by HCD Guest Author | Feb 27, 2024 | Trends
Beeping. Suctioning. Drilling. Noise levels in a hospital operating room (OR) can reach up to 120 decibels (dB)—the equivalent of a siren or a loud rock concert, according to a study published by the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America in 2005. Noise...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 26, 2024 | News
*Article update: Following news of the Florida market closings, Walgreens announced it also plans to exit the Illinois market, where it operates six locations, by April. Urgent and primary care chain Village MD, majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance (Chicago),...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Engineering, environment, and professional services firm WSP (New York) has announced that Scott Savage has joined the firm as senior vice president for advanced facilities and multisite programs across the U.S. property and buildings sector, including healthcare....
by Tracey Walker | Feb 26, 2024 | Projects
Black River Medical Center, Cades, South Carolina Black River Medical Center is a new rural hospital in Cades, S.C., serving the state’s Williamsburg and lower Florence counties. Opened in January 2023, the 64,000-square-foot facility houses 25 inpatient beds and five...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 23, 2024 | News
University of Florida (Gainesville) and UF Health (Gainesville) broke ground at UF Health Durbin Park, on a new 42.5-acre health and wellness campus, in St. John’s County, Fla. The first phase of the UF Health Durbin Park development will include a...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 23, 2024 | News
University Health (San Antonio) broke ground on University Health Retama Hospital in Selma, Texas, according to the website ksat.com. Situated on 42 acres adjacent to Retama Park racetrack, the five-story project will be connected to a 100,000-square-foot medical...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 23, 2024 | Trends
New healthcare flooring products From resilient collections to homogeneous sheet flooring to carbon-neutral and PVC-free styles, vendors and manufacturers are introducing a range of flooring options to support healthcare environments. Check out some of the latest...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Outpatient physical therapy provider Vista Physical Therapy (Frisco, Texas) and project partner Medical City Healthcare (Dallas) opened a new outpatient clinic in Denton, Texas, according to the website finance.yahoo.com. The Vista-Denton clinic includes comprehensive...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Nonprofit health system Aspirus Health (Wausau, Wis.) is planning a $30 million renovation and expansion at its Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, in Laurium, Mich., according to the website uppermichiganssource.com. The project will include modernizing the hospital’s...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Wellstar Health System (Marietta, Ga.) is planning a $304 million patient tower at its Paulding Medical Center in Hiram, Ga., according to the website medriva.com. The health system filed a letter of intent to the Georgia Department of Community Health (Atlanta) to...
