The new integrated venetian blinds from ViuLite are manufactured with Unicel’s specialty double glazing for a dust-free and maintenance-free daylight control system. Ideal for health care facilities, the privacy and sun control solution is hermetically sealed and hygienic for added benefits, according to the company. Featuring specially designed, double-sided knob operators, the adjustable blinds install in interior doors and windows of patient rooms.
SAN FRANCISCO — The city by the bay is now home to the country’s first privately held surgical/dental office to achieve LEED Platinum certification.
NEW YORK — Throughout the entirety of human medical history, one of the largest and most insidious enemies of human health and happiness has been the seemingly basic struggle against infection. Parents of small children wouldn’t be very surprised to hear that pediatric facilities provide an increased challenge in the battle for cleanliness.
Introducing its latest addition to the LRH50 series, Panasonic launches its TH-42LRH50U healthcare grade, 42-inch LCD high definition television, built for patient room, lobby and waiting rooms in hospitals, medical care centers as well as nursing homes. Weighing a little under 40 pounds, the wall mount flat screen delivers crisp and clear images with automatic brightness and gradation adjustments, ensuring better quality display contrast and reducing power consumption, according to the company.
Health care industry veteran, Brenda Traweek has been named chief operating officer for the Brookwood Medical Center. Having previously served as vice president of operations and assistant vice president of surgical services, Traweek has worked with Brookwood since 2003. Most recently, she held the position of vice president of the hospital’s patient care services, where she was responsible for the operational and financial management of the nursing division.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — One of the classic problems in medical and educational institutions is that many of the people the organizations serve have almost no other resources to get those services from. In education you see this in studies concerning summer break. Students with a lot of resources at home tend to come back to school more prepared than when they left. Conversely, students with few resources at home can actually regress, failing to even maintain the progress they made during the previous school year.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Humility of Mary Health Partners unveiled its new St. Elizabeth Robotic Surgery Center, which is part of a larger renovation project. The cosmetic upgrades to the unit are estimated at $125,000 and came on the heels of a $2.5 million investment in surgical equipment earlier this year.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Regional Medical Center at Memphis (MED) Board of Directors unanimously approved resolutions that will allow the hospital to proceed with an expansion plan. Approval from the Tennessee Health Services Development Agency is the next step in process to update the facility.
NEW YORK — The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is looking for state approval from the New York Public Health and Health Planning Council for a $339 million project.
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Josie Robertson Surgery Center will be a new 16-story, 179,000-square-foot building constructed on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by the architectural firm Perkins Eastman, it will feature 12 operating rooms equipped to provide technologically advanced surgical care on an outpatient basis. The facility is scheduled for completion in 2015.
King StarBoard ST is a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) sheet that provides a scratch-resistant surface, which is 25 percent stronger than the company’s original material. High scratch-resistance makes it appropriate in the construction of cabinets and furniture and its high-strength and stiffness makes it desirable for applications where less structural support is available. The building sheets are environmentally stabilized and developed to withstand harsh outdoor conditions, according to the company.
