Healthcare
Imaging
Much more than just X-Rays and Ultrasounds.
Imaging is vital to modern healthcare, offering critical insights for diagnosis, treatment planning and interventional procedures. New discoveries and technologies are constant. Ever-more-sensitive machines, complex tools and specialized processes give healthcare professionals incredible new methods to enhance patient outcomes.
We know that each imaging space must not only meet the precise requirements of the equipment it’s created for but also function well for staff and patient traffic flow, operational efficiency and patient safety and comfort. We work with our clients to articulate their project goals and ensure that we’re working toward those objectives at every step along the way.
The design of these spaces involves good communication and involvement from doctors, nurses, technicians, administrative leadership, engineers, and equipment manufacturers. At RDG, communication and involvement are a high priority – we work hard to ensure we hear from all the stakeholders early in the process and that all project participants are on the same page throughout the project.
In-person and Zoom meetings, phone calls, widely distributed meeting minutes and regular check-ins keep us – and you – confident that the work is proceeding on the right track. The RDG process is a collaborative one, that brings all voices to the table and results in solutions that not only meet current healthcare standards but are also adaptable for the advancements of tomorrow.
RDG was instrumental in planning our healthcare facility.
RDG Knows Imaging
We’ve planned and designed spaces for over 130 imaging units, including X-ray, mammogram and MRI machines, CT, PET CT, Nuclear Medicine and interventional imaging equipment.
Our Experience Includes:
37 imaging units for Nebraska Medicine / University of Nebraska Medical Center since 2010
28 imaging units for the University of Iowa Health Care since 2022
13 cardiac catheterization labs since 2020
19 CTs, 5 PET CTs, 5 Nuclear Medicine units, 19 MRIs
RDG's Approach to Imaging
Each project requires attention to details that are specific to imaging. Some of the most common considerations for imaging projects involve ensuring patient comfort, such as enhancing patient privacy and ease of access, minimizing how much movement between spaces is required and using finishes, colors and other design elements to help make the patient experience as stress-free as possible.
Safety for patients and staff is another high priority. Imaging projects require complex requirements, including infrastructure demands. The design of an imaging space must include shielding protocols to protect all individuals, and due to their size and weight, the machines can even require structural modifications to the building. Imaging design and renovation projects are highly regulated, requiring vetting and approvals that ensure safety at every level. RDG design professionals make it their business to stay informed about state-of-the-art safety measures and changes in the regulatory environment.
Efficiency and flexibility are also important considerations. Every design decision that enhances day-to-day staff efficiency – whether related to movement between spaces, supply locations or XXX helps the bottom line for the healthcare client. And because medical and technological advances are happening quickly, we look for opportunities to build flexibility into the design of these spaces for the longer-term advantage of being able to change out the space again in the future.
Finally, most imaging projects occur in facilities that are busy operating throughout the construction period. We work closely with the owner and contractor to plan for minimal disruption to patients' ongoing care and ensure that the space is up and running as soon as possible.
A Quick Look at Some of Our Clients:
Nebraska Medicine / University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA
The Iowa Clinic, Des Moines, IA area
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, Kirksville, MO
Steindler Orthopedic, North Liberty, IA
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
MercyOne North Ankeny, IA
MercyOne Des Moines, IA
MercyOne Cedar Falls, IA
Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, IA
Pope Paul VI Institute, Omaha, NE
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake, IA