NEW YORK — In every space people use, furniture is needed and creates an impression. For a space to be functional as well as healing, furniture needs to function in more ways than might be expected in a hotel or office.
BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland, Baltimore recently broke ground on a $305 million, 10-story biomedical research facility. At nearly 430,000 square feet, the Health Sciences Facility (HSF) III will be the largest building in the history of the university.
COLUMBUS, Ga. — St. Francis Hospital unveiled its $110 million Women’s Hospital Tuesday in order to provide a consolidated space dedicated to women’s medical services.
BARRINGTON, Ill.—The $247 million Campus Modernization project at Advocate Good Shepherd recently broke ground on the largest renovation project in the hospital’s history.
After six years of planning, hospital officials gathered Oct. 2 to celebrate the beginning of construction, which will improve patient care by enhancing privacy, offering advanced technology and creating more convenient inpatient and outpatient services.
International consulting and engineering firm Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD) has named Erik Nelson as the new structured cabling systems and health care technology team lead. Nelson was formerly a lead communications engineer with Jacobs Engineering Group. He has also held positions as project manager and lead designer with RTKL Architects, systems engineer with Electronic Evolutions and development engineer with Smith & Nephew.
Ansell has launched two new designs of chemical gloves to protect hands from exposure to oils, fuels, solvents, bases and esters in both medium- and heavy-duty applications. The new AlphaTec 58-330 and 58-335 gloves help prevent hand injuries related to chemical hazards while maximizing worker comfort via a breakthrough technology that absorbs moisture accumulated from prolonged glove use, according to the company. Each design of glove is equipped with AquaDri, a moisture management technology that mimics a sponge and absorbs moisture at a rate up to 10 times faster than traditional gloves.
Ry, Denmark-headquartered Pressalit Care introduced a new family of sinks and wash basins designed to offer a new dimension of stability and sit-to-stand assistance for people using wheelchairs or who may have balance problems or difficulties standing. The new Matrix family features modern Scandinavian design, smooth surfaces throughout and built-in handrails that significantly improve safety and convenience for elderly or individuals with disabilities, according to the company.
Array Architects announced the addition of Adrian Hagerty, AIA, LEED AP, as principal and regional vice president for the firm’s new office in Washington, D.C. Hagerty has built his career by leading significant health care design projects in the Washington, D.C. area for more than a quarter century.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Children’s of Alabama’s Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham recently became the first health care facility in the state to earn LEED Gold certification.
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Eating Recovery Center (ERC) has signed a lease in the Overlake Medical Pavilion in Bellevue. It is now the seventh tenant in the nine-story LEED Silver-certified medical office building. The new lease brings the 191,050-square-foot building to 45 percent leased, according to Nashville, Tenn.-based developer Healthcare Realty.
