Healthcare Design - April 2019 - 54

INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

DCC Design Group

RWJBarnabas Health Emergency
Department NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.

Check-In (Pivot Nurse) and Assessment. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro

Dwyer Architectural

A. John Merola Cardiovascular Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Waiting Room area with fireplace, natural daylight and views for positive distraction. Photo: Kurt Kruse, Dwyer
Architectural Staff Photographer

D ESIG N TEAM:

Nicole Cocolin, NCIDQ,
IIDA, lead planner
and designer; Laura
Hill, project designer;
Huddy Healthcare (preanalytics and planning);
Array Architects (core
and shell); Francis
Cauffman (architecture
fit-out); Best Healthcare
Planning (equipment
planning); Highland
Associates (MEP);
O'Donnell & Naccarato
(structural engineering);
Langan Engineering
(civil engineering)
CO NTACT:

Nicole Cocolin
n.cocolin@
dccdesigngroup.com
(302) 777-2100
www.dccdesigngroup.
com

DESIGN TEAM:

Care Initiation Area. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro

The RWJBarnabas Health Emergency
Department expansion and renovation challenged DCC Design to create a state-of-the-art
facility that accommodates the 24/7 demand
for emergent care in an urban community. The
60,000 sq. ft. multi- phased project doubled
the size of the department, comprising a Care
Initiation Suite, 54 treatment rooms, a 12-room
Behavioral Health Unit, three level I trauma
bays and a Pediatric Emergency Department.
DCC utilized materiality and form to optimize
patient care and experience. Transparency,
curvature, and a vibrant color palette reinforced the system's brand identity, but also created an environment to minimize stress, while
maximizing durability and infection control.

A P R I L 2 01 9 / S U P P L E M E N T T O H E A LT H C A R E D E S I G N

Beth Fritz, AIA,
project manager and
designer; Curt Henry,
designer; Veronica
VanTassel, interior
designer; Jameson
Talucci, rendering
artist (Dwyer
Architectural); Jerry
Cowden, associate/
project manager and
senior mechanical
engineer; Dave
DelGenio, plumbing
engineer; Jeff Rife,
senior electrical
engineer (Sack &
Associates)
C O N TA C T:

Kimberly A. Dwyer,
AIA, EDAC
kimdwyer@
dwyerarch.com
(315) 473-1800
www.dwyerarch.com

Catheterization lab with bright colors for increased staff satisfaction.
Photo: Kurt Kruse, Dwyer Architectural Staff Photographer

St. Joseph's Health is recognized by the Society
of Thoracic Surgeons and Consumer Reports
as one of the top hospitals in America for heart
surgery. This project was the implementation of
their Cardiovascular Center Master Plan, which
included a mock-up and renderings to study
colors and the design. The goal was to unite all
cardiovascular services into one cutting edge
suite with a Hybrid Operating Room, Electrophysiology and Catheterization Labs, forty
patient pre-op/recovery bays, a waiting room,
and support spaces. Extensive effort went into
developing these spaces to support the clinicians
and provide a calming environment for patients
and families.

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