by Robert McCune | Sep 20, 2024 | News
AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) has started construction on a 3,000-acre solar installation in the West Texas region, according to a news release. Once complete, the site will generate up to 70 percent of the health system’s electricity needs in the state,...
by Robert McCune | Sep 20, 2024 | News
Baptist Memorial Health Care (Memphis, Tenn.) plans to build a new hospital in Memphis, according to a news release. The $24 million project, which has been approved by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners, will include eight emergency rooms, eight acute care...
by Tracey Walker | Sep 20, 2024 | Trends
The 2024 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference will be held Oct. 5-8, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The annual event will offer a variety of keynote and breakout sessions on a range of topics. Healthcare Design is previewing some of the upcoming...
by Robert McCune | Sep 19, 2024 | News
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy, Texas, completed an expansion of its surgery and emergency departments (ED), according to a news release. The project doubled the size of the ED to 40,000 square feet and added additional treatment rooms, including two trauma...
by Robert McCune | Sep 19, 2024 | News
Abrazo Health (Phoenix, Ariz.) has started construction on the Abrazo Health Litchfield Medical Building in Goodyear, Ariz. According to a news release. The medical office building (MOB) will be located on the Abrazo West Campus and connected via an existing...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 19, 2024 | Trends
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new Age Friendly Hospital Measure that aims to improve the care and treatment outcomes of older adult patients. The effort, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025, focuses on five domains related...
by Robert McCune | Sep 19, 2024 | Trends
Connor Crist, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, Healthcare architect, senior associate, HFG Architecture (Wichita, Kan.) While studying at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.), where he earned his master’s degree in architecture with a certificate in healthcare design, Connor...
by Robert McCune | Sep 19, 2024 | Trends
Dorris Hwang, RA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Associate, technical enclosure director, Wilmot Sanz (Rockville, Md.) During her nine years in healthcare design, Dorris Hwang has led a wide range of healthcare renovation, expansion, and new construction projects for...
by Robert McCune | Sep 18, 2024 | News
University of Florida Health (UF Health; Gainesville, Fla.) opened a new 6-story inpatient tower on its UF Health North campus in Jacksonville, Fla., according to a news release. The 6-story, 174,000-square-foot addition consists of a 48-bed rehabilitation unit, 76...
by Tracey Walker | Sep 18, 2024 | News
2024 HCD Conference Preview The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo heads to Indianapolis’ Indiana Convention Center Oct. 5-8. Healthcare Design tapped its Local Liaison Committee to share their favorite spots and hidden gems in the host city that attendees can check...
