September 3, 2015
RESTON, Va.CoxHealth’s New Medical Tower Provides All-Private Rooms
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — CoxHealth’s Cox Medical Center South in Springfield recently completed a new West Tower addition, which houses the new Dee Ann White Women’s and Children’s hospital and the Jared Neuroscience Center.
St. Elizabeth Hospital Develops Third Rooftop Garden
APPLETON, Wis. — St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently installed a green rooftop garden on top of the new Fremont Tower. Installation of the garden began in mid-July. The 235,000-square-foot, five-story tower will be an inpatient facility, which also has a new radiology unit and a restaurant-style cafeteria named The Market. The new, modern facility will replace a 90-year-old hospital wing and will provide a more comfortable place for patients to recover.
Parkland Health Opens Updated $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas
DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
California Hospitals Find Water-Saving Solutions
LONG BEACH, Calif. — California is in the midst of one of its biggest droughts in history and has been looking for creative ways to cut water usage without completely altering daily life. As hospitals are some of the highest water users in most communities, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), they are in a unique position to help fight the drought by focusing on more water-saving operations.
Celeste M. Johnson
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) has elected Celeste M. Johnson, DNP, APRN, PMH CNS, director of nursing, psychiatric services at Parkland Health & Hospital System, to the 2016 APNA Board of Directors. Johnson will serve as member-at-large, assuming the role at the organization’s 29th Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in October.
Gail A. Dahlstrom
Gail A. Dahlstrom joins HDR’s Chicago consulting clinical group as a senior health care consultant, leading all aspects of HDR’s health care planning efforts. This includes creating strategic plans, master facility plans, functional and space programs, and identifying areas of opportunity for process improvement. She will also serve as a senior advisor to clients and lead internal teams to ensure consistent and professional outcomes.
Shower System
New from Moen Commercial, the M•DURA Modern Suite is the answer to your need for elegant residential-influenced styling with essential built-in durability for high-use commercial environments. Available in multiple tub and showering configurations, the Modern Suite is built with vandal-resistant and ADA-compliant features, including a three-function discrete transfer and hand shower with non-positive pause in designated offerings.
Surgical Headlight
Enova Illumination’s newest headlight is the Cyclops XLT-225. At 225,000 lux, the XLT-225 is the brightest LED surgical headlight now on the market. Similar to all Enova LED headlights, the XLT-225 illuminates pure white light at 6100 degrees Kelvin for true tissue rendition. It is also one of only two coaxial LED surgical headlights — the other being Enova’s Cyclops XLT-125 — available.
Markham Stouffville Hospital Receives LEED Silver Certification
MARKHAM, Ontario — The Markham Stouffville Hospital has received LEED Silver certification on its new 385,000-square-foot expansion.
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