SAN DIEGO — A complete design-build renovation of the Sharp Memorial Hospital rehabilitation center in San Diego has been completed. The facility is a 14,172-square-foot, single-level building in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego.
CHICAGO — The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo (HFSE) kicks off on Sept. 30. The three-day event will bring together industry leaders from design firms and health care facilities to share best practices, explore new concepts and discover products and solutions.
DALLAS — The patient-handling equipment market shows a lot of promise for growth over the next five years, according to a research report from Dallas-based MarketsandMarkets.
The research company provided a brief summary of its report through reportlinker.com.
Patient-handling equipment includes wheelchairs, scooters, beds, bathroom safety, and mechanical and ambulatory equipment, as well as accessories such as lifting and transfer equipment.
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for solutions to electronic health record (EHR) systems that will make them more user friendly.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s debut of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch on Sept. 9 marks a new era in health care diagnostics. Apple’s updated operating system will allow the devices to integrate with electronic health records.
FARMINGTON, Conn. — The last steel beam for UConn Health’s new hospital tower on its Farmington campus was set in place on Sept. 8 during a topping off ceremony led by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy.
WASHINGTON — The Advisory Board Company (ABCO) has chosen three hospitals and one health system to receive 2014 Revenue Cycle Solutions Awards, which recognize institutions’ efforts to improve financial performance.
The four institutions are among more than 700 hospitals nationwide that are members of ABCO’s Revenue Cycle Solutions programs, which help hospitals evaluate and determine ways to improve financial status.
CHICAGO — Several major U.S. health systems have committed to purchasing furniture made without toxic, flame-retardant chemicals, building sector-wide momentum to eliminate what these systems now consider an unnecessary health threat.
James Kendrick, AIA, has joined FKP Architects as vice president and senior project manager for the health care sector. Kendrick is responsible for project leadership, strategic client relationship development and overseeing adherence to health care design best practices. His 27-year career has focused on health facility planning, design and operations. Kendrick will step into the project manager role for Parkland Hospital in Dallas, which is currently in design.
