by Anne DiNardo | Mar 24, 2020 | Projects
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been operating for more than 30 years when the time for transition to an upgraded facility became necessary. The result of a 10-year renovation project is a 3.2 million-square-foot hospital that’s one...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 24, 2020 | Trends
The healthcare design industry is on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak, responding to myriad needs tied to the built environment to ensure patients can be tested and treated effectively. Healthcare Design turned to its esteemed Editorial Advisory Board members...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 24, 2020 | Trends
We’re in the midst of an unprecedented time. And while the personal effects of the COVID-19 outbreak must be considered first, we at Healthcare Design also recognize the myriad ways this crisis is affecting the healthcare design industry. You’re all now on the front...
by Tracey Walker | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Penn Medicine in Philadelphia plans to open part of a new hospital tower by mid-April, ahead of the facility’s planned opening, to help treat an expected influx of COVID-19 patients, according to NBC10. Completion of the 17-story, 500-bed patient pavilion tower,...
by Tracey Walker | Mar 23, 2020 | News
CO Architects (Los Angeles) has announced two healthcare project-related promotions. Lauren Coles and Carolina Ziebell have been promoted to senior associate positions at the firm, responsible for execute strategic assignments and team management. Coles, who joined...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 23, 2020 | Trends
In order to minimize exposure to COVID-19, healthcare facilities need to separate healthy and suspected, uninfected patients from confirmed, infected patients. Hospital networks with multiple buildings in the community can dedicate the specific task of diagnosing or...
by Tracey Walker | Mar 23, 2020 | News
A new $106 million emergency department (ED) and patient tower at Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, Ariz., has been completed. The new 40,000-square-foot ED, which is projected to open in fall of 2020, will increase the hospital’s capacity with 56 beds and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 20, 2020 | Trends
As the status of COVID-19 in the U.S. is changing daily, ESa (Earl Swensson Associates; Nashville) has been communicating with our healthcare clients and sharing proactive steps that some have already taken. While we are not offering a prescriptive solution for...
by Tracey Walker | Mar 20, 2020 | News
The EFA Expo & Conference, originally planned for April 25-28, 2020, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., has been canceled due to recent developments regarding COVID-19. The annual senior living design show is produced by Emerald,...
by Tracey Walker | Mar 19, 2020 | News
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is preparing its facility for the potential uptick in the number of patients with COVID-19. In the emergency department (ED), the hospital is adding a forward triage tent inside its ambulance bay to test potential COVID-19...
