by Anne DiNardo | Jun 18, 2020 | Trends
A global event like the COVID-19 pandemic has a way of forcing people to adapt, without notice or exception. Trends in healthcare facilities that were in high demand just a few short months ago will now take a backseat as the industry reprioritizes around one goal:...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Strategy consulting firm Eden Strategy Institute (Singapore) has released a global review of hospital practices in dealing with pandemics, drawing insights from the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as from previous pandemics such as SARS, H1N1, and Ebola. The...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Healthcare Design’s annual Forum, scheduled for Sept. 9-11 in Santa Fe, N.M., has been canceled for 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The invitation-only event for high-level industry decision-makers is tentatively scheduled to take place Sept. 13-15, 2021,...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 17, 2020 | Projects
At nine stories tall and 386,000 square feet, the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital opened in March in Columbus, Ohio, as the largest center dedicated to mental health on a pediatric medical campus in the United States. And while...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Cloud County Health Center (CCHC) (Concordia, Kan.) and Salina Regional Health Center (Salina, Kan.) are planning a 14-bed replacement hospital in Concordia, Kan., according to an article in the Concordia Blade-Empire. The $40.35 million project will replace CCHC...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Nonprofit, academic medical system Allegheny Health Network (AHN) (Pittsburgh) is planning a new hospital that will be connected to AHN’s Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion in Pittsburgh. The 160-bed, 345,000-square-foot Wexford Hospital will offer comprehensive women...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Non-profit hospital Parkview Medical Center (Pueblo, Colo.) has completed the expansion of its emergency department, according to an article in The Pueblo Chieftain. The emergency department remained open during the expansion. The 18-month project added 13,000 square...
by Tracey Walker | Jun 15, 2020 | News
Project and construction management firm Vanir Construction Management (Sacramento, Calif.) has hired David Chung as executive director of healthcare and vice president for the firm’s sister company, Vanir Development (Sacramento). Chung, who will based out of the...
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...
