by Robert McCune | Feb 20, 2026 | News
Plans are moving forward to expand and modernize State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to a news release. Approval of a construction contract to demolish an out-of-service parking garage on the...
by Robert McCune | Feb 20, 2026 | News
UCLA Health (Los Angeles) is nearing completion on the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Los Angeles, according to beverlypress.com. The new mental health hospital is expected to open to patients this fall on the site of the former Olympic Medical Center. The...
by Robert McCune | Feb 19, 2026 | News
Exceptional Healthcare (Dallas) opened Exceptional Community Hospital – Farmington in Farmington, N.M., according to a news release. The $25 million, 20,850-square-foot hospital houses a 24/7 emergency department (ED) and trauma care with 10 triage rooms, as well as...
by Robert McCune | Feb 19, 2026 | News
Kimmel Architecture (Blue Bell, Pa.) has opened a new office in Pittsburgh with a focus on senior living design, according to a news release shared on LinkedIn. The Pittsburgh office is led by Edgar Smith, director and senior project manager at Kimmel, who brings more...
by Robert McCune | Feb 19, 2026 | Trends
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what has their attention and share their ideas on the subject. Emily Buchanan is an associate, design manager, and healthcare practice area leader at Gensler’s...
by Carrie Whitney | Feb 18, 2026 | Projects
After 25 years of practicing psychiatry in the Cayman Islands, Dr. Marc Lockhart recognized a critical gap in local mental health care: the lack of an inpatient psychiatric facility. In some cases, patients were kept on a hospital ward, while in acute cases, patients...
by Robert McCune | Feb 18, 2026 | News
Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital has opened two new patient pavilions on its campus in Lake Forest, Ill., according to a news release. The expansion nearly doubles the hospital’s patient capacity, adding 96 medical-surgical beds and...
by Robert McCune | Feb 18, 2026 | News
Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, Calif., is on track to open a 7-story patient tower this spring, according to myvalleynews.com. The 217,444-square-foot acute care tower will increase the hospital’s inpatient capacity from 120 to 202 beds. The...
by Robert McCune | Feb 17, 2026 | News
HKS (Denver) has appointed Scott Nelson as principal and health studio practice leader for the Mountain West region, based in the firm’s Denver office, according to a news release. Nelson brings nearly four decades of experience in healthcare facility planning,...
by Robert McCune | Feb 17, 2026 | News
Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital in Springdale, Ark., is on track to complete an $82.7 million expansion project this fall, according to axios.com. The project includes 50,000 square feet of new construction, which will house operating rooms, 14 inpatient beds,...
