by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 31, 2017 | News
The construction of a newborn intensive care unit within the Childbirth Center at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon, Mo., is now complete. The eight-bed NICU will allow the hospital to care for premature babies born as early as 32 weeks. The new NICU features eight...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | News
Henderson Engineers (Lenexa, Kan.) named Paul Villotti, P.E. as its new director of life Safety on Wednesday. Villotti, a recognized expert in fire protection and life safety, will work at Henderson’s headquarters in Kansas City. Villotti will be part of Henderson’s...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | News
Novant Health and Birmingham-based HealthSouth Corp. will host a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow to celebrate their joint venture hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., which is expected to open to patients in October 2018. The freestanding inpatient rehabilitation...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | Projects
Situated in a fast-developing suburban area of Rogers, Ark., the nearly $3 million Harvey Pediatric Clinic is home to a 15,493-square-foot pediatric practice, which was completed May 2016. The building’s strong form establishes a visual landmark along the busy...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | Trends
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject. Kent Doss is principal and regional vice president, Mid-Atlantic region, at Array Architects...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | Trends
There’s wisdom in applying proven best practices to new design projects while continuing to search for better solutions. One area in healthcare where this is most needed is the waiting room. Historically, waiting rooms were dismal, uncomfortable spaces where, too...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 30, 2017 | Trends
Benchmarking is a practice that compares a metric back to a standard in a particular industry. In healthcare design, this process allows designers and architects to compare existing or proposed building performance data against best practices. The purpose is to...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 29, 2017 | News
The renovation of the Ambulatory Surgery Suite at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., representing the final implementation of a multi-phase master plan, is now complete. The new Ambulatory Surgery Suite, Interventional Radiology Suite and East Lobby provides...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 29, 2017 | News
Anchor Health Properties, a healthcare real estate development, management and acquisitions company focused solely on medical facilities, recently announced the commencement of the development of the Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood in partnership with The...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 28, 2017 | News
Tidelands Health (Georgetown, S.C.) recently announced that it will construct a $44 million medical park in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tidelands Health Medical Park at The Market Common is the health system’s single largest community investment since the construction of...
