by HCD Guest Author | Dec 27, 2016 | News
Francis Cauffman New York) has promoted five members of its staff. Senior Associates Charles (Chip) Hemphill, AIA, CDT, NCARB, is an architect who joined Francis Cauffman in 2006. He has become a leader within the firm in developing and incorporating current BIM...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 27, 2016 | News
Florida Hospital North Pinellas, part of the Adventist Health System, recently opened the new Palm Harbor Emergency Room in Palm Harbor, Fla. The new 24-bed, full-service facility will be open 24/7 and will provide adult and pediatric emergency care, as well as...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 27, 2016 | News
Interior Health is moving ahead with expansion and renovation plans for the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre Emergency Department in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. Completion of the project is expected to take approximately 20-24 months. Kasian...
by Anne DiNardo | Dec 23, 2016 | News
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington, N.C.) is adding a new medical facility in Jacksonville, N.C., in January 2017. NHRMC Medical Services – Jacksonville will offer primary care, cardiology, urology, and diagnostic, imaging, and laboratory services. The...
by Anne DiNardo | Dec 23, 2016 | News
Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project has chosen Plan Group Inc. (Toronto) as the electrical sub-contractor for the 1.2 million-square-foot hospital project. Located north of Toronto in the city of Vaughan, the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is the first hospital to be...
by Anne DiNardo | Dec 22, 2016 | Projects
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System in Charlottesville, Va., has broken ground on a major hospital expansion and renovation that will triple the capacity of the emergency department (ED) and add a six-story patient tower, four operating rooms, and 12...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 22, 2016 | News
Chuck Siconolfi has joined Perkins+Will as a healthcare planner and strategist. Siconolfi, who joins the firm as a principal and brings three decades of experience to the firm, will support clients serviced by the firm’s New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C.,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 22, 2016 | Trends
As designers work to minimize noise disruptions in healthcare facilities, a related issue is ensuring patient privacy. For example, in exam rooms, an electronic sound masking system producing at least 42 dBA should ideally be combined with walls that terminate 6...
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by Paglia Donna | Dec 21, 2016 | Projects
Submitted by: Show Chwan Memorial Hospital [Changhua, Taiwan] Cost per square foot: $62 Design team: Dr. Min-Ho Huang, president; Pei-Yuan Lee, superintendent; Hui-Mei Hsu, administrative deputy superintendent; Yi-Shiuan Lin, service manager; Zih-Ping Ho, researcher...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 21, 2016 | News
R.J. Sommerdyke has joined Meridian’s acquisition team in Southern California. He will be based out of the company’s Irvine, Calif., office. In his new position, Sommerdyke will be responsible for all aspects of acquiring value-add healthcare properties...
