Healthcare

We have cultivated experience in the healthcare field over the last twelve years, including complete engineering services for major city hospitals, outpatient facilities and clinics. Our staff expertise covers new facility design, phased renovation, One Day Surgery, ICUs, NICUs, ORs, Angio Units, Cath Labs, EP Labs, MRI Units, PET Scans, RF, imaging suites, anterooms/compounding areas and general patient/office facility design.

Projects

Main Campus

This project consisted of a master plan for a multi-phase renovation to a 30,000 SF imaging center. This included the construction of a new cardiac Catheterization Lab facility, replacement of an existing MRI unit and associated support spaces, and the addition of three ultrasound and associated technician areas, which included imaging facility staff offices, MRI waiting areas and general imaging admitting/waiting areas.

The complex elements of this project were primarily related to the existing central air system and the associated distribution ductwork. The phasing of the project required that the Cath Lab be the first unit on-line, though it was determined that a significant shortcoming existed within the air distribution and cooling system. This required a close analysis of the overall distribution system to ensure that air from non-critical areas could be utilized to achieve the required pressure relationship for the Cath Lab and adjacent areas using the existing HVAC systems.

The next phase of the project involved the installation of a new medical-grade 30,000 CFM air handling unit adjacent to an existing mechanical space. This required significant reworking and removal of existing structures and equipment in order to make space for the new unit, while retaining the existing unit in place. Due to the restricted access to the space from the imaging suite as well as the existing mechanical space, we were required to install all new supply and return ductwork for the new unit. This was necessary to not only support our current renovation work, but also to protect it from potential disruption from future renovation projects in that space

Clinic/Administration

Renovations to a 10-story, 200,000 SF Building, including:

  • Renovation to a 35,000 SF Medical Clinic, including Behavioral Health, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical/Surgery and Obstetrics, Family Practice & Pediatrics
  • Renovation to an existing Mammography Area for appointment scheduling
  • Elevator addition (5 stories)
  • Specification of a new 200 KW diesel Generator
  • Strategy & Marketing, IT & OCEG - MEP/FP Renovation of an existing 11,000 SF facility
  • Wound Care Center - design services including two state-of-the-art hyperbaric chambers
  • New central UPS system for Integrated Services Department
  • New bulk oxygen storage facility for 2 hyperbaric chambers
  • Foundation renovation approx. 2,900 SF

The Norwalk Hospital is an 800,000 SF facility providing all levels of health care services for the Norwalk community. IES was contracted to conduct a thorough review of their existing steam, fire protection and medical gas systems in order to create complete record documents indicating the main routing and major equipment associated with each system. The project approach and process involved an in-depth review of any available documentation, interviews with facility staff and multiple site visits/take-offs to ensure the accuracy of the final as-built documentation.

This office provided final floor plans that indicated all medical gas, fire protection and steam distribution systems throughout the facility. These documents are intended to be utilized for all future projects, and will be updated as a contractual requirement for all future project work to ensure that the facility maintains current as-built conditions for JCAHO and general maintenance use.

New Operating Room

  • Renovation of existing holding area and associated sterilization area; required detailed coordination and planning around existing clean room spaces and major roof top equipment while existing operating rooms were kept in operation
  • Renovation of existing fire protection, plumbing and medical gas systems to serve new areas
  • New waste anesthetic gas disposal system to serve new areas
  • New fire protection and plumbing system to serve new clean/dirty sterilizer room

Renovation to 8,000 SF0

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural engineering design for the Saint Louise Anthony Wing in order to accommodate 22-24 surgical telemetry beds. Included nurse’s station, medical gas, and normal, critical and emergency power systems.