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Roland Ibarra Director of Healthcare rolandl@westeastdesign.com

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h e a l t h c a r e WestEast Design Group, LLC is a San Antonio based Architecture firm that has been serving the Healthcare Community for the last 13 years. Through active listening and collaboration, we help our clients to create their unique vision for their specific facility or campus. We are passionate about serving our clients and delivering all of our projects on time and within budget.

That is why 80% of our work is obtained from repeat clients.

As a full service firm dedicated to ensuring the sucess of our clients entire project, our services include

Our clients include:

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Fort Worth District, Huntsville Center Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System University Health System

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Architectural and Interior Design Healthcare/Laboratory Planning & Design Evidence-Based Design Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (SRM) Master Planning, Facility Planning & Feasibility Studies Project Management & Construction Management Construction Administration Cost Estimation (MCACES-M II) / Value Engineering LEED Certification Anti Terrorism & Force Protection Design Technical Review Building Information Modeling (BIM)} 3D Visualization and Graphic Design Advisory & Assistance Services

13 YEARS OF HEALTHCARE DESIGN & MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS Helping you to establish, inform, staff and execute facilities your program

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

ASSET MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL STAFFING

Supporting executives and facilities directors to establish the needs of their healthcare system

Evaluating building systems, preparing life cycle analyses and developing building information systems

Guiding user groups through the design process of creating usable and efficient spaces

Providing internal facilities staff to maintain campuses or standalone facilities

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) RENOVATION

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $1.2M SIZE: 4,400 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation

The NICU is a renovation of the main hospital building 5th floor existing space which includes an additional area increase for a total of 4,400 SF. The renovation program includes 10 warmers (2 per the pinwheel design), 1 private patient room, 1 family room, and 1 formula preparation room. Coordination meetings were conducted with user groups to finalize the design and discuss the phasing while adjacent spaces remain functional. Design features include glass modular walls, special indirect lighting, special use of acoustic plasters and flooring to maintain a quiet and warm calming setting.

PHYSICAL THERAPY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINIC UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO

COST: $1.8M SIZE: 10,000 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

The design goal of this project is to provide a positive therapeutic environment to promote outcome based rehabilitation care and to return the patient to a full, pain free life with limited physical limitations. It is therefore important that the design for environment of care does not restrict the ability of staff and patient (and family) to achieve these goals.

Through the relocation of the outpatient services to the Medical Pavilion, UHS will enhance the Adult and Pediatric PT and OT programs and identify University Health System as a progressive and significant player in the San Antonio/Bexar County healthcare community.

ANESTHESIA PRE-OPERATIVE CLINIC

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $1.1M SIZE: 5,518 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation

The project area to be renovated is located in the Sub-Level portion of the UHS Pavilion Building which shall include: 8 New Exam Rooms, Phlebotomy Drawing Room, Waiting Area Registration, Staff Offices, Staff Work Rooms and Building Break Room. A pneumatic tube system will also connect the Anesthesia Pre-Operative Clinic to the new Hospital Tower, as well. Special attention to colors and warm decor also define the space and contribute to enhancing the overall environment of care. The Pavilion location will provide greater opportunities to serve patient needs prior to having a surgical procedure in a UHS facility, thereby decreasing same day surgery cancellations.

OB/GYN TRIAGE

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $1.9M SIZE: 7,300 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation

The OB/GYN triage is a renovation of the main hospital building 4th floor existing space. The renovation program includes an 8 Bed Triage Unit and 7 Exam Room OB Unit, Physician’s Office, PYXIS room and 2 large Waiting Rooms. Coordination meetings were conducted with user groups to address design needs, phasing and how to remain functional. Acoustic panels were used throughout to decrease sound transmission and lighting dimmers were utilized to maintain soft light zones.

POLYTRAUMA TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

SOUTH VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $6.2M SIZE: 18,540 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation, Construction Administration

The Polytrauma Transitional Housing is a stand-alone building associated with the new Polytrauma Treatment Center at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio, TX. The new facility is a state-of-the-art treatment and rehabilitation facility focused on rebuilding the physical, psychological, and independent living skills of the war veterans. It includes living quarters, administrative offices, treatment rooms, kitchen and dining facilities as well as a gym with men’s and women’s locker rooms.

Small apartments were incorporated with home like settings to assist the veterans with their daily lives and their return home.

5B WARD RENOVATION

SOUTH VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $3M SIZE: 10,879 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation

The 5B Ward Renovation project at the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital in San Antonio is a interior renovation on the fifth floor of the main VA Hospital. The project replaced a patient care ward with an new patient care that now contains 18 patient rooms, fully replacing 13 and renovating 5 patient rooms. These rooms take advantage of state of the art equipment such as new patient headwalls with medical gasses, patient lift systems, nurse call and code blue systems. The new Bed Ready equipment aids the staff in tracking patient care. The new Herman Miller Nurse stations are located to have direct supervision over the patient rooms, which include windows in the corridor walls and sliding glass doors.

HEARING AND BALANCING CENTER

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $790K SIZE: 3830 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior design, Cost Estimating, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

The University Health System (UHS) Hearing and Balancing Center renovation project was implemented to provide clinical diagnostic, consultative, and treatment services for individuals with communicative impairments. The vision for this project was to be recognized as one of the leading facilities in the community that provides services to individuals with communicative impairments, and to improve the quality of their lives throughout their life-span. This Clinic serves both children and adults and includes 2 sound testing booths that assist the audiologists to achieve the best patient treatment available.

BATTLEFIELD HEALTH AND TRAUMA BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY

SOUTH VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $6.2M SIZE: 18,540 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation, Construction Administration

Battlefield Health & Trauma Biomedical Laboratory is a standalone building addition to the US Army Institute for Surgical Research (ISR) adjacent to Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The new BH&T Lab will be a state-of-the-art research laboratory facility focused on developing new procedures for combat casualty care research, trauma research, and surgical treatments. The new 160,000 SF addition to the existing Institute for Surgical Research Laboratory facility includes; new laboratories, offices, and vivarium space, as well as 10,000 SF of existing laboratory building renovations.

ON-SITE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

MEDICAL COMMAND, HUNTSVILLE CORPS OF ENGINEERS SERVICES: Programming, Space Planning, Conditions Assessment Needs Assessment, Phasing Solutions, Project Budgeting, Initial Outfitting and Transition, Cost Estimation, Construction Management, Construction Documents, A/E Design, Quality Assurance / Quality Control

WestEast was selected to manage a unique collection of facilities projects for the DOD Medical Command through the Hunstville Corps of Engineers. The project was an comprehensive list of facilities planning, design and management services which highlights our ability to understand group cultures across several departments at eight separate locations across the country.

NEW CANTEEN AT AUDIE L. MURPHY VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

SOUTH VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | SAN ANTONIO COST: $8.4M SIZE: 15,000 SF SERVICES: Architecture, Interior Design, Cost Estimation,

The new Canteen at the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital in San Antonio is a 15,000 SF building addition to the main hospital. The facility was designed to blend with the architectural aesthetic of the existing building featuring brick and cast stone masonry. The new Canteen contains a 220-seat Dining Room, a 2,500 SF full service production kitchen and server, and a 6,000 SF Retail Store.

WestEast developed an extensive phasing plan for the construction to minimize disruption of the on-going operations at the hospital.

RESEARCH ADDITION, BUILDING 205

CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | TEMPLE COST: $8M SIZE: 27,118 SF, 3 story addition SERVICES: Architecture, Interior design, Programming, Cost Estimating, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

We provided architectural services for a 27,118 SF three-story addition to Research Building 205 at the Temple VAMC, including a 10,422 SF animal facility, 8,783 SF of laboratory space and additional office space for the research staff. The building addition is separated from the existing facility to preserve daylight to existing laboratories and offices. The second floor will provide six new labs equipped identically to the existing facility’s current labs, and the third floor will contain offices to support the entire research facility and mechanical spaces.

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