by Robert McCune | May 30, 2024 | News
Nonprofit health system AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) started construction on a new, 10-story hospital in Lake Nona, Fla. Plans call for the hospital to open in 2026 with 80 patient beds and expand to 320 beds. The hospital also will offer an incision-less...
by Robert McCune | May 29, 2024 | News
Maine Medical Center plans to open its new eight-story, 300,000-square-foot Malone Family Tower in Portland, Me., in June according to a news release. The new tower will primarily serve cardiac and cardiovascular patients, and will house 86 private rooms, 10 operating...
by Robert McCune | May 29, 2024 | News
HCA Florida Healthcare (Pensacola, Fla.) completed the first phase of a $60 million expansion and renovation of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., according to a news release. The project includes 40,000 square feet of new construction and 20,000...
by HCD Guest Author | May 29, 2024 | Trends
As a healthcare architect, it’s frustrating to practice research-informed or evidence-based design when so little research exists that truly proves the efficacy of healthcare planning concepts and design practices. Peer-reviewed academic research in most cases is...
by Robert McCune | May 28, 2024 | News
United Health Services (UHS; Binghamton, N.Y.) has completed an expansion of UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, N.Y., according to the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. The new six-story, 180,000-square-foot clinical tower includes 120 private rooms, a...
by Robert McCune | May 28, 2024 | News
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN; Allentown, Pa.), which operates 14 hospital campuses as well as outpatient care facilities across Pennsylvania, and care provider Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.) started construction on a new behavioral health...
by Tracey Walker | May 28, 2024 | Projects
Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness Center at Eatontown In New Jersey Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH; Eatontown, N.J.) collaborated with Philadelphia-based firm FCA on the expansion of its outpatient practices. Built to increase access to services as part of a...
by HCD Guest Author | May 27, 2024 | Trends
Why are costs so high? Why is delivery late? Almost everyone involved in capital programming of a healthcare project will hear these questions at some point during their career. Experienced professionals know how many answers such simple questions can have. Capital...
by Robert McCune | May 24, 2024 | News
Mayo Clinic Health System (Rochester, Minn.) opened a $155 million hospital expansion at its campus in Mankato, Minn. The project consisted of the new Marsh Building patient tower, with modernized and expanded intensive and pediatric care unites, new medical/surgical...
by Anne DiNardo | May 24, 2024 | Trends
Hoag Hospital Irvine, Sun Family Campus, Irvine, California The Hoag Hospital Irvine expansion at Sun Family Campus, in Irvine, Calif., aims to reimagine the modern healthcare facility as a pedestrian-friendly campus that balances multiple low-scale buildings with...
