by Tracey Walker | Nov 14, 2021 | Trends
Joining HGA as a design researcher in 2012 after graduating with a PhD in interior design from University of Minnesota, Kara Freihoefer today serves as director of research as well as a leader of HGA’s Design Insight Group, an interdisciplinary team of researchers,...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2021 | Trends
Current projects: I’m overseeing construction of four ambulatory surgery centers and in design on a new proton therapy center. The proton therapy project has been a unique and exciting project to work on, as there are only around 40 of these centers across the U.S....
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2021 | News
Navajo Health Foundation – Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.) broke ground on a new hospital campus development in Ganado, according to an article in Native News Online. Situated on 18 acres adjacent to Sage Memorial Hospital, the 90,000-square-foot project will...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2021 | News
Architecture firm BWBR (St. Paul, Minn.) has named Stephanie McDaniel as president and CEO. A 25-year veteran of BWBR, McDaniel succeeds outgoing president and CEO Peter Smith, who is retiring after nearly 35 years with the firm. She earned her undergraduate degree...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) in Burlington, Mass., completed a $3 million helideck at the hospital, replacing its previous remote helipad that was accessible only via ambulance transfer. The 3,000-square-foot, elevated helideck is located outside the...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS; Boone, N.C.) is opening a new freestanding Appalachian Regional Behavioral Health Hospital (ARBH) for adults ages 18-64 in Boone. The new facility will comprise three separate spaces, including an admissions area,...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 10, 2021 | News
An inspiring vision for the future was painted by Kate O’Neill, CEO of KO Insights and author of “Tech Humanist,” in her opening keynote session, “A Future So Bright,” at the 2021 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in Cleveland in October. O’Neill said it’s not...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 10, 2021 | News
Multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC; Montgomery, Ala.) is opening a New Orleans office that will initially focus on the healthcare sector. Healthcare architect Steve Ritten has been named office leader of the new location. He...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 10, 2021 | News
Amsterdam UMC is renovating the patient room towers at its medical center campus in Amsterdam. The 247,569-square-foot phased project includes the modernization of 18 departments, including a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with couplet care rooms. The project...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 9, 2021 | News
Every Child’s Hope (ECH), a St. Louis-based child services organization, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its short-term residential treatment facility on its St. Louis campus. The 18,000-square-foot William N. Dill Youth Development Center will include 30 private...
