Ambulatory Surgery Center
Communications Infrastructure and AV (including AV, Security and Clinical Systems)

Project Description
​Construction of a new two-story surgical center featuring 10 operating rooms. Also included within the building design was a new Gastro-Intestinal (GI) suite and pain treatment center.

As part of the overall project, AV support was provided for two conference rooms, the main cafeteria and ten operating rooms. The cafeteria was outfitted with the infrastructure required to make it into a multi-use space that can be used for larger presentations.

Each Operating Room has a high resolution wall-mount monitor with a central switch that allows occupants to review live images from the medical imaging equipment on one of two booms, or the surgeon’s or nurse’s PC.

In addition, a live feed from the four GI procedure rooms was extended to the GI conference room to allow for training and review.
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​​​Archi-Technology's Role​​
Archi-Technology was the lead technology designer for this project as well as the project coordinator of University of Rochester Medical Center staff, vendors and contractors.

​Technology Construction Management (TCM) services were also used by URMC to ensure correct vendor installation and interoperability of the technology infrastructure and interconnected systems.

Challenges

• Coordination of multiple phases and areas.
• Integrating technology with architectural constraints to ensure the room remained functional while still being aesthetically pleasing..

​Statistics

• Total Program Cost: Not available.
• Firm Responsibility Cost: Not available.
• Total AV Project Cost: $75,000
• Completion Date: 2011

​​Client

• University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Services Provided

• Budgeting
• Strategic planning
• ​Design/construction management services

Systems Design and Coordinated

• Backbone and horizontal cabling
• ​Voice and data systems
• Overhead paging
• Boom-mounted AV equipment in Operating Rooms distributed to conference rooms throughout the facility for training purposes
• Conference rooms
• Access control
• Video surveillance
• Nurse call

Additional services included budget management and coordination for procurement of Clinical, AV and IT equipment.

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