by Anne DiNardo | Oct 7, 2020 | Trends
World Mental Health Day, recognized on October 10, takes on a more powerful meaning this year as we continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, people are becoming attuned to their individual mental health needs and the importance of having access to...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 7, 2020 | News
Because of continued concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and out of caution for the safety of its participants, the decision has been made to postpone the annual 2021 Environments for Aging (EFA) Expo & Conference until August. Originally scheduled to take...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 7, 2020 | News
Penn State Health (Hershey, Pa.) is planning a new outpatient center that will be housed in a former Toys R’ Us store in Lancaster County, Pa., according to an article in Pennlive.com. The 47,000-square-foot project will include the build-out of 30,000 square feet of...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 7, 2020 | News
Providence Montana (Missoula, Mont.) has added a new clinical decision unit at its St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, according to an article in the Missoulian. The new 10,000-square-foot, 10-bed clinical decision unit is adjacent to the emergency department and...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 6, 2020 | News
Stanford Health Care’s (Palo Alto, Calif.) Stanford Hospital is undergoing a six-year renovation and rebuilding project in Palo Alto to add new modernization and California seismic-safety standards. The facility will remain open for patient care during the $1.2...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 6, 2020 | News
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital (Morgantown, W.Va.), which is under construction, is planning a new birthing center, according to an article in 12 WBOY. The birthing center will span the eighth floor of the new hospital, which is expected to be completed in summer...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 6, 2020 | Trends
Architecture firm Pedra Silva Arquitectos (Lisbon, Portugal) created a solution for the Maida Smiles Clinic in London that’s designed to reflect the clinic’s work in cosmetic dentistry and facial aesthetics. Interpreting the concept of ceramic dental implants, which...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 5, 2020 | Projects
Cape Regional Health System, Cape May, N.J., sought to enhance its service lines with an outpatient surgical facility. The solution is the new 19,125-square-foot, freestanding Clare C. Brodesser Surgery Center situated on the east end of the Cape Regional Medical...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 5, 2020 | News
Burns Engineering, Inc. (Philadelphia) has expanded its healthcare engineering and design practices with the addition of Regis Gaughan as director of healthcare. A 40-year veteran [don’t we need to say of what? In the industry?], Gaughan has worked on projects for...
by Tracey Walker | Oct 5, 2020 | Projects
Founded in 1915 by automaker Henry Ford, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS; Detroit) today includes six hospitals, more than 50 medical centers, and an integrated medical group practicing more than 40 specialties. Despite its comprehensive care offering, HFHS desired a...