by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Akron Children’s Hospital has completed construction on its inpatient pediatric behavioral health unit, adding 10 beds to the existing 14 and remodeling rooms to make them private and better suited for patient care. The expansion and remodel cost $4.5 million. Akron...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends
Reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated conditions (HACs)—a term that includes infections, falls resulting in injury, and basically anything else in which a consumer in a healthcare setting ends up worse off just by showing up—has been very high on the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 27, 2017 | News
Oviedo Medical Center, in Ovideo, Fla., is now complete. The $109 million project includes a 64-bed hospital, 22-bed emergency department and an adjacent medical office building. In addition to 24/7 emergency care, hospital services include medical and surgical...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 27, 2017 | Trends
HGA has designed behavioral health facilities across the country—including several mental health units within hospitals and numerous addiction treatment facilities—and has identified six approaches that not only help reduce the stigma associated with mental health...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 27, 2017 | News
The Valley Hospital is building a new hospital in Paramus, N.J. Valley anticipates breaking ground in 2019 and opening as early as 2023. The planned site for the new hospital campus is located just 2.5 miles from Valley’s current location, and is directly across...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 27, 2017 | News
For more than a year, CarolinaEast Medical Center, in collaboration with UNC Health Care, have been designing and developing a comprehensive cancer center for patients in Eastern North Carolina. At a groundbreaking and naming ceremony for the cancer center the two...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 26, 2017 | News
Sisters of Charity Hospital, located in Buffalo, N.Y., recently announced that it plans to open a 21,000-square-foot neonatal intensive care unit this year, according to The Buffalo News. The $8.8 million unit will include a central technology hub, overnight...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 25, 2017 | News
The ASID Foundation is accepting proposals for its sixth annual Transform Grants through March 15, 2017. This year, the Foundation will continue its mission to elevate the impact of interior design by funding evidence-based research on how interior design can foster...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Advocate Sherman Hospital received approval from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to build a 15,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center on its Elgin, Ill., campus, according to the Chicago Tribune. The center will have six pre-op stations,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Hammes Company appointed Michael Solak as the regional vice president out of the firm’s Boston office. Solak is returning to Hammes Company as the operations lead in New England and will be working closely with the Washington, D.C., office in expanding Hammes’...
