Healthcare

Ventilator Dependent Units /  by Joan Tsen

Ventilator Dependent Units

Gertler & Wente is currently engaged in the construction of a 20 bed pediatric vent unit and 20 bed adult vent unit within a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) in Brooklyn, NY. Due to the Covid-19 crisis the New York State Department of Health has asked that these units be brought on-line ahead of schedule due to their “essential nature” and their ability to assist if off-loading non-infected patients from the mainstream hospital system.

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Operation PPE /  by Joan Tsen

Operation PPE

These are challenging times. Like many of our fellow architects, we at Gertler & Wente are constantly looking for ways to help each other overcome this crisis. Recently, we dedicated the use of our 3D printer to create personal protection equipment (PPE) for nearby hospitals. As of this blog post, we are working to make 100 face shields based on an open-sourced project to protect hospital workers treating coronavirus patients in NYC.

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