by Tracey Walker | Dec 13, 2021 | News
Temple University Health System (Philadelphia) is opening a hospital for women at the former Cancer Treatment Centers of America location in Philadelphia, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The $30 million project will house a range of specialty...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 13, 2021 | Trends
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the U.S. healthcare system beyond all known limits. Providers were and are still challenged at several different levels, including personal protective equipment (PPE) supply shortages, changing care protocols, staff...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 13, 2021 | News
For many patients, a hospital is challenging due to its stressful, busy, and unfamiliar nature. But for a person with dementia, the experience can be exacerbated by cognitive impairment and behavioral or psychological symptoms, making it a frightening, distressing,...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 13, 2021 | Projects
Child abuse is a mounting public health crisis in Kansas City, Mo. In 2020, more than 78,000 local children were involved in investigations following calls to the state’s Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline. The Children’s Place, a specialized trauma treatment agency...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 11, 2021 | Trends
Perkins Eastman is a global design firm spanning 17 practice areas, including healthcare, primary and secondary education, senior living, hospitality, urban design, arts and culture, and more, and employing 1,100 people across 22 studios. Its healthcare practice,...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 10, 2021 | Trends
Current projects: Our team is in the final phase of an inpatient beds renovation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Galter Pavilion. The first phase of medical/surgical and observation beds was occupied this summer, and the ICU beds are near completion. Sources of...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 10, 2021 | News
Kai Design (St. Louis) has hired Charles Keefer as a senior project manager in the firm’s St. Louis office. Keefer has more than 20 years of experience in both healthcare architecture and project management.
by Tracey Walker | Dec 9, 2021 | News
UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh) is planning a new bed tower on its campus in Oakland, Pa., according to an article in University Times. The 900,000-square-foot project will be constructed on the former site of Children’s Hospital in front of UPMC Presbyterian and will...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 9, 2021 | News
Highmark Health (Pittsburgh) and Geisinger (Danville, Pa.) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Geisinger Medical Center Muncy in Muncy, Pa., according to an article in wnep.com. The 120,000-square-foot hospital will include a full-service emergency department (ED),...
by Tracey Walker | Dec 8, 2021 | News
ProHealth Care (Waukesha, Wis.) is adding a new hospital in early 2022, according to an article in Becker’s Hospital Review. ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital-Mukwonago will include 24 inpatient beds, an emergency department (ED), inpatient and outpatient surgical...
