Cleveland Clinic to Consult on Kaleida Heart Center

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cleveland Clinic, a healthcare organization once cited by President Obama as a model of excellence, has been hired by Kaleida Health to consult on a new hospital’s heart-care program, including its policies, procedures, personnel, outcome and facilities. The consulting agreement was reached as construction continues in downtown Buffalo on a new 10-story, $291 million Kaleida vascular care and medical research facility.
 
The vascular center is joint venture between Kaleida Health and the University at Buffalo.

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Perkins Eastman and EE&K Architects Merge

NEW YORK — Two major architectural and design firms, Perkins Eastman and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, are merging their practices and consolidating their offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and China.
 
Both companies report that no layoffs will take place for Perkins’ 500 employees worldwide and EE&K’s approximately 85 members.

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