High Performance Healthcare, Lab, Surgery, and MRI Facilities

Room acoustics, sound and impact isolation, mechanical and MRI equipment noise and vibration, and environmental noise issues all must all be addressed in designing a high-quality healthcare facility. We provide solutions to design reception areas, private offices, and administrative and consultation areas to achieve the required privacy in conversation as per HIPAA Oral Privacy regulations.

Room Acoustics and HIPAA Regulations
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) protects the confidentiality of the information and the privacy of

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individuals receiving health care services and items.  A more in-depth description of HIPAA regulations and how we design architectural solutions can be found on our HIPAA and Oral Privacy page.

MRI Noise and Vibration
We provide recommendations to design facilities which house vibration-sensitive instruments and tools to be within the accepted Vibration Criteria (VC) curves and ISO standards for human exposure. These solutions are designed based on measurements and modeling predictions. In order to prevent noise impact to occupants and adjacent spaces, the issues of room acoustics, sound transmission, observation window/door assemblies, and wall and floor/ceiling assemblies, in addition to vibration isolation of equipment, must also be addressed.  

Mechanical Noise
High background noise from many sources, including mechanical equipment, can render an otherwise good space unusable.  We conduct an analysis of the mechanical system, and design recommendations to achieve appropriate levels of background noise in order to achieve the desired Noise Criteria rating. We balance realistic treatments which will achieve the design criteria while keeping within the budget.