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Our hospital is in the early stages of drawing up architectural plans for a new facility. I am wondering if anyone knows of a company or group you could recommend for the design of a new laboratory (physical plans)? Jim Contratto is the Director of Business Development for McCarthy Construction which is based in St. Louis, MO. They do work nationwide in healthcare for laboratories and radiology deparments, etc. Jim is an honest hardworking guy and could at least give you some ideas. His e-mail is jcontra...@mccarthy.com and his phone is 314-96803300 ext. 2343. Give him a call and see what he can do for you you will want to make sure a certified Mechanical Eng is involved for the HVAC build-out- otherwise, you'll run into alot of problems with negative pressure, appropraite ventilation, etc. project managers typically try to cut the corner on costs with this and dont have it approved by an engineer and somehow get the city to stamp and approval with a fudged "air balance report". you will want to get references of past lab build outs. if they dont have a history of lab build-outs, be careful. Mortland Planning and Design www.mortlanddesign.com An Architectural Firm Dedicated to the Planning & Design of Clinical & Surgical Pathology Labs Karen K. Mortland AIA, MT(ASCP) President Architect & Medical Technologist Mike Toole CT(ASCP) Chief Cytotechnologist Diagnostic Clinic of Longview Longview, Texas Phone 903-291-6016 Email: mto...@dcol.net _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet