SHCA builds state of art medical facility on LI.

A new state of the art Diagnostic Imaging Center, designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA), has been completed for the North Shore--Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System in Lake Success, New York.

Part of North Shore--LIJ's Center for Advanced Medicine, the 15,000 s/f facility contains the latest technology and is completely digital. Modalities include MRI, CT, SPECT and PETCT. Standard Radiography and Ultrasound rooms are also provided.

SHCA's layout for the facility is organized with two different circulation zones, a patient circulation and a staff circulation, that both access the "procedure module." This module consists of imaging procedure rooms that are serviced by a common "work core." Here, staff can keep supplies and have access to clean and soiled utilities and other required support spaces, all in close proximity of the procedure rooms, while maintaining separation from patient/traffic interaction.

"The aesthetics of the Imaging Center are clean, warm and professional," noted James Case, SHCA's principal in charge of healthcare design.

"The reception area makes use of ceramic tile, carpet, bamboo, glass and natural lighting. The major modality rooms feature soothing accent wall colors, warm colored wood look flooring, spa inspired fabrics and indirect lighting."

SHCA is currently working on two additional projects for North Shore--LIJ's Center for Advanced Medicine in Lake Success. An 18,000 square foot Urology Center, currently under construction, and a new 7,500 s/f Mammography Center, also under construction.