by Tracey Walker | Jul 19, 2022 | News
MultiCare (Tacoma, Wash.) is expanding the Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash., according to the website thenewstribune.com. The project will add 160 inpatient beds, 30 observation beds, and a new 342-stall parking structure. When completed, the hospital will...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 19, 2022 | Trends
The acute care expansion for St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash., uses sustainable design strategies that emphasize the natural beauty of the surrounding site. For example, the project, designed by NBBJ (Seattle), is closely integrated into the sloping...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 19, 2022 | News
Rehabilitation owner and operator Encompass Health Corp. and nonprofit healthcare organization BJC HealthCare (St. Louis) are building a 40-bed, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Town and Country, Mo. The new facility will be a satellite location of...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 18, 2022 | Trends
When I started my career in the 1980s, the healthcare design industry was on the cusp of dynamic change and the beginning of a “golden age.” At the time, there were very few firms that identified as healthcare practices. For the most part, architects “looked down...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 18, 2022 | News
Mental health agency Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, Mich.) is planning a mental-health urgent care center in Kalamazoo, according to the website mlive.com The facility will include six individual treatment rooms, two crisis treatment rooms, a family...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 18, 2022 | News
Auburn Community Hospital (Auburn, N.Y.) is planning a new $14 million radiation treatment center in Syracuse, N.Y., according to the website syracuse.com. A portion of Auburn Community Hospital’s parking lot will be used to construct the facility, which will comprise...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 18, 2022 | Trends
The Harris House Treatment and Recovery Center is located on the bluff of the Missouri River in St. Charles, Mo. Architecture firm Arcturis (St. Louis) was asked to envision this previously developed site as a serene retreat for patients seeking addiction treatment....
by Tracey Walker | Jul 15, 2022 | Trends
In mapping out a vision for TriHealth’s Harold M. and Eugenia S. Thomas Comprehensive Care Center in Cincinnati, architecture firm GBBN (Cincinnati) and landscape architects and public space designers Realm Collaborative (Columbus, Ohio) sought to create a departure...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 15, 2022 | News
Trident Health (Charleston, S.C.) is building a new behavioral health hospital in Ladson, S.C., according to the website counton2.com. The 60-bed Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness project will include inpatient and outpatient services for adults, seniors, and...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 15, 2022 | News
Regional mental health treatment center Sanford Behavioral Health (Marne, Mich.) has opened a standalone residential eating disorder treatment center in Marne. Situated on 18 acres, Sanford West includes specialized residential treatment for eating disorders and...
