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Parrish Medical Center TITUSVILLE, FL

The new 371,000-square-foot, five-story Parrish Medical Center replaces its 40-year-old, outdated predecessor that was ill configured to serve today's outpatient volume. The 210-bed replacement facility reinforces PMC's healing environment philosophy through the...

Dean East Clinic MADISON, WI

Consolidating four satellite facilities into the comprehensive, multispecialty Dean East Clinic on Madison's east side enabled Dean Health System, Inc., to streamline its operations, enhance its image, and expand its market share in a facility designed to promote...

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital FAIRFAX, VA

Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (December 2004) Chief administrator: John Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, (703) 391-3600 Firm: Wilmot Sanz, Inc., (301) 590-2900 Design team: Rolando Sanz, Principal-in-Charge; Dwight Fincher,...

Holy Cross Hospital FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Project category: Conversion (completed December 2003) Chief administrator: John C. Johnson, President and CEO, (954) 492-5796 Firms: Miller Healthcare Services, (954) 763-8511; MGE Architects, (305) 444-0413; Miller Construction Company, (954) 764-6550 Design team:...

Lakeside Hospital METAIRIE, LA

When this suburban hospital was conceived in 1970, it was state-of-the-art as a women's hospital. Over the course of 30 years, numerous renovations were done, but many without professional guidance. Looking too much like a small-town hospital because of lack of...

Green Clinic Surgical Hospital RUSTON, LA

Green Clinic, a 37-physician multispecialty group in rural northern Louisiana, was seeking to improve patient care in the local community. The construction of a new surgical hospital provided such an opportunity, and the result is a dramatic departure from the...

The facts behind the term ‘healthy lighting’

It is a given that hospital efficiency maximizes the revenues from every invested dollar. “Efficiency” relates to every system in the hospital—including lighting—and can be expressed in terms of staff performance and patient outcomes. Moreover, efficiency can be...

Southlake Regional Health Centre NEWMARKET, ON

Project category: New construction (completed November 2003) Chief administrator: Dan Carriere, President and CEO, (905) 895-4521 Firm: Parkin Architects, Ltd., (416) 467-8000 Design team: John Christie, Project Director; May Chow, Project Architect; Mario Pistone,...

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