December 7, 2011 - HCO News

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American Health Investors Launched in Newport Beach, CA

13 years ago4 mins

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Founders Jeff Hanson and Danny Prosky recently launched American Health Investors LLC, a commercial real estate investment firm headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif.

Hanson previously served in a dual-capacity with Grubb & Ellis Co. as chairman and CEO of the company’s Healthcare REIT II. Prosky previously served as executive vice president of healthcare real estate with Grubb & Ellis and as executive vice president of Grubb & Ellis’ first healthcare REIT from 2006 to 2009.

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs Narrows Site Options for CO Med. Center

13 years ago13 years ago3 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $580.2 million construction contract to build the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) replacement facility on the same campus as the University of Colorado Hospital complex in Aurora, Colo., at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.

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Kentucky Hospitals Band Together to Reduce Medical Device Infections

13 years ago3 mins

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thirty-three Kentucky hospitals are participating in an effort to improve patient safety and prevent infections, a collaborative headed by the Kentucky Hospital Association.

Medical devices can cause blood stream infections (BSIs) including central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, according to the association, a Louisville, Ky.-based non-profit group that includes all the state’s hospitals.

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Kaiser Ontario, Calif. Hospital Opens Doors

13 years ago13 years ago4 mins

ONTARIO, Calif. — The Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center opened its doors in early November, bringing more jobs to the Inland Empire in California. The 386,000-square-foot hospital combines cutting-edge technology with a sustainable, “peaceful, patient-centered” atmosphere.

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Donna Barry & Jose Pombo

13 years ago9 years ago1 mins

Donna Barry and Jose Pombo, founding principals of Phoenix-based architecture firm Substance Design Consortium, will join the corporate leadership of HMC Architects as a result of a merger between the two firms. Barry joins the firm as design principal, while Pombo will serve as associate principal and senior project manager.