USP 800 – EVERYTHING You Need to Know Designing for Staff Safety in Healthcare Environments Do you know how many healthcare industry employees are exposed to hazardous drugs in the workplace each year? According to the CDC, there are currently around 8 million healthcare workers in the US exposed to […]

Executive Guide: BIM Modeling Adoption – The Thought Behind the Design Creating Value and Reducing Risk with BIM Execution in the A/E/C Industry Over the last few decades, technology has immensely influenced the way that we interact with the world around us including the way we live, work and communicate. […]

Mount Nittany Health – Cardiovascular Pavilion – Design State College, PA As Architectural and MEP Engineering designers on the new 26,000 SF Mount Nittany Health cardiovascular pavilion, JPT Architect’s is thrilled to help expand the growing cardiovascular and electrophysiology program. Construction of this structure has officially started and is being built […]

Strategies for Meeting the Multitude of Codes Regulating Healthcare Design & Construction Healthcare Design Regulations Can be Met with Forward-Thinking Owners and Facility Managers While code compliance is a challenge for virtually all healthcare facilities, it can be met by forward-thinking owners and facility managers. In order to ensure the […]

Advantages of Transforming to Single-Patient Rooms In an Industry Where Patient Experience is the Number One Priority There has been debate in recent years as to what is most beneficial for patients and staff when it comes to single-patient rooms versus multiple-occupancy/semi-private rooms. With the current need in healthcare to make […]

Revitalization of a Facility’s Image Fulton County Medical Center – Center for Advanced Medicine Phase III in McConnellsburg, PA Fulton County Medical Center’s Center for Advanced Medicine is a two-story, $20 million Medical Office Building project currently being completed as a Design-Build with Palmer Construction. As a triple-phase project, Phase […]

Troubleshooting Code Challenges During Design and Construction New Solutions for Centralizing Component and Compliance Information Many healthcare facility managers expect their operations and maintenance problems to have a definitive solution. After all, in many facility engineering challenges, the answer is clear after a simple investigation. For instance, if a boiler stops […]

Consumers (Patients) Setting the Pace for Healthcare Disruption Disruption is a way to not only stand out to consumers but to outshine your competition There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the healthcare industry is undergoing massive changes when it comes to disruption. Look at what several big tech […]

Ensuring Additions, Renovations and Repairs Comply with the Latest Code Codes are constantly updated to reflect the best and safest practices Long-term healthcare facility planning poses significant challenges, particularly given the rapid pace of change in the healthcare industry. While forecasting for tomorrow’s needs is difficult enough, these organizations are […]

DOH Inspection Preparation is Key ? The Healthcare Facility DOH inspection and approval process can be a lot simpler with an offensive approach rather than a defensive approach when it comes to preparation. Thinking ahead by implementing the following strategies will lead to better survey results no matter what state you […]

Dealing with Code Interpretations from Hospital Design through Operations In many instances, the intersecting codes don’t overtly contradict one another but, instead, add levels of side-by-side requirements To achieve healthcare building (or facility) compliance with all regulatory bodies, healthcare designers, contractors, owners and facility managers often find it’s necessary to […]

Big Box Retail Space to Family Medicine and Specialty Services Center Mount Nittany Health – Philipsburg in Philipsburg, PA   With an acceleration of desolate big box retail spaces, JPT Architects designed the renovation of an old 16,000 SF department store in Philipsburg, PA into a well-integrated and highly efficient […]

New Office, New Look, New Location Address Change for Our Hollidaysburg, PA Office Location  Our Hollidaysburg, PA location has recently moved down Allegheny Street into a bigger office suite. The new address for this location is 215 Allegheny Street, Suite 101, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. JPT’s Interior Designer, Melissa Crist, NCIDQ, […]

Responding to Client and Community Needs with Family Medicine Mount Nittany Health – Penns Valley Family Medicine Office Building in Spring Mills, PA This new family medicine office building’s 4,400 SF renovation from an existing bank and 7,400 SF addition was designed to allow Mount Nittany Health to expand its personal, […]

Achieving Compliance when the Codes Contradict To ensure compliance with contradicting codes, the safest route for healthcare facility leaders is to follow the more stringent requirements At a glance, the various codes regulating healthcare facility design and construction, as well as ongoing facility management, may seem fairly cut and dry. […]

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Revitalization of a Facility’s Image Fulton County Medical Center – Center for Advanced Medicine Phase I in McConnellsburg, PA Fulton County Medical Center’s two-story, 69,500 SF medical office building addition is revitalizing the facility’s image. Completion of Phase I included implementing a new main entrance with patient drop-off canopy and […]

JPT Architects would like to wish all of our clients and friends a Happy Health Care Facilities & Engineering Week! Thank you for everything that you do to make health care facilities safe and comfortable for patients, families and staff!  

JTP Welcomes New Project Designer Jin Choi, LEED AP With a ten year background in architecture, Jin has vast knowledge in project delivery methods and working with multi-disciplinary teams. His portfolio encompasses a great deal of institutional experience with a focus in the healthcare industry. A comprehensive understanding of Revit […]

Transformation – From retail “big box” store to support services building Mount Nittany Health – Corporate Services Building in Bellefonte, PA A former large retail “big box” store in Bellefonte, PA has been transformed into the new 33,796 SF Mount Nittany Health Corporate Services Building. Due to the vast expanse […]

Designed a cardiac catheterization laboratory/operating room from four existing operating rooms JC Blair Memorial Hospital – Catheterization Laboratory & Endoscopy in Huntingdon, PA Recently, JC Blair Memorial Hospital created a new service line for cardiac care. JPT was requested to create a cardiac catheterization laboratory/operating room from their four existing […]

The Navigation of Healthcare Facility Code Regulations You can comply without being an expert Healthcare Design and Construction is highly regulated – and for good reason. In addition to meeting the most basic levels of occupancy safety required of every structure as defined by NFPA 101 and the International Code Council, […]

The ultimate goal was to accommodate a new Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelertor Mount Nittany Medical Center – Linear Accelerator Renovation in State College, PA     JPT designed the recently constructed Linear Accelerator Suite for Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA. The project was a renovation of their original […]

2017 New Hires and Promotions JPT Welcomes Emily and Chirsty, and Congratulates Corey on Becoming Full Time! With a passion for creative thinking, we welcome Emily Diviney to our firm’s Marketing Department.  As the Business Development Leader, Emily will research, track and coordinate client leads; engage in marketing efforts and […]

Executive Guide: Facility Compliance The  Complexity of Healthcare Facility Compliance   This guide focuses on the challenges healthcare facility professionals face in achieving code compliance across the national and regional levels, as well as the difficulty of satisfying the many organizations regulating the safe design and construction of medical buildings. […]