COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nationwide Children’s Hospital unveiled details last week for two new facilities near its downtown campus in Columbus. The expansion projects are estimated to cost $130 million combined.
WASHINGTON — Access to electronic health records (EHRs) is helping boost patient engagement and confidence in providers, according to a new study from Washington-based National Partnership for Women & Families.
LANGLEY, Va. — Doctors and medical staff have recently moved into the renovated Langley Air Force Base hospital. The $62 million expansion project was named best project in a public sector building over $15 million by the Design Build Institute of America – Southeast Region during a ceremony last month.
FULLERTON, Calif. — A new $228 million health care facility that opened last month in Fullerton was completed five months early and more than 10 percent under the original construction budget.
NEW YORK — New York nurses from seven different hospitals have recently developed methods to reduce hospitalization-related infections in the critical care unit while simultaneously improving patient outcome. These methods were believed to be the result of a 16-month leadership program where nurses developed keen senses of leadership and innovation in the hospitality field.
PRINCETON, N.J.— The New Jersey Hospital System keeps surprising the nation with its contributions to the Garden State’s economy. This time around, the hospital system contributed a whopping $21 billion to the state economy in 2013.
TLC Engineering for Architecture Inc.’s board of directors announced that Michael P. Sheerin, PE, LEED AP BD+C, has been named to succeed Debra Lupton as CEO of the firm. Sheerin is currently serving as the firm’s director of health care engineering. He will assume the role of CEO in early 2015.
Bulk linen carts in the PSL Series from laundry product manufacturer Meese Orbitron Dunne (MOD) feature dual, recessed safety handles that are permanently rotomolded into the cart during manufacturing to maximize energy transfer and promote efficient, ergonomic movement for reduced strain on staffers. Included as standard on the 90PSL and 95PSL luxury laundry carts, the dual, recessed safety handles are set on the swiveling, steering end in a vertical orientation to align the hand in a naturally comfortable position for pulling the linen carts.
SAN DIEGO — Three years after its groundbreaking, construction on the Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on the Scripps Health La Jolla, Calif., campus is complete. Scripps Health now has possession of the new hospital tower, taking it over from McCarthy Building Companies of St. Louis.
