Her project involvements span across a wide range, some of which are Inpatient Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Cardiovascular, Cancer Treatment, Children’s & Women’s, Behavioral Health and Correctional Healthcare facilities. In response to specific client needs, Shehani develops conceptual ideas and sketches, into practical and creative solutions that are both functional and efficient.

Shehani will be responsible at the macro level, for Campus Master Planning, including phased site and infrastructure planning, and Facility Needs Assessments, to the micro level, for Programming, Medical Space planning, departmental layouts and room design using Evidence-based Design Concepts, LEAN practices and industry leading standards.

The addition of Shehani’s healthcare planning skills and experience to Mascari Warner’s overall technical healthcare expertise and design will enable Mascari Warner Architects to provide an even higher level of service to their clients.

The repositioning of the two firms will allow the leadership of each entity to better direct their efforts towards clients and projects that are consistent with their professional goals.

Sincerely,

Doug Childs, Joe Mascari, Simon Warner

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Rady Children’s Hospital provides educational programs for children with or at-risk for autism spectrum disorders. Formerly called the Child Care Center and Toddler School, Alexa’s PLAYC (Playful Learning Academy for Young Children) is a facility that provides a nurturing environment that stimulates social, physical and intellectual growth.

Vibrant and inviting, yet soothing colors were selected to simultaneously stimulate and comfort the children, while playful design elements such as porthole windows offer opportunities for imagination and interaction.

Mascari Warner Architects performed designed tenant improvements to the existing facility in two phases. Phase one consisted of the demolition and renovation of approximately 4,500 SF and of diagnostic rooms, treatment rooms, gym, waiting area, office and a small kitchen. Phase two consisted of the demolition and renovation of approximately 800 SF and included a testing room, conference room and a staff work room.

For further reading on about the facility’s opening, click here: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/health/New-Autism-Center-Opens-At-Rady-Childrens-Hospital-113556044.html

For more information about the facility, click here: http://www.rchsd.org/ourcare/programsservices/a-b/alexasplayc/index.htm

• Upholstery fabric for bodice, corset, skirt, and “tail feathers”
• Mesh fabric for petticoat
• Wood veneer for “tail feathers”
• Paint chips for “tail feathers”
• Paint stir sticks framing the corset
• Paint brushes, deconstructed, inserted into “tail” for texture and volume

View photos of our award winning dress here.

“Rady Children’s will be the first hospital in the United States to offer our patients imaging EOS (Electro-Optical Sciences), designed to capture head-to-toe images of patients in a standing position. The three-month installation period begins in January.

The EOS is critical because it emits 10 times less radiation than a standard CR scan and 1,000 times less than a standard CT scan. This is particularly important for children with spinal abnormalities, who will be monitored throughout their lifetime. The EOS also provides remarkable detail, enabling physicians to better diagnose and plan an effective course of treatment.

The EOS is just another step in the journey we began by purchasing the 64-Slice LightSpeed CT Scanner — a journey demonstrating our commitment to always offer our patients the most advanced Radiology treatments available.”

Source Article – https://www.helpsdkids.org/Page.aspx?pid=575

The new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Suite at Hillcrest Medical Center provides solutions to common patient complaints of anxiety, claustrophobia and noise, as well as creating an environment that will attract and help retain quality staff.

The design concept addresses the patient’s feeling of confinement during the scan, turning it into a more relaxed experience, accomplished through abstraction of the natural phenomenon of slot canyons because in nature, these spaces, while physically constrictive, are intriguing and beautiful.

The suite’s design carries the patient through a succession of warm intimate spaces culminating in the Scan Room. The Scan Room is a quiet place of wonder. The curved, wood-veneer ceiling intrigues the patient, while backlit alabaster panels extend the limits of the walls, opening up the space in a horizontal direction.

Sound-absorbing material associated with the ceiling system and walls mitigates the noise produced by the magnet. By using references to nature, such as slot canyons, in the design, the architects hoped to reduce the number of patient scan aborts due to claustrophobia and anxiety, and to have the patient come away with a positive experience from their MRI.

Source Article: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=11563