by Tracey Walker | Apr 5, 2021 | Projects
To meet the growing needs of the more than 23,000 veterans living in the Lakeland, Fla., area, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is consolidating multiple local facilities into one expanded outpatient clinic. At 132,000 square feet—five times bigger than the...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Genesee Health System (Flint, Mich.) is planning to centralize its Neurological Center for Excellence, Children’s Autism Center, and Child and Family Services programs in a new facility in Flint, according to an article in abc12.com. The 60,000-square-foot center will...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 2, 2021 | News
General contractor Swinerton (Atlanta) has expanded its Southeast healthcare team. Atlanta-based operations manager Paul Nielsen, superintendent Zach Hilton, and national healthcare director Chris Morris have joined the team. Additionally, project manager Daniel Lieb...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 2, 2021 | Trends
Mock-ups have become invaluable tools in healthcare design to test and confirm functionality for clinical teams. When new models of care are developed for a “facility of the future,” architects find themselves in a position where they need to be equipped to lead...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 2, 2021 | News
Mercy Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.), part of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.), and Universal Health Services (UHS; King of Prussia, Pa.) are planning a new 60-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital in Kent County, Mich. The new facility will be situated near the Mercy...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 1, 2021 | News
New in 2021, Environments For Aging magazine, a sister publication of Healthcare Design, will take the pulse of the senior living design industry with its first EFA Industry Survey. Senior living architecture/engineering, construction, and interior design companies as...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 1, 2021 | Projects
Main Line Health (MLH), a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs, was looking to expand beyond its traditional patient base, says JoAnn Magnatta, senior vice president of planning and design at MLH (Philadelphia). The...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 1, 2021 | News
Avita Community Partners (Hall County, Ga.), which provides mental illness, developmental disability, and addictive diseases services, is on track to complete a behavioral health crisis center by mid-April in Gainesville, Ga., according to an article in the...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 1, 2021 | Trends
Like many, I’ve found myself frequently recalling what I was doing one year ago. At press time, I reached the anniversary of my last flight. I recall boarding a plane to Santa Fe, N.M., to do a site visit for our HCD Forum event. I felt a little uncertain as...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 1, 2021 | News
Integrated healthcare delivery system Ballad Health (Johnson City, Tenn.) is planning a two-story expansion of Niswonger Children’s Hospital and a modernization of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as well as a new pediatric emergency department at Ballad...
