by Robert McCune | Aug 29, 2024 | News
Alberta Health Services (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) plans an expansion and renovation of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, according to a news release from Clark Builders (New York), the general contractor on the project. The project will...
by Robert McCune | Aug 29, 2024 | News
Medical City Heart Hospital, a 63-bed acute care hospital in Dallas, has started construction on a $60 million expansion, according to wfaa.com. The project will add three floors and more than 60,000 square feet to the hospital. The space will house a new 28-bed...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 29, 2024 | Trends
Lesa Lorusso, PhD, RID, NCIDQ, Principal, senior vice president, research and insights, Gresham Smith (Orlando, Fla.) Armed with degrees in interior design, architecture, business, and healthcare design, Lesa Lorusso serves as a firmwide resource at Gresham Smith,...
by Robert McCune | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Houston Methodist West Hospital plans a $185 million expansion of its main campus in Katy, Texas, and a $62 million community expansion to open a comprehensive care clinic in Richmond, Texas, according to a news release. The total cost of both projects is estimated at...
by Robert McCune | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm Hoefer Welker (Kansas City, Mo.) hired Steve Stokes to lead and grow its healthcare practice group, according to a news release. Stokes, a member of Healthcare Design’s Editorial Advisory Board, joins the firm’s...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 28, 2024 | News
2024 HCD Conference Preview: Indianapolis Attractions The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo heads to Indianapolis’ Indiana Convention Center Oct. 5-8. The city is home to world-class restaurants, museums, and attractions, as well as professional sports teams and...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 28, 2024 | Trends
Molly Ironmonger, System director of planning and preconstruction, Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati) An engineer by education and construction manager by trade, Molly Ironmonger has led design and construction efforts for more than five years for the Bon Secours...
by Robert McCune | Aug 27, 2024 | News
Hackensack Meridian Health (Hackensack, N.J.) has launched a project to expand Southern Ocean Medical Center (SOMC) in Manahawkin, N.J., according to jerseyshoreonline.com. The $31 million project will add two operating rooms (ORs), expand existing ORs by 8,400 square...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 27, 2024 | Trends
While acute care projects aim to address evolving care needs and rising patient volumes, they’re also using design strategies to help attract and retain nurses and other clinicians, through safer workspaces and innovative amenity spaces. “The nursing shortage, due to...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 27, 2024 | Trends
Deanne Avery, CHC, EDAC, Director, capital projects, planning, design and construction, UNC Health Blue Ridge (Morganton, N.C.) Deanne Avery has spent her 20-year career at UNC Health Blue Ridge, a rural community healthcare system delivering healthcare and wellness...
