Sumter Medical Center Named Most Beautiful Hospital
ATLANTA — Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., is the most beautiful hospital in the country, according to Atlanta-based Soliant Health.
June 2015
McLaren Port Huron Moves Forward with Construction Plans
PORT HURON, Mich. — McLaren Port Huron’s board of trustees recently approved $162 million for the expansion and renovation of the hospital’s campus in Port Huron, located about 60 miles northeast of Detroit.
Costs Keep Rising for New Denver VA Hospital
DENVER — With nearly 400,000 veterans in Colorado and neighboring states, it was undeniable that the old and vastly crowded Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities in the state needed to be replaced. Yet, a decade after plans for a huge, new VA hospital near Denver were initially devised, the hospital still remains unfinished and severely over budget.
New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Planned for Westerville
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — HealthSouth Corporation (HLS), based in Birmingham, Ala., and Mount Carmel Health System, based in Columbus, Ohio, are jointly planning to build a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital to be located in Westerville.
Jennifer Kenson
International architecture firm Francis Cauffman of New York announced that Jennifer Kenson, IIDA, EDAC, was appointed principal, health care interior design. For the past 23 years, Kenson has been creating health care environments for prominent clients, delivering designs that bring a sense of humanity back to patients during the healing process.
Sound-Blocking Ceiling Panels
The Armstrong family of Ultima Health Zone ceilings now offers enhanced sound absorption and sound-blocking performance to address the growing concern over noise control and speech privacy in health care settings. To improve speech privacy in health care facilities, Armstrong has increased the ceiling attenuation class (CAC) of Ultima Health Zone ceiling panels to 38. The enhanced CAC enables the ceiling panels to more effectively block sound transmission between adjacent spaces, further ensuring patient privacy.
Choctaw Health Center Recognized for Green Construction
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Established by the U.S.
Large-Capacity Storage Bin
Akro-Mils announces the expansion of its industry-leading line of Super-Size AkroBins with the addition of a new gray color. The industry standard for large-capacity plastic storage bins, Super-Size AkroBins securely stack atop each other and sit on shelving, carts or dollies. Bins can stack with casters attached. Super-Size AkroBins are now available in 12 sizes and four colors, in addition to clear.
Cincinnati Children’s Opens New Research Tower
CINCINNATI — A new 15-story research tower opened June 12 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
CHI Health Breaks Ground on Creighton Medical Facility
OMAHA, Neb. — CHI Health broke ground June 15 on a new $135 million medical training building that will be part of the new Creighton University Medical Center campus. CHI Health serves as the primary teaching partner of Creighton University’s health sciences schools.
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