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Paoli Hospital [Paoli, PA]

Paoli Hospital in suburban Philadelphia is undertaking the expansion of its campus. The four-story addition will provide a new entrance, 124 patient rooms including 16 Critical Care and 14 Progressive Care beds, a new Operating Suite, and Emergency Department. Its...

Creating an ergonomically sound work environment

Use of electronic medical data, digital imaging, and wireless communication in healthcare has significantly increased the speed and accuracy of providing care. These technologies have also dramatically changed the process, workflow, and tasks performed by many...

Children's Cancer Hospital [Cairo, Egypt]

The Children's Cancer Hospital was built on a budget created and funded solely through private donations. It provides a new standard of healthcare excellence for the children of Egypt by blending the desired U.S. model of healthcare delivery with the region's local...

Toronto Health and Wellness Centre [Toronto, ON]

With Cleveland Clinic Canada's Toronto Health and Wellness Centre occupying the entire 30th floor of a 47-story office tower, the design team sought to take advantage of this prime space and express the best that Cleveland Clinic has to offer through the project's...

Potomac Hospital [Woodbridge, VA]

This new four-story, 150-bed Patient Tower/Education Center addition at Potomac Hospital replaces Potomac's original Medical/Surgical Units and Intensive Care Unit dating back to the hospital's founding in 1972. The addition consists of a Garden Level for support...

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento [Sacramento, CA]

Project category: Project in progress (December 2011) Chief administrator: Larry Maas, Administrator, (916) 454-6865 Firm: KMD Architects, (415) 398-5191 Design team: Jim Diaz, FAIA, Principal/Lead Design Architect; Bob Petersen, Project Manager; Richard Sheng,...

Pearland Pediatrics [Pearland, TX]

Project category: New construction (completed November 2005) Chief administrator: Deborah L. Gant, MD, FAAP, (281) 484-0839 Firm: Browne Penland McGregor Stephens Architects, (713) 599-9928 Design team: Jim McGregor, AIA, LEED AP, Project Designer (Browne Penland...

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