Poskanzer finishes medical project.Poskanzer Skott Architects, one of northern New Jersey's most prolific architecture and design firms, has completed the redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re and renovation of the 8,000 s/f emergency department for Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey Paramus (IPA: /pəˈræməs/) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 25,737. . Poskanzer Skott provided space planning and construction administration services for this project. Larry Skott, AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture , principal and partner led this design project along with John Musinski, AIA. "This renovation was a complex and elaborate project requiring that the work be completed during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a without disruptions to Bergen Regional very busy emergency department," stated Skott. "It will be a challenge to keep the emergency department fully operational during the four phases." For the completed, [1.sup.s][first.sup.t] phase of the project, Poskanzer Skott Architects redesigned a new entranceway, waiting room, triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. section, and administrative space. The soon to be completed second phase was designed to specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in behavioral patients and critical needs. This section includes eight behavioral care rooms, which can also be used for isolation purposes in major emergencies. The final two phases will be complete in early 2009. Bergen Regional Medical Center is located on 65 acres at 230 Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus and is the largest hospital in the state with over 1,000 beds. The renovations to the emergency department will allow for twelve emergency bays for medical care and eight bays for behavioral healthcare. |
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