by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 20, 2017 | News
NORR Philadelphia recently announced that Cristina Wuenschel, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has joined the firm as senior project architect. She will primarily be focusing on healthcare projects and will also contribute to projects in other market sectors. Wuenschel most...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 20, 2017 | News
The new Southcoast Health Urgent Care Center, located in Dartmouth, Mass., opened late January. The 4,200-square-foot Center offers a full array of services including on-site radiology and laboratory services, basic orthopedics, gynecologic and minor surgical...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 20, 2017 | Trends
Patients often view the waiting room as an unproductive space where they sit for a delayed appointment, while project teams and facility owners see a space that represents both construction and ongoing maintenance costs. This leads to the idea that it’s in everyone’s...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 20, 2017 | Projects
The Center for Obesity and Diabetes, or Centro Medico de Diabetes, Obesidad y Especialidades (CEMDOE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has a social mission to decrease the prevalence of diabetes and improve the health of its patients. The 80,000-square-foot...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 20, 2017 | News
The new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness, located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, is a 300,000-square-foot facility that focuses on treatment of patients who do not require an overnight stay in hospital. It offers specialty and day clinics, as...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 19, 2017 | News
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has entered into a new public-private partnership. Instead of moving forward with a plan developed in 2011 to build a $560 million facility, VA will instead be partnering with the Veterans Ambulatory Center Development...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 19, 2017 | News
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held May 1 for construction of new inpatient hospital rooms in the Medical/Surgical Department at Mayo Clinic Health System – Northland in Barron, Wisc. Each year, Mayo Clinic Health System – Northland in Barron cares for more than...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 18, 2017 | News
Zweig Group recently released the 2017 Financial Performance Survey of Architecture, Engineering, Planning and Environmental Consulting Firms. This annual publication is based on a survey of industry firms, and is compiled with analysis from Zweig Group’s team of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 18, 2017 | News
Lauritzen Outpatient Center has begun serving patients at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. HOK’s St. Louis practice teamed with Omaha-based RDG Planning & Design to design the $71 million outpatient center, which consolidates Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 18, 2017 | Trends
In 2008, NBBJ began designing a new medical center for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in New Orleans, with goals to create an environment that would serve as a model of patient-centered healthcare and respect surrounding neighborhoods. But it was also...
