Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital: We design the way hospitals fit their community

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Industry

Hospitals & Medical Centers

Location

United States

In Park Slope, Brooklyn, Cerami delivered extensive acoustical testing and vibration control for NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s 400,000 sq ft Center for Community Health.

 

Challenge

Our team from Cerami, part of Trinity Consultants, designed from the outside in—protecting both the community and the hospital from unnecessary noise, assuring temporary environmental vibration as well as permanent sound reduction. We provided acoustical analysis for the sensitive radiology spaces such as MRI rooms where vibration control is essential. Patient spaces and medical professional offices required extensive study to detail architectural solutions critical to maintain speech privacy between rooms. We also provided services designing sophisticated AV in training and conference spaces.

 

Solutions

The Center for Community Health includes 12 operating rooms, a cancer center with chemotherapy, an expanded orthopedic institute, and rooms for endoscopy, bronchoscopy and pain management. Our team was brought in to ensure that all structural systems that deal with vibrations were designed to mitigate fluctuations—even a slight variation in MIPS could cause disruptions and corresponding errors. Being able to strategize for the most sensitive spaces is one of the most important things we do.

 

Services Performed

The team conducted noise and vibration testing for radiology and MRI, implemented architectural noise and vibration controls, and planned speech privacy for patient and staff areas. They designed AV systems for training and conference rooms and developed community noise mitigation strategies.

Results

The Center now provides peaceful, high-performance care in a dense urban neighborhood, with quiet patient areas, protected sensitive imaging spaces, and minimized community noise impact — all supporting NYP’s mission to deliver healthcare that truly fits its community.

400k Sq ft

Community-focused facility

12

Operating rooms + sensitive MRI space