by Tracey Walker | Nov 1, 2021 | Trends
We did it. The Healthcare Design team held our first in-person event in almost two years when we and about 100 industry members took to Santa Fe, N.M., for the 2021 HCD Forum. By nature, Forum is the type of gathering that always feels a bit like a homecoming, an...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 1, 2021 | News
The historic architecture, mountain views, and bustling arts scene of Santa Fe, N.M., provided a welcoming and inspiring backdrop for the fifth annual Healthcare Design Forum Sept. 13-15 at La Fonda on the Plaza. Attendees—including Healthcare Design’s Editorial...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 1, 2021 | News
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (Bay Pines, Fla.) is planning a new outpatient clinic on the healthcare system’s campus in Bay Pines. The project includes the renovation of Building One, a 1930s-era facility that currently houses the healthcare system’s Veterans...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 29, 2021 | News
The second day of the 2021 HCD Expo in Cleveland kicked off with The Center for Health Design’s presentation of its 2021 Changemaker Award to Dr. George Tingwald, administrative director, medical planning at Stanford Health Care (Stanford, Calif.). The annual award...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Nonprofit hospital Enloe Medical Center (Chico, Calif.) has completed a renovation project at Enloe Regional Cancer Center in Chico. The 2,400-square-foot project included adding a linear accelerator, equipment room, control room, physics treatment, and planning...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 29, 2021 | Projects
Set in the middle of a prairie in Grand Island, Neb., the new Grand Island Regional Medical Center is distinguished by a barn-red patient tower that rises above the landscape and appears as a glowing lantern at night. The 173,000-square-foot facility was initiated by...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 29, 2021 | News
Many healthcare facilities have aging mental and behavioral health facilities that are in need of safety upgrades, according to Melanie Baumhover, principal, BWBR (St. Paul, Minn.), during the presentation, “Renovating Occupied Inpatient Mental/Behavioral Health Units...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 29, 2021 | Trends
Step into any hospital and you’re likely to notice the constant bustle of people with places to go and people to see. Some easily find their way because they’ve previously visited the facility, while others are stepping through the front door for the first time (or...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 28, 2021 | News
NCH Healthcare Systems (Arlington Heights, Ill.) is building a new freestanding cardiac center in Naples, Fla., according to an article in Wink News. The six-story project will house comprehensive cardiac services and is expected to be completed in 2025. The project...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 28, 2021 | News
StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles, Va.) has opened a new inpatient behavioral health unit. The 9,176-square-foot, 17-bed facility is housed on the StoneSprings Hospital campus and will offer services for adults with emotional, behavioral, and mental health...