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About the Health Facilities Committee
The Health Facilities Committee has existed for many years and has always focused on architecture for healthcare. The committee's mission is to provide education seminars, field trips and discussions for any individual interested in improving their personal knowledge of healthcare facility design. Topics range from Long Term Care to Acute Care Hospitals. They cover items pertaining to better design, changes in the code, and the concerns of staff, patients, residents, administrators and others. The committee offers a forum within which individuals can share specific concerns and consult among others of similar interest. It seeks to act as a conduit between the membership and the New York City chapter of the AIA.
The committee generally schedules seminars the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM. Additionally, it schedules field trips to various institutions the following Friday afternoon at 3:00 PM. On occasion, scheduling issues arise and events are scheduled for different days or times, but as a rule, we try to stay to our monthly schedule. Events are generally worth 2 CES credits and are reported directly to the University of Oklahoma. Credits apply toward requirements set by the AIA as well as the State of New York and usually qualify as HSW credits.
In addition to the aforementioned, the committee periodically meets as a group to discuss subjects of interest. General meetings begin at 6:00 PM and are usually scheduled before seminars. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend and there is no charge. We encourage anyone to make suggestions for future seminars or field trips
Helen Cohen, AIA, chairs the committee. She can be contacted by email at h.cohen@perkinseastman.com or at Perkins Eastman, 115 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10003, ph. 212-353-7220, fax 212-353-7676. Anyone wishing to be included on the mailing list is encouraged to contact her directly.
The committee owes its existence to a dedicated core group of individuals who meet outside the general meetings to determine what events will be scheduled for each year and who is going to work to see that everything required to bring an event together gets done. We encourage anyone wishing to participate at that level to join in. Please contact the committee chairperson if you are interested.
Additionally, he committee owes a debt of gratitude to its sponsors. Numerous contractors and consulting engineers contribute annually in order for the committee to pay honorariums and travel expenses for out-of-town speakers. Without them, our program would be much diminished.
March 21, 2006, 5:30–8:00pm
Evidence-Based Design: Implementation
Beth Israel Medical Center
For More Information, including how to register, please download this information sheet (PDF)
Wednesday
17 November 2004
Building Security in Healthcare
Speakers
- Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA, Barbara Nadel Architect,
New York City, Author of Building Security: Handbook
for Architectural Planning and Design (McGraw-Hill, April 2004)
-
Thomas M. Jung, RA, Director, Bureau of Architectural & Engineering
Facility Planning, New York State Department of Health
Location TBD
Wednesday
20 October 2004
Bioterrorism
in Healthcare:
(resisting it, rather than perpetrating it)
Speaker Eugene
Bard, PE, President, Bard Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
- New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia
For More Information Please download
this information sheet (PDF)
Friday
15 October 2004
Field
Trip to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Trauma Center, Westchester
Medical Center
Tour
Guides TBD
Location Westchester Children’s Hospital,
Valhalla, NY
Meeting Location Lobby of Maria Fareri Children's
Hospital
For More Information, including how to get there,
please download
this information sheet (PDF)
Wednesday 16 June 2004
International Hospitals:
Our North American Neighbors
Speakers
-
Sergio
Zepeda, RA, President, ZVA, Architects,
New York City, Mexico City
- Kenneth Drucker, AIA, Senior Principal, Director of Design,
HOK, New York
Location Hafele Showroom, 25 East 26th Street (corner
of Madison)
Thursday
20 May 2004
New
York State Codes Update – 2004
Speakers
- Thomas M. Jung, RA, Director, Bureau of Architectural & Engineering
Facility Planning, New York State Department of Health
- Martin H. Cohen, FAIA, FACHA, Vice Chairman, Guidelines Revision Committee & Chairman,
CSAG
Location Einhorn Auditorium, Lenox Hill Hospital, by
131 76th Street (between Lexington & Park Avenue)
Sponsor BARR AND BARR, INC.
AIA-Academy of Architecture for Health
www.aia.org/aah_default
ASHE-American
Society of Hospital Engineering
www.ashe.org