by Tracey Walker | Jun 15, 2020 | News
A five-floor office building in Memphis, Tenn., has been converted into a COVID-19 alternate care facility for area hospitals, according to an article in WKRN.com. The project has the capacity to treat approximately 400 patients, with 33 beds set aside for...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 15, 2020 | Projects
The average age of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is 4 years. These patients also tend to have higher rates of co-occurring conditions such as seizures, gastrointestinal issues, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and sleep disorders than the...
by Anne DiNardo | Jun 12, 2020 | Trends
As the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact countries around the globe and concerns regarding the safety of the healthcare workers on the frontlines are growing, healthcare facilities are working hard to best support, manage, and protect patient-facing...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 12, 2020 | News
Healthcare provider RiverView Health (Crookston, Minn.) is planning a $51 million hospital and clinic in Crookston, Minn., according to an article in Grand Forks Herald. The ground floor of the 80,000-square-foot facility will house the RiverView Health clinic, which...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 12, 2020 | News
Healthcare system Franciscan Health, formerly Franciscan Alliance (Mishawaka, Ind.), has plans for a 150-bed hospital in Crown Point, Ind., according to an article in NWI.com. Situated on 150 acres, the $200 million project will be modeled after the Franciscan Health...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 11, 2020 | News
National integrated design firm BSA LifeStructures (Indianapolis) has named Tim Spence as president. Spence also serves on BSA’s board of directors and formerly served as national healing market leader at the firm. He replaces Melissa Davis, who had served as the...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 11, 2020 | News
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (Washington, D.C.) has released new LEED guidance in response to COVID-19 and to support building reopening strategies with four new credits that outline sustainable best practices that align with public health and industry...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 11, 2020 | Projects
Supporting a new care model for behavioral health, ZGF (Portland, Ore.) is collaborating with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to design a Child, Teen & Family Center and Department of Psychiatry Building in San Francisco that will combine...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 10, 2020 | News
A COVID-19 alternate care site at Nashua High School South in Nashua, N.H., will be dismantled due to diminished need, according to an article in New Hampshire Union Leader. The 170-bed project was transformed more than two months ago by the Nashua Division of Public...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 10, 2020 | News
Global integrated design firm Stantec (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) has named Melsie Ordoñez as buildings engineering principal in its Miami office. Ordoñez’s responsibilities will include developing the local healthcare market. Ordoñez brings 21 years of experience in...
