Mark Sanborn is the new vice president and regional director for Suffolk Construction. In his new position, Sanborn will be responsible for expanding the firm’s market sector, servicing clients in the health care, science-technology, and higher education sectors throughout New York. The company’s new office in Tarrytown will serve as a base of operations for Sanborn and his team of project managers, superintendents and engineers.
Graham Davies was newly appointed as senior health care planner for health care architectural firm Array, and he will be based in the company’s New York office. Having been a planner and project manager for more than 15 years, Davies has worked in the Department of Strategic and Facilities Planning for New York Hospital Queens.
TRENTON, N.J. — Because the country is experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), a bill that would require health care facilities to offer flu shots to their employees was unanimously approved by the New Jersey Senate Committee on Feb. 4.
Recent updates to the design and construction codes applicable in New York City necessitate a careful review of typical design standards for health care spaces.
Susan Pendergrass has been named director of business development for the health care field. Based in the Orlando office of Heery International, her new position requires Pendergrass to focus on strategic growth in the health care industry, specifically in Florida and adjoining regions. She has more than 20 years of experience within the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
Revvo Caster introduces its new TwinTech Ultimate Solus casters designed for various medical equipments, including day care and long-term care beds, ultrasound units, patient hoists and surgical apparatus. Featuring a die-cast aluminum body that provides strength without the heavy weights of other caster types, the product is a twin-wheel, threaded-stem caster built with a ball bearing swivel head and sealed precision wheel bearings for easy mobility, according to the company. Durable nylon 6 wheels are rugged, and lightweight polyurethane tires provide a smooth, quiet ride.
CHICAGO — The new $109 million Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago is designed with the patient in mind.
MT. VERNON, Ill. — The bell tower at the newly constructed Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon is already filled with handcrafted bells purchased by the community in support of the medical facility.
DAYTON, Ohio — The new five-story, 93,000-square-foot Miami Valley Hospital South (MVHS) Comprehensive Cancer Center opened in Dayton on Jan. 24.
SAN ANTONIO — The 110-bed Mission Trail Baptist Hospital achieved LEED Gold certification last month, and it is the first acute-care hospital in the state to do so, as well as the first LEED-certified hospital in San Antonio.
