New research on behavioral health facilities illustrates what design features are needed to support the patients, staff, and families in these environments.
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Westchester Medical Center Unveils New Main Concourse
The new main concourse serves as a functional crossroads that will eventually connect Westchester Medical Center and the future 280,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Pavilion currently under construction on WMCHealth’s Valhalla campus.
Hammes Names New Partner
John Healy, the regional vice president responsible for Hammes’ operations in the southeastern U.S., made partner after two years of service with the company.
PHOTO TOUR: The New Stamford Hospital
With a design guided by improving the patient, staff, and family experience, the replacement hospital opened in Stamford, Conn., in September 2016.
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Breaks Ground On New Off-Site Emergency Room
The new, 18,000-square-foot facility will feature full-service emergency care year-round.
NexCore, UHS Develop Orthopedic Center
The two-story, 69,000-square-foot UHS Orthopedic Center is located on the health system’s outpatient campus in Vestal, N.Y.
Ottawa Hospital’s New Civic Campus Land Transfer Approved
The new Civic Campus will deliver healthcare to Ottawa, eastern Ontario, Gatineau and western Quebec, and Nunavut.
FACE TIME: Jim Lewison
Here, AECOMs interior design director and associate principal talks about the evolution of healthcare interior design, why the return to hand sketching makes him happy, and his most memorable work trips abroad.
Community Hospital’s $20 Million Surgical Services Project Nears Completion
Started in 2013, the project has added private patient rooms, doubled the capacity of the Neonatal unit and increased capacity for stroke and heart patients.
Work Begins On Memorial Hospital North Expansion
Due in part to increased demand for health care at the campus, the project has grown from $85 million to more than $110 million, expanding the hospital to more than 110 inpatient beds.
Mohawk Valley Health System Awarded $300 Million Grant To Build New Campus
The cost projection for the integrated health campus is estimated to be $480 million for a 750,000-square-foot facility.
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Now Open
The 32-acre campus hosts an 81-bed hospital with operating rooms, an intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit.