After two years of declining construction starts, health care development is on the rise. Health care networks are expanding their footprint to respond to the needs of an aging population, increases in chronic diseases, increases in the frequency of patient visits and health care reform.
As indoor air quality continues to be a major concern for health care facilities, HealthCare + Construction Operations News spoke with George Donaldson, HVAC Lead Instructor for Coyne College in Chicago, about the key issues to consider when installing an HVAC system at a health care facility.
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio — In July, the Indu & Raj Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek completed its fourth-floor expansion, which included 32 new acute care rooms that increased the center’s capacity by about 33 percent. The project is part of a $430,000 expansion that includes the completion of the fourth and fifth floor, which were originally shelled in the project’s first phase.
ABU DHABI, UAE — Omaha, Neb.-based Leo A Daly completed the design for the new 300-bed, 1.25 million-square-foot Zayed Military Hospital campus that will serve all branches of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Bradley Corp., a provider of innovative commercial plumbing solutions, introduced its new HS-Series Terreon Solid Surface Undermount Basins: the only collection of ADA-compliant, multipurpose basins featuring a flat bottom design with clean, contemporary lines. HS-Series Undermount Basins can be specified either as a seamless, prefabricated Bradley Omnideck Lavatory System packaged ready to install or basin only with Terreon solid surface countertops ready for field fabrication. The product comes in 32 Terreon colors and three contemporary basin shapes — rectangular, square or oval.
International architecture and engineering firm LEO A DALY welcomes Leslie M. Saunders, AIA, ACHA, as a health care market sector leader. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the firm’s Atlanta health care team, identifying opportunities for new business in the eastern region, establishing client relationships and serving as one of the firm’s health care planning and design experts.
