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Noah Tolson

I felt very early that if I’m going to be an Architect, then I should be one that contributes to the well-being of our society. I am honored to be a graduate of Clemson University’s Master of Architecture for Health program where I received a fellowship from the American Hospital Association and American Institute of Architects to research Pediatric Oncology. I have since been fortunate to work with many extraordinary strategic thinkers and healthcare design mentors. I have dedicated my career to understanding the business of, and delivering high performance healthcare architecture.
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The Value of In-Concert Design Planning

Posted by Noah Tolson on Aug 27, 2020

Originally featured in Healthcare Design Magazine, February 2020.

A new cancer center opens only to require renovations six months later because volumes weren’t understood prior to construction. A.....READ MORE

Topics: Master Planning, Design Thinking

Design Feature: Jefferson Health Multi-Specialty Outpatient Center at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Posted by Noah Tolson on Feb 25, 2020

When Jefferson Health and Aegis Project Management engaged Array to design their first-ever multi-specialty clinic, our team had the privilege of working with Jefferson Health leadership to create a.....READ MORE

Topics: Ambulatory Surgery Center Design, Philadelphia Navy Yard Doctor

Integrating Project Planning to Benefit Every Endeavor

Posted by Noah Tolson on Dec 02, 2015

We’ve all heard it: "Failing to plan is planning to fail." It becomes difficult when we’re not sure what to plan for, but we can’t allow the fear of the unknown to prevent us from heeding Mr...

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Topics: Planning

Healthcare Change is Here and It Is Happening Rapidly

Posted by Noah Tolson on Jan 27, 2015

At Array, we focus exclusively on the design of environments to support healthcare. This specificity presents interesting challenges these days – as the world of healthcare continues to change in.....READ MORE

Topics: Continuous Improvement, Management Series

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Posted by Noah Tolson on Apr 03, 2014

The thorough and systematic evaluation of the interrelated values, goals, facts and needs of a client’s organization, facility users and the surrounding community. A well-conceived program leads to..

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Topics: Planning, Future State Mapping, Architecture, visioning, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), mock-ups, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Programming Software, Continuous Improvement, Advisory Services

How to Navigate the Changing Healthcare Real Estate Market

Posted by Noah Tolson on Mar 04, 2014

Featured in Healthcare Global, October 2014

While the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has garnered a lot of attention, there are significant trends associated with its implementation that.....READ MORE

Topics: developer, Planning, real estate, Medical Office Building (MOB), Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Discrete Event Simulation: Enhancing Flow in Healthcare Design

Posted by Noah Tolson on Feb 11, 2013

Published in the November 2013 issue of Medical Construction & Design

Discrete Event Simulation (DES), which has been utilized across industries for several decades, provides a virtual environment...

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Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, promodel, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Discrete Event Simulation

Questions Healthcare Organizations Should be Asking

Posted by Noah Tolson on Jan 04, 2013

As a firm focused exclusively on healthcare design, we help healthcare institutions envision and realize their operations within the most appropriate setting. Never before has our job been more.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Continuous Improvement, Advisory Services

Towards a New Healthcare Architecture – Part 3 of 3

Posted by Noah Tolson on Aug 08, 2012

In my first post, I focused on actions that healthcare organizations can take. In my second post, my focus expanded to include other stakeholders in the healthcare debate.In this post regarding.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Towards a New Healthcare Architecture – Part 2 of 3

Posted by Noah Tolson on Aug 06, 2012

In my previous post, I focused on actions that healthcare organizations can take. In this post, the focus widens to include other stakeholders in the healthcare debate:

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As we.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

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