by Robert McCune | Jul 11, 2024 | News
University of Florida Health (UF Health; Gainesville, Fla.) opened a new six-story patient tower at its UF Health North campus in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Daily Record. The $140 million expansion includes 124 patient rooms, two floors...
by Robert McCune | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Butler Hospital opened a new 25-bed short-stay unit on its campus in Providence, R.I., according to a news release. The renovated unit is designed to treat multiple patient populations needing mental health treatments, helping to alleviate overcrowded emergency...
by Robert McCune | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Detroit-based architecture and design firm Albert Kahn Associates has named Kimberly Montague as CEO, according to a news release. She is the firm’s first female CEO in its nearly 130-year history and takes over the role from Alan Cobb, who is retiring after a 48-year...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Healthcare Design magazine is accepting entries for the 2024 Nightingale Awards program. Presented in partnership with the 2024 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (Oct. 5-8, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis), the Nightingale Awards recognize...
by Robert McCune | Jul 9, 2024 | News
Alaska Regional Hospital (Anchorage, Alaska) has submitted a Certificate of Need (CON) with the Alaska Department of Health to build and operate a freestanding emergency department (ED) in Anchorage, according to a news release. The proposed project would house five...
by Robert McCune | Jul 9, 2024 | News
Nonprofit hospital network MyMichigan Health (Midland, Mich.) is set to break ground on an expansion at MyMichigan Medical Center Clare in Clare, Mich., according to a news release. The first phase of the project will add a two-story building to house a new emergency...
by Robert McCune | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Orlando Health (Orlando, Fla.) is nearing completion on Lake Mary Hospital, in Lake Mary, Fla., according to a news release. The project consists of two six-story towers and will house 124 inpatient beds (with shell space for another 116 beds), six operating rooms,...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 8, 2024 | Trends
New surface products Carbon-neutral wallcoverings, decorative aluminum panels, porcelain tile for floor and wall applications, and metal laminates are among the new surface products that vendors and manufacturers are introducing to support healthcare environments....
by Robert McCune | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Clifton-Fine Hospital, part of the Samaritan Health (Watertown, N.Y.) network, plans to replace an existing 800-square-foot emergency department (ED), built in 1951, with a new 10,000-square-foot facility, according to the Adirondack Explorer. The new ED will have an...
by Tracey Walker | Jul 5, 2024 | Trends
UHealth – University of Miami Health System is constructing a 370,000-square-foot medical facility within a 184-acre mixed-use development in North Miami, Fla. Set to be UHealth’s largest outpatient medical facility when it opens in summer 2025, UHealth SoLé Mia will...