Jeffery Drucker, Array Architects' Vice President of the Northeast & New England Regions, presented this at the 3rd annual NYC Hospitals & Medical Facilities Summit.

1. Repurposing Unconventional
Sites for Healthcare

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REPURPOSING UNCONVENTIONAL SITES FOR HEALTHCARE
NYC: 3rd Annual Hospitals & Medical Facilities Summit
Jeffrey Drucker
Vice President
Northeast | New England Regions
ARRAY ARCHITECTS
8 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE
#1 Ranked
Healthcare-Only Architecture Firm
BOCA RATON / BOSTON / CLEVELAND / COLUMBUS /
DALLAS / NEW YORK / PHILADELPHIA / WASHINGTON

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Challenges of Evaluation
Process of Site Selection for
“Repurposing
Unconventional Sites”
• Hotel Foundation
• Garages
• Housing
• Retail
• Commercial - Office
• Manufacturing - Warehouse

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Site Selection
Considerations
• System strategy
• Competition
• Site location/assessment
evaluation
• Team organization
• High visibility
• Market coverage
• Payer mix

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Determinations When
Looking At Properties
• A good property manager who
understands your needs
• Determine length of time you
plan to be in the building
• Infrastructure
• Ceiling heights
• Generator hookup
• Dedicated ventilation
• Appropriate floor plates
• Transportation – parking/mass
transit
• Accessibility

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Determinations When
Looking At Properties
• Urban business model vs.
suburban business model
• Desirable location?
• If new location, is it close to the
old?
• Can it be zoned for medical
use?
• Can you have signage in the
lobby?
• Structural considerations –
imaging and vibrations
• Is Article 28 a factor?

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BRONX, NY
Montefiore Medical
Center Ambulatory
Care Center
• 280,00 SF Ambulatory
Care Center
• 12 ORs/ 4 Procedure
Rooms
• 64 Bay Recovery Area
20,000 SF Imaging Suite
• Large Entry Canopy
• RFID and Tracking System
• Electronic Bedside
Registration
Hotel Foundations

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• Grandfathered Hotel
foundations
• Elevators
• Egress stairs &
passageways
• Toilets
• Infrastructure & Mechanical
floors
• Multifunctional Ambulatory
Building “Hospital without
Beds”
What are the
CHALLENGES?

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STACKING PLAN
ENT/ORL Ophthalmology
Pediatric/Adult Primary Care
Medicine
Central Sterile Supply Mechanical Pathology
Plastic Surgery/Dermatology Pharmacy
Heart Center
Gastroenterology Urology General Surgery
Parking Service Discharge
Diagnostic | Imaging Patient Intake | Lobby
Ambulatory Surgery Recovery
Procedure Ambulatory Surgery Pre-Op
Roof
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Entrance
Faculty Practice
Treatment
Diagnostic
Support
Patient Intake
LegendVertical Circulation
Soiled Elevator
Staff Ele./Stairs
Patient Transport
Clean Elevator
Main Elevator
Patient Intake
Patient Discharge
Pain Management

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GARAGE SITES
• Sloped Floors/Ramps
• Low floor to floor heights
• Large Elevator/Car lifts
• Infrastructure/
Structural considerations
• Medical floor plate design
/ DOH
What are the
CHALLENGES?

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GARAGE SITES

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What are the
CHALLENGES?
• Residential layouts/ Stairs
& Plumbing shafts
• Low floor to floor heights
• Windows
• Infrastructure/Structural
considerations
• Medical floor plate design
/Community
Considerations
HOUSING - Harlem Park – 124th Street

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Harlem Park – 124th Street

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Harlem Park – 124th Street

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Harlem Park – 124th Street

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What are the
CHALLENGES?
• Mall retail layouts
• Signage/Access Points
• Parking
• Infrastructure/Structural
considerations
• Medical floor plate design /
DOH
RETAIL - Colombia Tarrytown

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COLOMBIA TARRYTOWN

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COMMERCIAL – 156 William

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STACKING DIAGRAM
What are the
CHALLENGES?
• Strategy/Floor availability
• Low floor to floor heights
• Sprinklers
• Infrastructure/Access
considerations
• Ambulances, patient, deliveries
• Medical floor plate design / DOH

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MANUFACTURING – Warehouse

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MANUFACTURING – Warehouse
What are the
CHALLENGES?
• Mall retail layouts
• Signage/Access Points
• Parking
• Infrastructure/Structural
considerations
• Medical floor plate design /
DOH

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FIRST FLOOR COLOR PLAN

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MANUFACTURING – Warehouse

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Matrix Breakdown
• Develop selection criteria
with all key members
• Prioritize criteria
• Real Estate can use this to
identify potential sites
• Evaluate sites and score
criteria
• Use Tableau to review data
with leadership
• Identify best candidates for
test fits and detailed research
• Use for more site selection if
needed
Real Estate
Selection
ARCHITECTURE
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27. Thank you!