Client:
Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Job:
Demolish and reconstruct approximately 4,300 square feet of existing space to create a home for the new state of the art Cardiac Catheterization Machine and ancillary support spaces including recovery rooms, Doctors Scrub area, Doctors locker room, control room space, and Nurses station. This type of construction utilizes highly technical types of construction materials, such as lead lined walls, windows, and doors, as well as specialty ceiling support structures to carry the overhead equipment.

Client:
Alliance Imaging at Mercy Hospital

Job:
This project was a Design Build situation where several different plans were reviewed for removal of an antiquated Hatachi MRI to replace it with a new Sieman's MRI. This required a larger room to house the magnet and reconfiguration of existing space including a new electrical room. It also required installation of a new transformer from Mass Electric. This transformer was installed on site on a Sunday, requiring a shut down of 2 main buildings on the hospital campus. This had to be completed in conjunction with the electric company, electric sub-contractor and the general contractor. Close co-ordination also with the hospital staff and security personnel was essential in order to accommodate the shut down of these 2 buildings for the 6 hours required to change the transformer. Transformer was changed, electric room was relocated, new service brought in because the Sieman's MRI required more power than the old Hatachi. The magnetic field on the Sieman's machine was much greater than the Hatachi. This required a more stringent RF shield (Radio Frequency) It required ¼". Steel plating to be installed around the room (floor and walls) of the new MRI machine as well as the copper RF Shield, which completely housed the machine. False walls were built within in the shield in order to achieve an esthetically pleasing appearance after the machine was installed. Three quarters of the room had to be 100% complete and then the machine was delivered through an access hole in the outside wall. After the machine is delivered there is a 3-day allowance to close the hole and make that room 100% complete so the Sieman's team can come in and activate the magnet. The project was 12,00 sq. ft. and completed in approximate 12 weeks the cost was around $400,000.00

Client:
Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Job:
Emergency Department Reception, Waiting, and Screening Room

This project consisted of multiple phases (8 phases). The waiting area was a complete reconfiguration, remodeling and redecorating in order to accommodate both adults and children separately. This consisted of new carpeting, new ceiling, new decorative architectural casework, walls with glass panels and a childproof TV cabinet. The reception area was reconfigured for a more conducive flow for getting patients into the emergency room quicker during the busy times and to help with the waiting times. This led into the registration and pre-screening areas in order to achieve a better flow for the patient population. Waiting room was split into 3 phases so the patients could still wait and the construction could continue at the same time. After the waiting room was complete the reception area had to be moved temporarily into part of the waiting area to complete the reception area and then moved back. This was the case with each area that had to be renovated. All this had to occur while the ER was still in operation because it is a 24/7 operation and does not shut down. Thus the coordination and phasing was required.

All the area were completed with one-way windows, new casework, circular soffits, signage and new information technologies to move patients quickly.

This was a 2400 sq ft project completed in 16 week because of the 8 phases. Cost was approximately $500,000.00