MADISON, Wis. — On May 8, Erdman, a Madison-based company that provides health care consulting, facility planning, development and design-build, will break ground on a new $6.5 million medical and dental clinic being built for Access Community Health Centers.
WASHINGTON — In late April, a group of Senate Democrats introduced the Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) Act of 2013, which would allow women in the military to receive abortions in military medical facilities using their own funds.
Vicky Gregg was chosen to serve on the TriZetto Corp. Board of Directors as non-executive chair. A member of the board since 2008, the former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee chief executive officer holds over 25 years of experience in various health care settings such as clinical and long-term care, hospital administration, and health care benefits and financing.
The challenges of health care construction are always immense, yet when it comes to an occupied renovation of an active medical facility, the stakes are magnifie
SAN ANTONIO — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the nation’s eighth largest domestic general contractor and the largest in California, was awarded three Celebration of Engineering & Technolo
TOKYO — Robots may soon be assisting in basic care needs for the elderly. The Japanese government is funding companies that can develop low-cost nursing home robots in response to the increase in the country’s population of elderly people, according to The Japanese Daily Press.
The Japanese government wants to support the development of four kinds of robots that can achieve very specific nursing care tasks that include:
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. — The Outpatient Dialysis Center (OPD) at South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) in Oceanside reopened to patients on April 15.
Hurricane Sandy seriously impacted the OPD last October, leaving much of its interior and medical equipment destroyed. The 10,000-square-foot facility has been under construction since, but was refinished to match its pre-Sandy floor plan in just five months.
Richard Onken, AIA, EDAC, one of the new vice presidents for Leo A Daly, is an architect and senior project manager with 23 years of federal and health care planning and design experience. His project portfolio includes new construction and renovation of medical centers, hospitals, clinics and specialty facilities.
Newly appointed vice president of Leo A Daly, Jeffrey Monzu, AIA, NCARB, has been with the firm for 18 years. An architect and senior project manager with over 20 years of experience, Monzu primarily focuses on medical facility programming, design and long-term master planning.
Assa Abloy’s latest cabinet locks are ideal for health care data centers and cabinets with sought-after medical supplies and drugs. The HES KS100 model lock provides real-time access control through use of a single-card system, according to the company. Designed to enhance security and monitoring levels, the system gives users an alternative to keys and codes. The easily installed lock meets Grade 1 asset protection standards, offering quality and durability that can withstand more than 500,000 cycles of operation and has a 250-pound holding force.
