C.W. Driver recently promoted Richard Freeark to vice president of operations for its San Diego region. Freeark, a 32-year construction industry veteran, will be responsible for the operational oversight and client satisfaction for the firm’s projects, including healthcare and education facilities in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Bringing more than 20 years of experience in healthcare design, Madhu Gresla was recently named business development director for the Chicago Healthcare practice of Cannon Design. In her new role, Gresla will team closely with other healthcare leaders in the Midwest region to implement strategies that support the firm’s objective of delivering excellence in project design and client satisfaction.
Gerflor launched its new Creation Clic System, designed as a high traffic vertical click flooring system. Unlike other Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) and laminate, which use a slip-in or horizontal locking method, Creation Clic System includes a fiberglass grid to provide unmatched stability, according to the company.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Founders Jeff Hanson and Danny Prosky recently launched American Health Investors LLC, a commercial real estate investment firm headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif.
Hanson previously served in a dual-capacity with Grubb & Ellis Co. as chairman and CEO of the company’s Healthcare REIT II. Prosky previously served as executive vice president of healthcare real estate with Grubb & Ellis and as executive vice president of Grubb & Ellis’ first healthcare REIT from 2006 to 2009.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $580.2 million construction contract to build the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) replacement facility on the same campus as the University of Colorado Hospital complex in Aurora, Colo., at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thirty-three Kentucky hospitals are participating in an effort to improve patient safety and prevent infections, a collaborative headed by the Kentucky Hospital Association.
Medical devices can cause blood stream infections (BSIs) including central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, according to the association, a Louisville, Ky.-based non-profit group that includes all the state’s hospitals.
ONTARIO, Calif. — The Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center opened its doors in early November, bringing more jobs to the Inland Empire in California. The 386,000-square-foot hospital combines cutting-edge technology with a sustainable, “peaceful, patient-centered” atmosphere.
Donna Barry and Jose Pombo, founding principals of Phoenix-based architecture firm Substance Design Consortium, will join the corporate leadership of HMC Architects as a result of a merger between the two firms. Barry joins the firm as design principal, while Pombo will serve as associate principal and senior project manager.
