For every health care facility, patient safety is of paramount importance. In the event of a disaster (either natural or man-made), medical personnel need to feel confident that both patients and equipment are safe and that the facility is able to provide needed care.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — University of Colorado Health has started Phase III of a three-phase project to construct the expanded outpatient Harmony Cancer Center in Fort Collins.
CHICAGO — The new $100 million Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center opened on April 27 in Chicago’s Lakeview community. The 164,000-square-foot, three-story facility was designed by SmithGroupJJR of Detroit.
Joining SmithGroupJJR on the design and construction team were KJWW Engineering of Rock Island, Ill., Thornton Tomasetti of New York and Turner Construction of New York.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Health System’s (UMHS) board of regents approved a $160 million project that will provide a 139,000-square-foot facility for clinical pathology activities and renovate another 47,000 square feet of existing space.
NEW YORK — Columbia University School of Nursing in New York was awarded a $6.5 million grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust for three projects that will educate future nurses.
Legacy ER & Urgent Care (LER) of Frisco, Texas, announced that Keith Miller has been named president of the company, which provides both emergency and urgent care services. Miller will provide day-to-day leadership for LER and spearhead its expansion across Texas. Prior to joining LER, Miller championed start-ups and engineered organizational turnarounds.
Gresham, Smith and Partners of Nashville, Tenn., announced Mark Henderson has been named executive vice president (EVP) of the firm’s health care market. As EVP, Henderson provides guidance and direction for the firm-wide practice while enhancing market knowledge, fostering client relationships and furthering the market’s growth strategies.
Hubbell Lighting offers a new TKL conversion kit from Precision-Paragon [P2]. The kit upgrades fluorescent lighting commonly found in offices and commercial, health care and educational facilities to energy-efficient LED lighting delivering up to 124 lumens per watt. In many applications, the TKL retrofit kit can offer energy savings of up to 60 percent or more. The retrofit kits are designed for easy, quick installation by qualified lighting professionals, and can be installed in less than five minutes.
Take control of the elements with the new CT PROformanceTM Combitherm oven from Alto-Shaam. The PROformance Series offers versatility to execute every menu from basic to complex with flawless precision and consistency, and it does it all faster than ever before.
ROLLA, Mo. — McCarthy Building Companies, based in St. Louis, broke ground broke ground on a new, $31 million cancer center in Rolla on April 20.
