by Tracey Walker | May 12, 2021 | Projects
Just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, Marin County offers a spectacular natural setting that has long lured city dwellers seeking more space and a direct connection to nature. Marin’s district hospital, MarinHealth Medical Center (formerly Marin...
by Tracey Walker | May 11, 2021 | News
Healthcare Design is accepting nominations to its Rising Star awards program. The Rising Star awards will honor individuals who have been involved in healthcare design for fewer than 10 years (there is no age restriction). Specifically, HCD is seeking details on work...
by Tracey Walker | May 11, 2021 | News
HDR (Omaha, Neb.) has been selected as the architect for the new Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China). The 5 million-square-foot, 2,500-bed project will be divided into two phases that will include three centers...
by Tracey Walker | May 11, 2021 | Trends
When I was a young professional working in healthcare design, I vividly recall taking conference calls from inside a closet so my clients couldn’t hear my children’s voices from across the room. This was the early 1990s, a time when the thinking on women at work was...
by Tracey Walker | May 11, 2021 | News
The University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) has selected architecture firm HOK (St. Louis) to design its new Waterloo Eye Institute, an eye and vision care center of excellence. The $50 million, 67,000-square-foot...
by Tracey Walker | May 10, 2021 | News
International design firm HKS (Dallas) has hired Kevin Reeves as director of business development for the firm’s health practice. Reeves, who will be based at HKS’ Dallas headquarters, brings 20-plus years of business management experience, including sales, account...
by Tracey Walker | May 10, 2021 | Trends
From preparing for an initial surge of COVID-19 patients to constantly replenishing personal protective equipment stockpiles, healthcare organizations are working overtime to provide quality care in the “new normal” pandemic environment. And while there’s no immediate...
by Tracey Walker | May 10, 2021 | Trends
A lot of boxes need to be ticked when we’re choosing locations for the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference year after year: the right-sized venue, easy travel options, hotel variety, temperate weather, potential for facility tours. And when you look at Cleveland...
by Tracey Walker | May 10, 2021 | News
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) opened a newly renovated and expanded Acute Psychiatry Service unit to treat pediatric and adult patients experiencing psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, and substance-use emergencies. The unit is located within the emergency...
by Tracey Walker | May 10, 2021 | Projects
The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System in Jacksonville, Fla., has selected the team of developer US Federal Properties (USFP; Kansas City, Mo.), architectural firm Hoefer Welker (Kansas City), and construction firm...
