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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [First of its Kind: An Inside Look at Cooper University Hospital’s Acute Stroke and Neuro Interventional Suite](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/first-of-its-kind-an-inside-look-at-cooper-university-hospitals-acute-stroke-and-neuro-interventional-suite)

 Posted by [Herman Agoyo](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/herman-agoyo) on Mar 29, 2024

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Cooper University Hospital is a leading academic health system and operates one of the busiest level-1 trauma centers in its region. When Cooper engaged Array to design its Acute Stroke and Neuro..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/first-of-its-kind-an-inside-look-at-cooper-university-hospitals-acute-stroke-and-neuro-interventional-suite)

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 Topics: [neurointerventional radiology](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/neurointerventional-radiology), [emergency department design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/emergency-department-design)

## [Leveraging Prefabrication to Save Time and Cost](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/leveraging-prefabrication-to-save-time-and-cost)

 Posted by [Tim Nichols](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/tim-nichols) on Mar 27, 2023

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*Contributors to this article include Laura Jensen and David Artman, Principals at Array. *

Many healthcare projects face extreme budget fatigue with the economic challenges created by rising inflation..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/leveraging-prefabrication-to-save-time-and-cost)

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 Topics: [prefabrication](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/prefabrication)

## [Exterior Design Feature: Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Mental Health Tower](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/exterior-design-feature-childrens-hospital-of-the-kings-daughters-mental-health-tower)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Oct 06, 2022

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*Co-authored by Marc Mendoza, a Lead Designer at Array*

When you exit the US-58 Midtown tunnel by car in Norfolk, VA, there it is: the gleaming, angular, striking exterior of Children’s Hospital of the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/exterior-design-feature-childrens-hospital-of-the-kings-daughters-mental-health-tower)

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 Topics: [Exterior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/exterior-design)

## [Design Feature: Doylestown Hospital Outpatient Pavilion](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-feature-doylestown-hospital-outpatient-pavilion)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Mar 01, 2022

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Doylestown Hospital’s Outpatient Pavilion, developed in partnership with Anchor Health Properties, creates a one-stop experience for outpatient care in the community. A finalist for HREI’s Best New..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-feature-doylestown-hospital-outpatient-pavilion)

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 Topics: [Ambulatory Care](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ambulatory-care), [Ambulatory Surgery Center Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ambulatory-surgery-center-design)

## [Rapid Adaptation: Redesigning a VA Community Living Center to Contend with COVID-19](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/rapid-adaptation-redesigning-a-va-senior-living-center-to-contend-with-covid-19)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Sep 08, 2021

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*Co-authored by [Morgan Young.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-young-06692287/)*

In 2019, the Lebanon, PA Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center tapped [Miller Remick](http://www.miller-remick.com) and Array Architects to design and construct a Community Living Center (CLC) that..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/rapid-adaptation-redesigning-a-va-senior-living-center-to-contend-with-covid-19)

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 Topics: [designing for COVID-19](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/designing-for-covid-19)

## [3 Design Considerations for Hospitals Built in Hurricane Zones](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Aug 24, 2021

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Hurricane%20From%20Space.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

Recent work at Array prompted our design team to compile crucial guidance for designing facilities in hurricane zones. For example, a health facility located on a tropical island requires..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-hospital-hurricane-zone)

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 Topics: [Sustainability](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/sustainability)

## [Designing Behavioral Health Environments to Avoid Seclusion](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/key-considerations-for-designing-behavioral-health-environments-to-avoid-seclusion)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jul 30, 2021

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An emerging best practice for behavioral health environments is to design spaces that minimize or eliminate areas where patients are secluded or restrained. The aim is to develop an environment..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/key-considerations-for-designing-behavioral-health-environments-to-avoid-seclusion)

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 Topics: [Behavioral Health Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/behavioral-health-design)

## [Landlocked Campus? Overbuild Solution!](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/landlocked-campus-overbuild-solution)

 Posted by [Cheryl Woo](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/cheryl-woo) on Feb 23, 2021

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/image002.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/landlocked-campus-overbuild-solution)

As a healthcare architect, I get to see every day how powerful specialty care can be for the patients being treated in highly specialized hospitals. It is *not* every day that we are able to design..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/landlocked-campus-overbuild-solution)

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 Topics: [overbuild](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/overbuild), [inpatient](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/inpatient)

## [Enhancing the Check-In Process for Healthier, Happier and More Productive Staff](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/enhancing-the-check-in-process-for-healthier-happier-and-more-productive-staff)

 Posted by [Hannah Berman](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/hannah-vought) on Jan 27, 2021

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design-6.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/enhancing-the-check-in-process-for-healthier-happier-and-more-productive-staff)

*Welcome to our Clinician-Centered Design blog series, where we showcase guidance and design strategies to mitigate staff burnout, promote well-being and quantify the impact design solutions. Start...*

[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/enhancing-the-check-in-process-for-healthier-happier-and-more-productive-staff)

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 Topics: [clinician centered design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/clinician-centered-design)

## [Respite: an Essential Need for Essential Workers](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/respite-an-essential-need-for-essential-workers)

 Posted by [Elizabeth Schmitt](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/elizabeth-ochal) on Dec 17, 2020

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/Blog%20Plans%20Respite.png)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/respite-an-essential-need-for-essential-workers)

*Authors [Diana Louden](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/diana-louden) and Lauren Michaels contributed to this piece.*

Imagine yourself as a nurse, nine hours into your 12-hour ICU shift. After watching your favorite patient take an unexpected turn..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/respite-an-essential-need-for-essential-workers)

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 Topics: [respite healthcare design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/respite-healthcare-design), [healthcare burnout](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-burnout), [clinician centered design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/clinician-centered-design)

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