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We’ve talked about some of The University of Kansas Health System’s pharmacy renovations for which we developed the first ever solid surface pass-through cabinets in collaboration with KC-based Pulse Design Group and health system stakeholders. This innovative design solution is now featured in Health Facilities Management Magazine.

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A look inside the article

“The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS), Kansas City, Kan., partnered with an architectural firm to bring several pharmacies in its system into compliance with new regulations Kansas and several other states recently have adopted.

One aspect of the health system’s pharmacies that needed updating to comply with the new rules was the clean room pass-through, which is commonly used in pharmacies for drug preparation. Clean rooms are pressurized and sterile to ensure that drugs are safe.

Through a partnership between Shield Casework, North Kansas City, Mo., and the hospital, the company developed a new pass-through for TUKHS that met both compliance and budgetary requirements.

‘Because we were redoing our pharmacy, we wanted to make it better and safer for patients who receive the drugs,’ says Nick Burke, capital project manager, TUKHS.

Basil Sherman, principal, Pulse Design Group, Lexena, Kan., …. reached out to Shield Casework and, through a collaborative process with the design team as well as the hospital’s stakeholders, the company developed a new pass-through that met all the health system’s needs.

‘Everything about this pass-through design was planned with the goal of improving workflow,’ says Stephen Hopkins, president and product designer, Shield Casework. ‘We tested every detail for use, feel and function.’” …