by Tracey Walker | Aug 4, 2021 | News
Providence (Renton, Wash.) and Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.) are planning a new hospital in Victorville, Calif., to replace the aging Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., according to an article in the Daily Press. The 260-bed hospital...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 4, 2021 | Trends
Recently I stepped on my first airplane in 15 months. I was one of those people who couldn’t book a trip fast enough after I was fully vaccinated, desperate to get out of town for real, and wear shoes for more than a couple of hours in a row. I clearly wasn’t alone,...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 3, 2021 | News
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC; Loma Linda, Calif.) has completed two new hospital towers on the Medical Center campus in Loma Linda. The expansions include a 16-story, 268-foot-tall medical tower with 320 adult patient beds at the Dennis and Carol Troesh...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 3, 2021 | Trends
As many of you may also be experiencing, this summer’s return to a sense of normalcy hasn’t come without some stumbling blocks. At restaurants, I patiently wait for a server to arrive with a menu, only to realize I should have scanned the QR code on the table in front...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 3, 2021 | News
Duke Health’s (Raleigh, N.C.) new South Pavilion has been completed on its campus in Raleigh. The six-story, 210,000-square-foot, 92-bed facility includes nine operating rooms (ORs) on the first floor, a second-floor intensive care unit (ICU), medical-surgical units...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 2, 2021 | Trends
How can design make a difference in our communities and improve the health of our population at the same time? This sentiment isn’t something that we’ve all just been thinking about because of the worldwide pandemic, but rather, this has been an area of focus for...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 2, 2021 | News
The Texas Children’s Hospital has broken ground on a new 52-bed hospital in Austin, Texas. The 365,000-square-foot freestanding facility will include neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, operating rooms, a sleep center, emergency department, high-risk delivery...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 2, 2021 | Projects
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, a Boston University teaching hospital, is a 308-bed medical center, with healthcare specialties ranging from cardiac surgery to neonatology. A new med/surg unit was added in April 2021 to help answer growing demand for...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 2, 2021 | News
AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach, Fla.) celebrated the grand opening of its second freestanding emergency department (ED) in Port Orange, Fla. The $17 million, nearly 18,000-square-foot ED has 24 private patient rooms (with two designed specifically for...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 30, 2021 | News
Central Montana Medical Center (Lewiston, Mont.), a 25-bed critical access hospital, is planning a comprehensive cancer center at its facility, according to an article in KTVH. The $8.9 million project will fill a gap in access for patients across nine rural counties...
