by Anne DiNardo | Nov 15, 2021 | Trends
While every effort is made to design ligature-resistant space in psychiatric facilities, it’s important for projects to reduce opportunities for self-harm in the built environment. Private spaces including bathrooms, bedrooms, closets, and showers are areas of...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 15, 2021 | News
Engineering and professional services consultancy WSP USA (Montreal) has named Donald Procz to property and buildings healthcare business lead in the Northeast region. Procz has 34 years of engineering experience, mostly in the healthcare sector, and will be...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 15, 2021 | News
Willamette Surgery Center (WSC) in Salem, Ore., and Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics are partnering on a new outpatient surgery center in Salem. The facility will include six operating rooms (ORs), doubling WSC’s number of surgical suites. It’s expected to open in...
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...
