by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Riverside Medical Center, set between the Kankakee River and Highway 113, faced a challenge when it was learned that Highway 113 would be expanded from two lanes to five. The majority of the facility’s parking is located across the highway from the main...
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
Project category: Project in progress (December 2007) Chief administrator: Wendy Fucile, Interim CEO, (705) 743-2121 Firm: Dunlop Architects, Inc., (416) 596-6666 Design team: Michael Moxam, Project Principal, Design Principal; Norman Crone, Health Care Planning...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
This project’s goal was to create a new prototype for off-site patient centers that would establish Alexian Brothers Hospital Network as the preeminent healthcare provider in the northwestern Chicago suburbs. The facility combines state-of-the-art diagnostics...
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,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: Addition (completed January 2004) Chief administrator: Tom Laux, President and CEO, (765) 349-6502 Firm: ARTEKNA, (317) 955-5090 Design team: Robert D. Hibler, AIA, NCARB, Principal-in-Charge; Gregory W. Lewis, AIA, Principal (ARTEKNA); Karl Meyer,...
