by Robert McCune | Sep 25, 2025 | Trends
HCD Rising Star: Renee Lawrence, medical planner and architect, Boulder Associates A few years after starting her career designing schools in the education sector at VMDO Architects (Charlottesville, Va.), Renee Lawrence had the opportunity to join her colleagues in...
by Robert McCune | Sep 25, 2025 | News
OSF HealthCare (Order of St. Francis Health; Peoria, Ill,), an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, has broken ground on the Meadowview Behavioral Health hospital in Peoria, according to a news release. OSF is partnering...
by Robert McCune | Sep 25, 2025 | News
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville) is set to open its new Jim Ayers Tower, a 15-story, 470,000-square-foot expansion, this fall, according to The Tennessean. The $500 million project marks the hospital’s largest-ever expansion. Initially, the tower will...
by Robert McCune | Sep 24, 2025 | Trends
HCD Rising Star: Kierstyn Feldlavy, associate, architect, and medical planner, SmithGroup Within her first five years working in the healthcare design sector, Kierstyn Feldlavy served as an integral part of the project team that delivered one of the largest and most...
by Tracey Walker | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Centra Health (Danville, Va.) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new 6-story tower at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., according to a news release. The 266,200-square-foot project will include a new emergency...
by Robert McCune | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Now in its eighth year, the annual Rising Stars awards program celebrates the outstanding achievements and fresh perspectives of professionals who have worked in healthcare design for fewer than 10 years while demonstrating a deep commitment to the industry. The seven...
by Tracey Walker | Sep 24, 2025 | Trends
The 2025 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, heads to Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25-28, bringing three days of keynote and educational sessions for attendees. Healthcare Design is previewing some of the upcoming educational sessions in a series of Q+As with speakers,...
by Robert McCune | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC; Montgomery, Ala.) has acquired Cassetty Architects (Henderson, Tenn.), according to a news release. Cassetty brings expertise in healthcare architecture and planning, expanding GMC’s healthcare design practice in the southeast U.S. The...
by Robert McCune | Sep 23, 2025 | News
Nonprofit independent healthcare provider Benefis Health System (Great Falls, Mont.) has started construction on Sanavita Estates, a new senior living community, in Great Falls, according to krtv.com. The 55+ independent living community will house 92 total units,...
by Robert McCune | Sep 23, 2025 | News
Social Action Community Health (SAC Health; San Bernadino, Calif.) held a grand opening for the new SAC Health Brier Campus in San Bernadino, according to a new release. An adaptive reuse of a former banking call center, the project consists of a 280,000-square-foot...
