CAMARILLO, Calif. — The City of Camarillo Planning Commission gave St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital the go-ahead on May 11 to proceed with the design and construction of the hospital’s new addition and modernization.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — UnityPoint Health-Trinity recently opened an expansion of its Heart Center and Emergency Department (ED) in Rock Island.
NEW YORK — A majority of U.S. hospitals excel in common surgical procedures such as heart bypass, hip replacement and knee replacement, according to analysis from New York-based U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News revealed the results of its new Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings on May 20. The ratings cover nearly every hospital in the country and evaluate each one in five common surgical procedures and medical conditions that account for millions of hospitalizations each year.
HDR of Omaha, Neb., announced that Jill Bergman, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP, has joined the company as a health care principal and vice president in the San Francisco office. In her new role, she will be working with the Northern California team on project leadership with business development responsibilities. Bergman has an added focus on facility information management.
Mystaire’s MY-PCR Prep workstations provide the molecular biology laboratory technician with a “personal cleanroom” for use in the amplification of DNA and RNA. Between amplifications, My-PCR Prep can be irritated with shortwave UV energy to denature potential contaminates and eliminate their ability to be amplified. The main chamber of MY-PCR Prep is constructed from a continuous piece of polycarbonate to prevent UV light from escaping the chamber during irritation.
BARTONSVILLE, Pa.— St. Luke’s University Health Network broke ground on the new St. Luke’s Hospital-Monroe Campus in Bartonsville. This will be the first new hospital in Monroe County in 100 years.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Construction is underway for the Education Resource Center (ERC) on the University of Virginia’s (UVA) medical campus in Charlottesville.
OMAHA, Neb. — McCarthy Building Companies of St. Louis broke ground on May 7 on the new CHI Ambulatory Building, which is part of the new academic complex for Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.
The $35 million, 80,000-square-foot facility will feature a new, team-based approach to health care, education and the community in one location that will serve the region. It will house the region’s first free-standing emergency department as well as outpatient and diagnostic services and community space.
NEW YORK — Harlem Hospital Center (HHC) celebrated the opening of its newly renovated and expanded Dr. James E. McIntosh Dental Services at Harlem Hospital Center on May 8.
The $6.3 million project brings new dentistry and imaging equipment to a clinic that handled more than 21,000 patient visits last year. The new dental clinic has also been relocated to the Samuel L. Kountz Pavilion, Mezzanine Level, at 136th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York.
The Opus Group of Minnetonka, Minn., announced the addition of Bob Steffel as director of project management. In his new role, Steffel manages the construction business for Opus Healthcare as well as supports the growth of Opus’ portfolio of work in other sectors. He is a 30-year industry veteran with construction management expertise in areas including health care, industrial, office and renewable energy. Steffel was most recently a construction executive at M.A.
