Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Clinical Languages
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Richa Juthani

New York,NY

Summary

Healthcare planner with 12+ years of experience leading planning and programming for complex healthcare environments. Skilled at translating clinical operations, stakeholder priorities, and regulatory requirements into practical planning solutions that improve patient care, staff workflows, and operational efficiency. Known for building collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams and specifically fostering internal collaboration within project teams, communicating complex planning decisions, and creating adaptable healthcare environments that support evolving models of care.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Healthcare Planner

Array Architects
New York
09.2023 - Current
  • Led comprehensive healthcare planning and design efforts to ensure high-quality project execution from schematic design to construction administration.
  • Collaborated with architects, consultants, clinical stakeholders, and clients to enhance design solutions and translate operational needs into functional innovative design solutions.
  • Facilitated user group meetings and planning workshops to build consensus and inform design decisions.
  • Synchronized activities of diverse internal and external teams to integrate clinical operations design with regulatory mandates and project deliverables.
  • New Jersey Medical Center Hospital Multiple Department Expansion (Ongoing) – 133,200 SF Surgical Services, Imaging, Patient Services, Emergency Department
  • Atlanticare MOB - 12,000 SF

Ambulatory Care, Hotelling Model

  • HMH JFK Hackensack Enabling Projects (CA) – 23,500 SF Ambulatory Surgery Center + Wound Care Department
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System Milstein (CA) – 43,808 SF 3 Floor Wings, Inpatient Beds
  • Northside Forsyth Hospital Master Plan Implementation, 2023 ~330,000 SF 6-Story Patient Tower + ED Expansion
  • YTD completed project portfolio net worth is $1.4B

Senior Project Designer

Jeffrey Berman Architect (JBA)
New York
04.2015 - 09.2023
  • Children’s Hospital, MRI Planning – 22,300 SF
  • Renovation for Inpatient Facility, 3 Floors
  • International Pediatric Cancer Research Center (Ongoing) – 400,000 SF
  • University Hospital Newark Medical Center, 2022 – 10,457 SF

Alternate Care Facility (ACF) COVID Renovation for Outpatient Facility

Architectural Intern (Part-time) – Assistant Project Manager

N.E.S.C.O, LIC
Long Island City
06.2011 - 02.2015
  • North Hall and Library at Bronx Community College – 98,600 SF

Published in the New York Times – Silver LEED

  • Edible Schoolyard at P.S. 216 in Brooklyn – 21,780 SF

Won MASterworks Awards: Best Green Design Initiative.

Education

B.Arch - Architecture

Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of NY
New York, NY
05-2014

Skills

  • Proficient in REVIT
  • Medical Programming
  • Space Planning
  • Strategic thinking
  • Code compliance
  • Collaborative design
  • 3D Visualization
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • ArchiCAD

Accomplishments

Chosen for a 10-member ACE Mentor Leadership Program of Greater New York.

Affiliations

SIAEA (Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects) -

USGBC - AIA (Associate)

Certification

LEED AP Green Associate

NYS architectural license is underway

Clinical Languages

Surgical Services
Native or Bilingual
Diagnostic & Imaging
Native or Bilingual
Emergency Department
Full Professional
Procedural Services
Native or Bilingual
Inpatient Care
Native or Bilingual
Ambulatory Care
Full Professional
Behavioral Health
Professional Working
Cancer Care
Professional Working

Timeline

Lead Healthcare Planner

Array Architects
09.2023 - Current

Senior Project Designer

Jeffrey Berman Architect (JBA)
04.2015 - 09.2023

Architectural Intern (Part-time) – Assistant Project Manager

N.E.S.C.O, LIC
06.2011 - 02.2015

B.Arch - Architecture

Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of NY