SHCA starts work on new hospital laboratory.Construction is under way for a new Catheterization catheterization Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. Laboratory suite at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY. The 13,000 square foot gut renovation, designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, will be completed in the spring of 2007. The project will create two new Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac Catheterization Definition Cardiac catheterization (also called heart catheterization) is a diagnostic procedure which does a comprehensive examination of how the heart and its blood vessels function. Laboratories at Southside Hospital and a shelled room that can accommodate a third future cath lab A catheterization laboratory or cath lab is an examination room in a hospital or clinic with diagnostic imaging equipment to support the catheterization procedure. A catheter is inserted into a large artery, and various wires and devices can be inserted through the body via , as well as recovery space and all other support and operational functions. The design is intended to create access to the labs along a clean corridor, emphasizing the separation of clean and soiled material traffic flow. Procedure rooms for the suite are organized with a combined equipment room to maximize the space and provide for efficient placement of mechanical/electric/plumbing systems. A central clean supply core provides convenient staff access to clean supplies and equipment holding. Staff changing areas are arranged to allow personnel to enter from the outside of the suite, change their clothing, and move directly into the new lab suite. The interior design of the waiting/ reception makes use of natural wood, ceramic This article is about ceramic materials. For the fine art, see Ceramic art. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). tile tile, one of the ceramic products used in building, to which group brick and terra-cotta also belong. The term designates the finished baked clay—the material of a wide variety of units used in architecture and engineering, such as wall slabs or blocks, floor , carpet, glass and indirect lighting. The latest healthcare approved materials are utilized for flooring and other surfaces in the clinical areas, but with color and accents that create a clean, warm, professional and inviting environment. |
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