ORANGE, Calif. — Repeatedly recognized for its excellent design, the brightly colored Bill Holmes Tower at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County opened in March 2013 following a construction process that applied the high-tech tools and lean principles.
WAYNE, Penn — Hospitals are some of the most energy-intensive buildings in the United States. The EPA estimates that hospitals use more than eight percent of all energy sources and 1.4 percent of the electricity generated in the country spending more than $8 billion on energy each year.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — To meet the increasing health care demands of the growing community, Florida Hospital Kissimmee (FHK) recently broke ground on a three-story patient tower. The 80-bed, 94,000-square-foot patient tower will double the size of the current hospital.
SALT LAKE CITY — Myriad Genetics Inc., a molecular diagnostic company committed to producing tests to assess patient risk based in Salt Lake City, has reported that a new diagnostic test found 51 percent more patients with a higher risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer than did testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes alone.
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In the past, designing security systems in health care settings — defined for this article as the electronic systems providing video surveillance (CCTV), access control and intrusion detections — was often overlooked during the design process.
The Missner Group, a Skokie, Ill.-based company that offers real estate development and construction services in industrial, health care, automobile and commercial settings, has announced Drue Stoehr as the new vice president of construction. Stoehr is now responsible for the scheduling, production and presentation of the firm’s construction services and operations. He previously served as project manager for the firm.
Paul A. Salles has been named the next president and CEO of the Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA). Salles will assume his role or representing Louisiana’s hospitals and health systems on Jan. 1, 2014. In his new position, Salles will work closely with the Louisiana Hospital Association Board of Trustees and membership on the development and implementation of the strategic vision for the association.
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Construction is well underway on a new 35,000-square-foot satellite facility that will expand the Marysville’s Memorial Hospital system. The $7.5 million project will provide the growing hospital with space for several new and expanded departments and further position the hospital as a leader in sports medicine and physical therapy.
