by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
I recently read in one of the many monthly magazines I subscribe to (with all good intention of reading them when they arrive) about the scientific theory of the “expectation factor.” I was intrigued because I have long believed that to achieve we need to “keep our...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: Project in progress (September 2004) Chief administrator: Doug Cropper, Chief Executive Officer, (703) 698-1110 Firm: Wilmot Sanz, Inc., (301) 590-2900 Design team: Jim Wilmot, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Dwight Fincher, AIA, Archtitectural Designer;...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed August 2003) Chief administrator: Thomas E. Beeman, President and CEO, St. Thomas Health Services, (615) 284-6866 Firm: Southeast Venture, LLC, (615) 833-8716 Design team: Paul Plummer, AIA,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction (completed September 2002) Chief administrator: John Roberts, President and COO, (704) 283-3460 Firm: FreemanWhite, Inc., (704) 583-2327 Design team: Franklin H. Brooks, AIA, ACHA, Managing Principal; Chris Richardson, AIA,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
“It’s awesome,” one young adolescent patient said upon arrival. “It’s cheery, bright, and there’s even a playground!” Maine’s newest freestanding psychiatric facility, Spring Harbor Hospital, is for people of all ages who experience serious...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Everyone is likely to be affected by cancer in some way, at some time. That is why when I guide the construction of a cancer center, I think, “How could I make this building the best place for my mother, sister, or friend to receive treatment if there were ever a...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Our client wanted to create a facility providing the most innovative surgical care in an environment devoted to patient comfort. The project provides for growth of services and reflects the vision of providing a personalized, patient-focused care environment. The...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction (completed August 2001) Chief administrator: James Alender, President and CEO, (765) 453-0702 Firm: URS Corporation, (317) 636-7469 Design team: Joseph P. Greenan, RA, Director of URS Health; Audrey J. Johnson, AIA, Project...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Completed in July 2003, the Presbyterian Children’s Emergency Department is dedicated exclusively to emergency care of children and is the only facility of its kind in the region. Located adjacent to the Presbyterian Hospital’s main Emergency Department,...
