by Tracey Walker | May 18, 2020 | News
The gym at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, has been transformed into an alternate care site for low-acuity COVID-19 patients, according to an article in Anchorage Daily News. The temporary care facility, which was completed in a few weeks, holds 51 beds...
by Tracey Walker | May 18, 2020 | News
Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., is planning to build a new hospital with an inpatient and outpatient surgery center and an emergency room. The project will be part of a larger retail and office park on land in St. Johns County, Fla., according to an...
by Tracey Walker | May 15, 2020 | News
The Commercial Appeal, a former newspaper building in Memphis, Tenn., has been turned into a COVID-19 alternate care facility, according to an article in Channel 3 News. The project houses more than 400 patients, and includes the remodeling of walls, ceilings, and...
by Tracey Walker | May 14, 2020 | News
Medical City Healthcare, based in Dallas, and owned by HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.), is planning a 520,000-square-foot expansion to its campus in Frisco, Texas, according an article in The Dallas Morning News. The expansion project will add two new medical office...
by Tracey Walker | May 14, 2020 | Trends
Driven by a passion for design and medicine, Sickeler’s career started in industrial design before she landed a job at an architecture firm and worked on her first healthcare design project. Thirty-five years later, she’s still devoted to this sector, while also...
by Tracey Walker | May 14, 2020 | News
Senior living design experts and providers will deliver insights on assisted living, memory care, lighting, dining spaces, the household model, and staff retention during the EFA Virtual Conference. The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on June 1 and 2. The...
by Tracey Walker | May 12, 2020 | News
The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) special COVID-19 task force has updated its COVID-19 Alternate Care Sites Assessment Tool for international distribution and with information from the front lines. The checklist highlights areas to consider when evaluating...
by Tracey Walker | May 12, 2020 | News
MetroSouth Medical Center, a shuttered hospital in Chicago, has been converted into an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients, according to an article in the Chicago Morning Star. The facility was built in 22 days and provides 585 surge beds, including 265...
by Tracey Walker | May 12, 2020 | News
The Fertility Center of Las Vegas is being planned for Las Vegas. The 18,540-square-foot, single-story facility will include an ambulatory surgery center, laboratory, and fertility clinic. The project team includes PGAL Architects (architecture; Las Vegas), SR...
by Tracey Walker | May 11, 2020 | News
Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., which served as one of three field hospitals in the state to help handle the surge of patients from the COVID-19 pandemic, has closed in response to diminishing need. Patients will be transferred to an alternative care...
