MARYSVILLE, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony for a $19 million expansion of the Fremont-Rideout Cancer Center in Marysville was held in early August by Fremont Rideout Health Care (FRHG) and UC Davis Health Center. The event represents a strong collaborative effort to provide advanced care in the communities of Marysville and Yuba City.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Name: New Karolinska Hospital (NKS)
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Cost: $2.5 billion
Construction Start Date: August 2010
Completion: 2016
• 600 beds
• 35 operating rooms
• 8 radiation bunkers
• 100-bed patient hotel
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s Mayor’s office remains in negotiation with the California Pacific Medical Center regarding a $1.1 billion offer from the center to pay for community benefits for the city’s poor and uninsured as part of its effort to gain approval for a proposed Cathedral Hill medical complex and rebuild of St. Luke’s Hospital.
Pallas Textiles introduced five new patterns of upholstery — Gene Pool, Cell Theory, H20, Flexing Muscles and Heartbeat — in its Science Matters collection, which is tested to withstand rigorous use, according to the company. Multiple colors are available under each line.
Miracle Method is a proprietary resurfacing and refinishing process designed to allow health care facilities to remodel bathrooms quickly.
The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, now in its 24th year, is the original event that brings together the entire team who designs, plans, constructs and manages healthcare facilities. The Symposium is the forum where leaders share ideas on healthcare delivery improvement and how the physical space directly impacts the staff, patients and their families.
Aethon’s TUG robot is designed to transport medications, meals, supplies, equipment, lab specimens, linens and trash.