by Tracey Walker | Jul 8, 2024 | Trends
New surface products Carbon-neutral wallcoverings, decorative aluminum panels, porcelain tile for floor and wall applications, and metal laminates are among the new surface products that vendors and manufacturers are introducing to support healthcare environments....
by Robert McCune | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Clifton-Fine Hospital, part of the Samaritan Health (Watertown, N.Y.) network, plans to replace an existing 800-square-foot emergency department (ED), built in 1951, with a new 10,000-square-foot facility, according to the Adirondack Explorer. The new ED will have an...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 5, 2024 | Trends
UHealth – University of Miami Health System is constructing a 370,000-square-foot medical facility within a 184-acre mixed-use development in North Miami, Fla. Set to be UHealth’s largest outpatient medical facility when it opens in summer 2025, UHealth SoLé Mia will...
by Robert McCune | Jul 5, 2024 | News
The Facility Guidelines Institute opened a three-month public comment period for the draft of the 2026 edition of its Guidelines for Design and Construction for healthcare facilities, including hospitals and outpatient settings. The public comment period is open until...
by Robert McCune | Jul 5, 2024 | News
Corktown Health (Detroit) held a groundbreaking ceremony for Hazel Park Health Center, an outpatient clinic and medical office building (MOB) in Hazel Park, Mich. The project will renovate an existing 17,500-square-foot warehouse into a new community health-based...
by Robert McCune | Jul 3, 2024 | News
WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center reopened two operating rooms (ORs) damaged by flooding due to a construction mishap in an ongoing expansion of the hospital’s first floor, according to a news release. The hospital was forced to close all 10 of its operating rooms...
by Robert McCune | Jul 3, 2024 | News
Nonprofit healthcare system Astria Health (Sunnyside, Wash.) held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of the behavioral health unit at Astria Toppenish Hospital in Toppenish, Wash., according to a news release. The $13 million project will add 14 inpatient...
by Robert McCune | Jul 3, 2024 | Projects
University of Maryland Medical System’s logistics center, Baltimore More than 95 million exam gloves, 3.5 million isolation gowns, 3 million masks, 1 million IV fluid bags, and nearly 8.5 million needles and syringes. That’s just a sample of the medical supplies...
by Robert McCune | Jul 2, 2024 | News
A joint venture of Baptist Health (Jeffersontown, Ky.) and post-acute healthcare provider Encompass Health (Birmingham, Ala.) opened Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Louisville, Ky., according to a news release. The 40-bed inpatient facility offers care to...
by Robert McCune | Jul 2, 2024 | News
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) plans to open TGH Behavioral Health Hospital in Tampa, Fla., in 2025, according to a news release. Construction started in August 2023 on the behavioral health teaching hospital, which will house 96 inpatient beds across 83,000 square...
