NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES

MRI Suite

Location: New York, NY
Size: 2,400 square feet
Project Type: Equipment Upgrade and Renovation

The new MRI Suite is located in the Hospital for Joint Diseases and serves both in-patients and out-patients. The Siemens system is set up to support MRI studies with anesthesia. Magnetic shielding is located in the room with non-magnetic structural steel for reinforcement used due to limited access and because of it the suite’s original use as a patient floor. The interior finishes in the room are designed as a modular panel with no wet trade finishes.

The magnet was delivered through a wall hatch on a Saturday morning and the room was finished and ready for Siemens to begin installation on Monday morning. This was a multi-phased project that included removal of a decommissioned MRI system and the decant and relocation off-site of the patient pre-admission testing office.

Syska & Hennesssy Group designed an online dashboard for building management systems (BMS enabling the Radiology Department to monitor infrastructure support systems for the MRI and to respond rapidly to issues that could affect operations, minimizing potential downtime.