In the optimization of the operating room (OR), every minute counts. Small improvements in OR efficiency over the course of a year add up to a substantial time and cost savings for a health care organization.
OAKLAND, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Oct. 26 for a new outpatient center for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers, which held a topping out ceremony in September, received a pledge from Southwest Florida Children’s Charity for $5 million. This pledge, which comes after the completion of the charity’s first pledge of $10 million, will support the ongoing construction of the new, state-of-the-art children’s hospital. Lee Memorial Health System started fundraising and planning the hospital in 2010.
GOLETA, Calif. — The new Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Goleta held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new state-of-the-art facility. The $126 million hospital was completed largely through a capital campaign, “Building Well. Being Well,” and generous community support, according to a statement from CBRE Healthcare, which provided Cottage Health executive advisory and owner’s representation services to the project.
AURORA, Colo. — Despite stalled construction and funding woes, the troubled Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital currently under construction in Aurora is moving closer to completion thanks to the approval of a new construction contract.
Michael Bardin AIA, LEED AP, has joined the San Francisco office of HDR as a design principal. Bardin will lead the health care and science + technology design strategy for the practice. In his 15-year career, he has won numerous awards for his designs. Among one of his greatest accomplishments was his work as part of a team to develop a concept hospital designed to be an industry-leading prototype for health care delivery, patient experience and operations.
Gary Terrinoni has been selected to succeed Dr. Richard Becker as the new head of the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York. Terrinoni currently serves as the executive vice president of administration and chief financial officer of Kennedy Health System, a three-hospital network in New Jersey. Prior to the appointment, Terrinoni held the same positions at the Richmond University Medical Center from 2007 to 2011.
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