SmithGroupJJR has elected Joyce Polhamus, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC, to its board of directors. Polhamus is co-leader of the firm’s San Francisco Health Studio. During her 18 years with SmithGroupJJR, Polhamus has led a number of health care projects, including campus and interior master plans, renovations and new facilities for ambulatory, acute and post-acute care.
Schneider Electric has released the EcoStruxure solution for health care, which is designed to fully integrate clinical health care systems with infrastructure systems to lower operating expenses, reduce risk, improve clinical outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. The solution leverages interrelated data to better operate facilities, leading to improved energy savings and building life cycle costs, as well as enhanced staff productivity and patient security.
SAN FRANCISCO — Patients admitted to a hospital located near another hospital with a closed emergency department have a greater chance of dying, according to a California study published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Researchers believe that the closure of emergency departments puts pressure on nearby ERs as well as patients. This could be due to increased travel time to farther emergency departments, as well as increased wait times or crowding in ERs with bigger populations.
FARGO, N.D. — At the end of July, Sanford Health gave the public a peek at what patient rooms will look like in the largest hospital project in North Dakota history. The 11-story Sanford Fargo Medical Center is set to open this month and is expected to serve 200,000 people in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
BOSTON — Hospital settings can be intimidating for children. Machines, equipment, alarms and general hospital noises increase the need for acoustic and environmental solutions to promote a healing environment for young patients.
YUMA, Ariz. — A comprehensive cancer center has officially opened to provide cancer-care services in the southwestern Arizona region.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A headwall designed exclusively for the University of California-San Diego Jacobs Medical Center received first prize in the Industrial and Life Science Design category for the International Design Awards (IDA). Overland Park-based Shield Casework, the manufacturer of the headwall, made the announcement July 31.
Eric Johnson has been promoted to the newly created position of executive managing director of Transwestern’s national health care platform. The firm’s health care specialists provide agency leasing, tenant advisory, property management, capital markets and development services for this particular client base.
Stalco Construction has promoted Amber M. Gillen to project manager. Gillen joined Stalco as an assistant project manager in 2012 and has since managed several significant health care projects in the New York area. Gillen’s responsibilities include complete project management in pre-construction, delivery and close-out phases.
