STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS (soc) sURVEYS

STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS (soc) sURVEYS
HUGHES ASSOCIATES, inc.
Founded 1980 • 35+ offices globally
Celebrating more than 33 years in business, Hughes is a global
leader offering engineering and consulting services for fire
protection and life safety, code compliance, hazard analysis and risk
management, research and testing, and physical security. Hughes’
experts are committed to providing high quality, cost-effective, and
sustainable solutions that meet our client’s needs.
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Our staff consists of a renowned group of more than 180 engineers,
scientists, computer programmers, investigators and other
specialists who are among the best in the field of fire protection
engineering and code consulting services. Our engineers serve on
numerous National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committees
including the Life Safety Code, Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, and
Premise Security committees.
Preparation of a Statement of
Conditions (SOC) and Basic
Building Information (BBI)
Determination of status of
system attributes
Development of an Alternative
Approaches Report (AAR) to
document methods to
achieve equivalent levels of
safety for applicable codes
Performance of a Fire Safety
Evaluation System (FSES)
equivalency analysis as part
of The Joint Commission
equivalency process
Conducting a Life Safety
Code Analysis
Preparation of a Fire Safety
Equivalency Analysis Report
(FSEAR)
Preparation of a prioritized
Plan for Improvement (PFI)
Obtaining variances from the
Joint Commission
safeguarding healthcare facilities
The Hughes healthcare project team has more than 15 years of
experience providing Joint Commission compliance evaluation
support and other fire protection and life safety services for a
number of hospitals, ambulatory care, and Veteran’s Administration
facilities. We have an in-depth understanding of national, state and
local codes and regulations. We work with the Joint Commission,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and various
Departments of Health.
Hughes’ services include developing Statement of Conditions and
establishing Plans for Improvement. We present facility evaluations
that document deficiencies and create guidelines for progress. Our
unique understanding of the interrelationship of fire protection, life
safety, and security bring unparalleled approaches to the evaluation
of existing facilities and construction projects from pre-design
planning through post-construction.
We review your existing systems and operations and establish
the desired new systems’ functioning characteristics. Conducting
feasibility studies and detailed code compliance reviews, Hughes
offers consulting services to direct the most advantageous results;
minimizing costly redesign and interruption of workplace activities.
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project experience
VISN 1 VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford, MA (2008-2010)
Statement of Conditions Surveys
Support was provided to client, EOC Solutions, to conduct campus-wide
Statement of Conditions (SOC) surveys in VISN 1. The campuses, totaling
more than 4.7 million-square feet of various healthcare occupancies,
have included:
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VA Connecticut Healthcare System – West Haven Campus, CT
Providence VA Medical Center – Providence, RI
VA Boston Healthcare System – Jamaica Plain Campus, MA
VA Boston Healthcare System – West Roxbury Campus, MA
VA Boston Healthcare System – Brockton Campus, MA
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital – Bedford, MA
Northampton VA Medical Center – Leeds, MA
Manchester VA Medical Center – Manchester, NH
White River Junction VA Medical Center – White River Junction, VT
Togus VA Medical Center – Augusta, ME
Edith Hourse Rogers Memorial
Veterans Hospital
Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, WPAFB OH (2007-2008)
Fire Protection & Life Safety Systems Conditions / Joint Commission
Hughes prepared an assessment and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Statement
of Conditions for the six-story, 750,000 square foot, Air Force Medical Center. The systems evaluated during this
project were the fire alarm, fire sprinkler, passive smoke control, active smoke control, heating and ventilation,
and mass notification. The building Statement of Conditions included the Basic Building Information (BBI), Life
Safety Analysis (LSA), and Plan for Improvements (PFI) sections as based on the NFPA 101 2000 Edition
requirements for healthcare occupancies and business occupancies. Deficiency documentation and resolutions,
resolution cost estimates, life safety plans, and SOC report services were provided.
VISN 4 VA Medical Facilities, Pittsburgh, PA (2006-2007)
Statement of Conditions Surveys
Surveys were conducted of 256 buildings, totaling approximately eight million square feet,and evaluated for
compliance with NFPA 101. The surveys include hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, administration, and utility
buildings. A Statement of Conditions (SOC) report was developed for each campus within the VISN 4 network.
The SOC forms for The Joint Commission were prepared for the healthcare and other applicable occupancies.
The campuses evaluated:
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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System – Pittsburgh, PA
Erie VA Medical Center – Eric, PA
VA Butler Healthcare – Butler, PA
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center – Altoona. PA
Lebanon VA Medical Center – Lebanon, PA
Philadelphia VA Medical Center – Philadelphia, PA
VAMC – Coatesville, PA
VAMC – Wilkes-Barre, PA
VAMC – Wilmington, DE
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center – Clarksburg, WV
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St. Johns Medical Center, Detroit, MI (2007-2008)
Statement of Conditions
A full Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
SOC was developed for this high-rise multi-building hospital.
The building Statement of Conditions included the Basic Building
Information (BBI), Life Safety Analysis (LSA), and Plan for
Improvements (PFI) sections as based on the NFPA 101, 2000
Edition requirements for healthcare occupancies, ambulatory care
occupancies, and business occupancies.
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ (2009)
Joint Commission Compliance Support
Hughes provided fire and life safety code consulting to update the
SOC for Saint Peter’s University Hospital.
St. Johns Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (2006)
Joint Commission Consulting
SOC’s were developed for a number of buildings on this 2 million-square foot campus.
VA Medical Center, North Hampton, MA (2006)
Joint Commission SOC Upgrades
Hughes conducted a site investigation and reviewed The Joint Commission Statement of Conditions previously
prepared. Fire safety consulting services were provided to address deficiencies identified in the report and found
during site inspection.
MetroWest Medical Center Facilities, Framingham, MA (2006-2008)
Joint Commission Site Visits & Support
SOC support was provided for Joint Commission compliance. Fire safety consulting services were also provided
for renovations as needed. Projects included Leonard Morse Hospital and Framingham Union Hospital.
American Assoc. for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc., Gurnee, IL (2007-2010)
Joint Commission Inspections
Hughes conducted Joint Commission inspections of surgery centers and completed inspection checklist forms
for more than 100 facilities located nationwide, including the following:
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Digestive Wellness Center – Norton, OH
Aestique Ambulatory Surgery Center – Greenburg, PA
Mesa Surgicenter, Inc. – Fullerton, CA
Plastic Surgical Association of Johnstown – Johnstown, PA
South Bay Surgical and Spine Institute – Long Beach, CA
Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center, Inc. – Novato, CA
Specialty Surgical Center – Westlake, CA
Elite Endoscopy – Las Vegas, NV
Pacific Endoscopy & Surgery Center – Fountain Valley, CA
Roxann Surgery Center – Beverly Hills, CA
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NYU Medical Center,
Tisch Hospital, New York, NY
(2011)
Fire Safety Evaluation System
Hughes served as Life Safety
Code consultant to review
the existing smoke damper
deficiency and to develop an
alternative life safety compliance
plan. The alternative life safety
plan included submission to
The Joint Commission for an
equivalency request.
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COST-EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS FOR A
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
AT HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES WORLDWIDE
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New York University (NYU)
Tisch Hospital New York, NY
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (2012)
SOC Life Safety Assessment
Hughes provided Statement of Conditions (SOC) surveys and
reporting for Cornell and Columbia hospitals.
Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY (2008-2011)
Life Safety Survey Inspections
Hughes provided quarterly inspections of fire and smoke doors,
annual inspections of corridor doors, and quarterly inspections of fire
and smoke walls for penetrations that are not properly fire stopped.
All findings were documented in written reports.
Office of Mental Health, New York State Office of General
Services, New York, NY (2004-2008)
Code and Fire Protection Consulting
Hughes provided code and fire protection consulting services under
contract to the Office of General Services on a task order basis for
Office of Mental Health facilities. The contract value of this work
was approximately $1.1 million.
Work included:
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Fire and life safety surveys
Code compliance reviews
Preparation of code variances
Design of fire protection systems
Review of design standards
Development of scope and budgets for design projects
Development of specifications and cost estimates
Investigations, inspections and acceptance testing
Construction administration services
Support for statewide fire alarm and sprinkler standards
Development of training programs for codes, fire protection
and Joint Commission compliance