by Tracey Walker | Apr 26, 2021 | Trends
In the United States, an estimated 68 percent of adults with a mental health affliction have at least one concurrent medical condition and 29 percent of people with medical conditions have a behavioral mental health disorder, according to a 2011 health policy brief by...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 26, 2021 | News
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (Elk River, Minn.) is planning a replacement behavioral health crisis center in St. Cloud, Minn., according to an article in WJON. The 12,022-square-foot facility will include 16 rooms for substance withdrawal treatment and nine...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 26, 2021 | Trends
Advocate Aurora Health began laying the groundwork for virtual care more than seven years ago, introducing a new clinic model designed to integrate in-person visits and telemedicine (telemedicine defined as doctor-provided care via telecommunication technology)....
by Tracey Walker | Apr 26, 2021 | Trends
As more healthcare facilities plan for a future with telemedicine, industry professional also note an increased interest in remote monitoring, whereby a large number of patients can be observed on an ongoing basis from a centralized hub or facility. Prior to the...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (Weston, W. Va.), part of the Mon Health System (Monongalia County, W. Va.), plans to open a new replacement hospital in Weston, according to an article in WV News. The 29-bed acute care hospital will offer the same services that...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Louisiana Children’s Medical Center Health (LCMC Health; New Orleans) Children’s Hospital New Orleans is planning a new pediatric emergency department (ED) in Metairie, La., according to an article in Canal Street Beat. The new 11,000-square-foot LCMC project...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 22, 2021 | News
MetroHealth (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is planning a $42 million behavioral health and addiction expansion at the hospital system’s Cleveland Heights Medical Center in Cleveland Heights, according to an article in freshwatercleveland.com. The project will include 110...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 22, 2021 | News
HCA Healthcare Ambulatory Surgery Division (Nashville, Tenn.) broke ground on a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center in Willis, Texas, according to an article in Community Impact Newspaper. The single-story outpatient Willis Surgery Center will include four...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 21, 2021 | Trends
Healthcare research was front and center throughout Nicholas Watkins’ undergraduate and PhD studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but it was during his Psychology 101 class that he was first exposed to environmental psychology and Roger Ulrich’s...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 21, 2021 | News
The project is located in the women and children wing of Cabrini Hospital and houses ophthalmology, gastroenterology, surgery, cardiology, and neonatal specialists. Christus St. Frances Cabrini (Alexandria, La.) opened a new pediatric clinic at Cabrini in Alexandria,...
