The era of accountable care brings with it significant challenges for health systems and their ambulatory care facilities – the anticipated influx of newly insured patients, a demand for greater efficiency and leaner operations, the ongoing drive to achieve better patient outcomes and higher levels of p
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The 90-bed private acute care Tradition Medical Center opened its doors to patients.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials at Vanderbilt University’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital have announced that they will add a four-story expansion to the current facility. The approximately 160,000-square-foot expansion will bring inpatient capacity to more than 300 and space to nearly 1 million square feet. The new tower will be built on top of the southeast façade.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — A new advanced MRI Suite is now complete at the 603-bed Stony Brook University Hospital. The $6.3 million project included the installation of a Siemens Magnetom Skyra 3T MRI scanner and a Siemens Magnetom Aera Dot MRI scanner; construction of two 400-square-foor MRI rooms; a centrally located, 200-square-foot control room; a 360-square-foot contract prep waiting area with three bed bays; and a 150-square-foot UPS room.
Fearon Melton has joined MB Real Estate Inc. as senior associate in the firm’s health care division in Chicago. In her new role, Melton is responsible for performing financial analysis, market analysis, valuation modeling and due diligence for potential acquisitions. She will also be involved in the underwriting and risk analysis for the early stages of development opportunities.
LA CROSSE, Wis. — At the forefront of sustainable health care design and building practices, a new $180 million critical care tower recently opened on the Gundersen Health System’s La Crosse campus. The Legacy Building opened for patient care Jan. 19 after nearly three years of construction.
Construction IQ of the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) had the opportunity to sit with industry expert Kyle Basilius, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED GA to get his professional advice on concerns pertaining to controlling hazardous materials and access zones to increase patient and emp
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Hospital Tampa is set to welcome two expansions in 2014. The hospital opened their new Women’s Health Pavilion last week and announced that a new emergency department will open this fall.
The Women’s Health Pavilion, which officially opened Jan. 13, includes a dedicated women’s entrance, new lobby, pre-admission testing rooms, ultrasound suites, lactation consultation room, pediatric waiting area, Internet café, gift shop, outdoor garden and chapel.
CINCINNATI — The new 250-bed Mercy Health West Hospital is in full swing. Locally headquartered Champlin Architecture, which served as the architect of record, and Los Angeles-headquartered AECOM designed the 625,000-square-foot facility that features a health center, cancer center, birthing unit and orthopedics program. Family-centered care rooms feature sleeper sofas, recliners, laptop tables and separate lighting fixtures for visitors.
Designers set out to create a health care facility that combined beauty, culture and function.
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. hired Jennifer Bradshaw as director of business development for health care. In her new position, Bradshaw will be responsible for identifying new health care projects for the Central Division of McCarthy and forming strong relationships with new industry and community partners.
