Current Active Pharmacy Design Projects at Bernstein & Associates, Architects
Pharmacy programming, pharmacy planning, pharmacy design, and pharmacy construction management are specialties of Bernstein & Associates, Architects.
Since its founding in 1990, Bernstein & Associates, Architects has designed over (40) pharmacies for hospitals and private owners across the United States. Pharmacy types have included: inpatient hospital compounding pharmacies, outpatient inpatient hospital compounding pharmacies, compounding pharmacies for private companies, and retail pharmacies in a range of settings.
Bernstein & Associates, Architects is currently working on the design of (6) pharmacy projects, which are in various states of completion, including programming, design, construction documents, construction, and post-construction.
For further information about pharmacy design, see: http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy-design/
For further information about design of compounding pharmacies, http://bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy-compounding-facility-design/
Pharmacy Compounding Facility Development
Pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects recommends that at the outset of each project, that we sit down with the client and identify project goals, including clinical priorities, budget, schedule and phasing (if any). Equipment planning services offered in this phase include:
• Initial Strategy and Program Meeting
• Develop Equipment Master Plan. Addressing Clinical Priorities, Budget, Schedule and Phasing
• Technology Assessment
• Develop Overall Equipment Plan
Assess Existing Pharmacy Compounding Equipment
A common requirement in the development of an Equipment Plan is to evaluate the current equipment. Pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects audits existing equipment systems, to evaluate what should be kept in service (and for how long) vs. what should be replaced. Existing equipment assessment services include the following:
• Identify Master List of Existing Equipment
• On Site Evaluation of Each Equipment Item
• Evaluate Condition/Functionality of Equipment
• Make Recommendation for Maintain or Replace Existing Equipment
Development of Pharmacy Compounding Facility Plans
During this phase Bernstein & Associates, Architects develops the design of the pharmacy compounding facility. Once the initial design concept is approved, construction documents are developed which allow the project to be: submitted to client for approval, submitted to landlord for approval, and submitted to building department for approval
Pharmacy Compounding Facility Services During Construction
During this phase, pharmacy architect Bernstein & Associates, Architects monitors the job for conformance to the drawings and specs, reviews and responds to Requests for Information (RFI's), submittals and shop drawings, and attends job site meetings and does walk throughs of the construction site.
Pharmacy Compounding Facility Project Close Out
Bernstein & Associates, Architects oversees the successful close out of the project including:
a.) warranties
b.) as-built drawings
c.) final release of lien
d.) maintenance and operations manuals
e.) all close outs from DOB and other agencies
f.) all overages
g.) completion of all punchlist items
About Bernstein & Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com):
Bernstein & Associates, Architects has specialized in healthcare and lab design, equipment planning and construction since the firm's founding in 1990. This architecture firm is well-known for pharmacy compounding facility planning, pharmacy compounding facility design and pharmacy construction, and has designed over (35) pharmacy compounding facilities in the last 10 years, which have included USP 797 compliant pharmacy design and construction. The firm's principal --- William N. Bernstein, AIA --- is a well-known architect of pharmacies. He has written extensively on pharmacy design and construction including USP 797 compliant pharmacies.
USP 800 compliant pharmacy design is also a specialty of Bernstein & Associates, Architects. The firm currently has (11) projects in the design and construction phase designed to comply with USP 800.
A new article on the architectural design of USP 800 compliant pharmacies was published in Health Facilities Management. The article can be found here: http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2526-handling-hazardous-drugs-in-health-care
Pharmacy design projects by Bernstein & Associates, Architects are featured on:
- www.bernarch.com/healthcare-design-pharmacy/ (Pharmacy Design by Bernstein & Assoc., Architects)
- www.twitter.com/pharmacydesign (Pharmacy Design on Twitter)
- www.pharmacydesign.org (the Pharmacy Design website)
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacy-design (Pharmacy Design on LinkedIn)
- https://www.facebook.com/pharmacydesigns/ (Pharmacy Design on Facebook)
- www.usp797.org (USP 797 news, USP 797 education, and USP 797 vendors)
- www.usp800.guru (USP 800 news, USP 800 education, and USP 800 vendors)
For more information about healthcare and hospital design and construction, including pharmacy design and pharmacy construction, contact Bernstein & Associates, Architects at:
New York (Headquarters)
Bernstein & Associates, Architects
575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
T: 212-463-8200
Email: info@bernarch.com
Also in Hartford, Princeton, Charlottesville, and Los Angeles
Additional ways to follow Bernstein & Associates, Architects, include:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bernsteinarch
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Blogger: http://bernarch.blogspot.com/
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernstein-&-associates-architects
Bernstein & Associates, Architects on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernsteinarchitects/
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