by Robert McCune | Sep 26, 2024 | Trends
Mahshid Jalalian, PhD, EDAC, Design researcher, HGA (Milwaukee) Mahshid Jalalian says her interest in human interaction with the built environment sparked her interest in healthcare design and research, specifically how layout and design can impact patient outcomes,...
by Robert McCune | Sep 26, 2024 | News
Indiana University Health (IU Health; Fort Wayne, Ind.) broke ground on a new hospital in Roanoke, Ind., according to wowo.com. The $421 million project consists of a 5-story hospital with 140 beds, 17 emergency department (ED) exam rooms, and six operating rooms...
by Robert McCune | Sep 26, 2024 | News
Grande Ronde Hospital is preparing to open a new surgical wing on its campus in La Grande, Ore., according to the hospital’s website. The project will add five operating rooms (ORs), with three sized at 680 square feet and two exceeding 700 square feet, according to...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2024 | Trends
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that Black women have a pregnancy-related mortality rate more than three times higher than that of white women. Related data show that infant mortality rates in the U.S. follow a similar unsettling trend. These...
by Robert McCune | Sep 25, 2024 | News
Cooper University Health Care (Camden, N.J.) is set to break ground on a $3 billion expansion at the Cooper University Hospital main campus in Camden, according to a news release. Dubbed “Project Imagine,” the development will add three new patient and clinical towers...
by Robert McCune | Sep 25, 2024 | News
Multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and technology firm LiRo-Hill (Syosset, N.Y.) has appointed John Fowler as vice president and New England healthcare practice leader, according to a news release. Working in the national firm’s Boston office, Fowler will...
by Robert McCune | Sep 24, 2024 | News
Healthcare provider Inova (Falls Church, Va.) plans to break ground this fall on Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark in Alexandria, Va., according to thezebra.org. The new hospital will be part of a 1.1-million-square-foot mixed-use development on the site of the...
by Robert McCune | Sep 24, 2024 | News
Christus Health (Irving, Texas) plans to renovate the former Medical Center of Southeast Texas – Victory Campus in Beaumont, Texas, into a new hospital, according to a news release. The new 6-acre hospital will include an updated emergency department (ED), surgical...
by Robert McCune | Sep 23, 2024 | News
Novant Health (Winston Salem, N.C.), an integrated healthcare network serving the Southeast, has completed an expansion of the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Hemby Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., according to a news release. The expanded clinic now includes 21...
by Robert McCune | Sep 23, 2024 | Trends
Jupiter Medical Center, a not-for-profit hospital in Jupiter, Fla., recognized that its 1990s-era surgery department was outdated and undersized to handle its operational needs, including digitally integrated smart technology to accommodate complex...
