by Tracey Walker | Dec 1, 2021 | Trends
If you joined us in Cleveland in October for the 2021 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, you may have experienced the same surreal feeling that I did. After planning, canceling, and then planning again, we finally made it across the finish line. Suddenly, there...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2021 | News
A new behavioral health facility for Mission Health is under construction in Asheville, N.C., according to an article in The Southern Scoop. Situated on 26 acres, the 84,000-square-foot Sweeten Creek Mental Health and Wellness Center will include 120 beds, a therapy...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2021 | News
The BayCare Clinic Lakeside Campus has opened in Manitowoc, Wis. Located on a former Elks Club property, the 47,000-square-foot clinic offers orthopedics, podiatry, neurosurgery, and pain management services. Future plans include adding ophthalmology and physical...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2021 | Trends
While cancer deaths have dropped over the last several decades, attributed to a reduction in smoking as well as improvements in early detection and treatment for some types of cancers, it’s still the second leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, almost...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 29, 2021 | News
National architecture and interior design firm Dyer Brown (Boston) has hired Katie Moulder as interior designer and project manager. Moulder will help support the firm’s work in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, including on behavioral health care projects....
by Tracey Walker | Nov 29, 2021 | Trends
A leader in nursing and healthcare administration for 20 years, Karin Henderson serves as the system leader for the five-hospital Cone Health organization, responsible for more than $300 million in capital construction projects. On Feb. 23, 2020, Cone Health closed...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 29, 2021 | News
Construction on the Sevier County Medical Center in De Queen, Ark., is nearly complete, according to an article in KTBS. The facility will house 14 patient rooms and 10 emergency department (ED) rooms as well as a restaurant, large community room, and walking trail....
by Tracey Walker | Nov 28, 2021 | Trends
Current projects: I’ve been collaborating with my colleagues on providing a research-driven solution to reduce inequity in healthcare. Gaining a thorough understanding of how the social determinants of health directly impact wellness within a specific, medically...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 26, 2021 | News
Architecture and engineering firm Progressive AE (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has hired Vlad Torskiy to lead the firm’s healthcare practice. Torskiy joins the firm from SmithGroup (Chicago). His past work includes a variety of hospitals, research facilities, and assisted...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 26, 2021 | News
Medical West Hospital Authority (Bessemer, Ala.), an affiliate of the UAB Health System (Birmingham, Ala.), broke ground on a new replacement hospital in McCalla, Ala., according to an article in Bham Now. Situated on 46 acres, the $400 million project will replace a...