exploring trends on the rise, such as “drive through” and mobile operations, could help to alleviate excessive patient flow into our medical centers. In 1971 Gary Clinton opened the first drive-through pharmacy in a former bank building. Many questioned the validity of a drive-through pharmacy, but in 1991 it caught on and become an expected commodity. with current the current challenges of today’s pandemic we should again turn to this convenience and roll out options to test and triage patients via their vehicles in available parking lots or other large, open sites. Giving populations the opportunity to remain in their own vehicles provides a modicum of comfort and allows for distancing from clinical personnel. Drive through COVID-19 operations can provide for easy swab testing, hand-off of medical supplies, and quick exams for fever or other symptoms. Going hand-in-hand with drive through operations is the opportunity to mobilize clinical staff and[...]
Facing the challenges of our hospitals and medical spaces becoming overwhelmed and constrained by the continuing increase of patients, we need to look to non-traditional methods to treat and reach all patient populations. Exploring trends on the rise, such as “drive through” and mobile operations, could help to alleviate excessive patient flow into our medical centers. In 1971 Gary Clinton opened the first drive-through pharmacy in a former bank building. Many questioned the validity of a drive-through pharmacy, but in 1991 it caught on and become an expected commodity. with current the current challenges of today’s pandemic we should again turn to this convenience and roll out options to test and triage patients via their vehicles in available parking lots or other large, open s[...]
Facing the challenges of our hospitals and medical spaces becoming overwhelmed and constrained by the continuing increase of patients, we need to look[...]
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Blog

Exploring Drive-Through and Mobile Operations

Healthcare Snapshots featured UMass Memorial Medical Center H8 Medical Surgical Nursing Unit and Compounding Pharmacy in a highlight of E4H's upgrade project in Worcester, MA. Understanding patients’ needs for private beds [...]
Healthcare Snapshots featured UMass Memorial Medical Center H8 Medical Surgical Nursing Unit and Compounding Pharmacy in a highlight of E4H's upgrade [...]
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Publication

UMass Memorial Medical Center H8 Medical Surgical Nursing Unit and Compounding Pharmacy

Healthcare Facilities Today features an article by Jeff Schantz, AIA, NCARB, Director of Health Sciences + Technology. The special looks at applying the lessons learned from 9/11 biodefense response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Healthcare Facilities Today features an article by Jeff Schantz, AIA, NCARB, Director of Health Sciences + Technology. The special looks at applying t[...]
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Publication

Applying Lessons Learned from 9/11 Biodefense Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

"Foundational Knowledge, First Principles, and Courage." Jeff Schantz, AIA, NCARB, is the Director of Health Sciences + Technology and works out of the Boston office. 1. Where did you grow up? Holmdel, NJ, right next[...]
"Foundational Knowledge, First Principles, and Courage." Jeff Schantz, AIA, NCARB, is the Director of Health Sciences + Technology and works out of[...]
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Culture

10 Qs: Getting to Know the People Behind the Projects...Jeff Schantz

Partner Bill Repichowskyj, AIA, NACRB, and HCD Advisory Board member shares E4H's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the HCD Post.[...]
Partner Bill Repichowskyj, AIA, NACRB, and HCD Advisory Board member shares E4H's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the HCD Post.[...]
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Thought Leadership

COVID-19 Notes From The Field: Stakeholders Meet Virtually To Design Temporary Structures