by HCD Guest Author | Jan 5, 2024 | Trends
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what has their attention and share their ideas on the subject. Niada Parker is associate principal, director of healthcare at architecture, interior design,...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City) opened an ambulatory surgery center and recovery hotel in Murray, Utah. The 50,000-square-foot project, which is designed to U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver certification, houses eight orthopedic operating rooms (ORs)...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 5, 2024 | Trends
Observing the evolving needs within healthcare systems to adapt to shifting patient populations and clinical requirements, whether at a single location or across multiple sites, Brewer Company (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) saw an opportunity for versatility in medical...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 5, 2024 | News
UPMC (Pittsburg) broke ground on the Hillman Cancer Center at Zabok General Hospital in Croatia, approximately 25 miles from the country’s capital city of Zagreb, according to the website inside.upmc.com. The new cancer center will provide advanced radiation oncology,...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 3, 2024 | News
Global architecture and engineering firm HDR (Omaha, Neb.) has named John Henderson as its new CEO. Henderson previously served as the firm’s president and COO. He succeeds Chairman and CEO Eric Keen, who will remain chairman of HDR’s board of directors. Replacing...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 3, 2024 | News
Nonprofit Catholic healthcare organization OSF HealthCare (Peoria, Ill.) is planning a $17.8 million expansion project at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill., according to the website beckershospitalreview. The project will add 25 inpatient beds, 10...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in Columbus have opened a $100 million proton therapy center. The 55,000-square-foot...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Nonprofit health system UCHealth (Aurora, Colo.) broke ground on a $280 million expansion project at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo. The project will add a five-story tower on the north side of the hospital and a cancer center as well as expand...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 29, 2023 | News
University of Rochester Medical Center – UR Medicine opened the Acute Brain Injury NeuroRehabilitation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., according to the website spectrumlocalnews.com. The $7 million unit includes 11 beds and supplements the...
by Anne DiNardo | Dec 28, 2023 | Trends
Historically, a severe underinvestment in mental health resources has left counties and cities with the responsibility of responding to people in crisis in facilities not intended for such purposes, such as justice centers and emergency departments. This response has...
