Akro-Mils has introduced a universal hanging bin. The universal hanging bin’s design allows it to adapt to users’ changing storage needs. The bin features a full-rim hanging cleat design that allows it to be hung from a louvered panel by any of its four sides and from rails by its two sides. Additionally, the bins are sized to fit evenly across standard-size wire and steel shelving units, providing added utility for optimizing storage spaces.
Dewberry has hired Megan Sterl as a senior project manager for the newly formed energy solutions group at the firm’s Denver office. There, she will be responsible for overseeing the execution of large retro-commissioning projects across the country. Sterl has more than seven years of experience in energy solutions services, including energy audits and mechanical system design projects, concentrating on existing building retro-commissioning.
EASTON, Pa. — Patients and staff can’t complain much about the food at St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus in Easton.
Infection control, safety concerns and operational efficiency are key drivers of today’s restroom design in health care facilities. Industry research and statistics underscore the growing importance of these priorities — all of which have direct impacts on patients, staff, visitors and administration.
WASHINGTON — If a patient returns to the emergency room only a few days after their initial visit, it’s generally due to a lack of trust in other parts of the health care system and because he or she is anxious about their symptoms.
HONOLULU — The state of Hawaii has approved $9.2 million for capital improvement projects, including the renovation of two state hospital facilities and other health care upgrades.
IRVINE, Calif. — Irvine-based design firm LPA has formed LPA Healthcare, a new studio that will manage the design of acute- and specialty-care facilities and offer sustainable innovations.
The company has hired Rick Wood, AIA, a 25-year veteran architect and previous partner at Wood Burghard Swain Architects (WBSA), headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. Wood will become a managing principal, and eight members of Wood’s staff will join him at LPA, which has already been working with WBSA on health care projects for about a year.
Penny Busch has joined CBRE Healthcare as a principal consultant in Dallas. Busch has more than 15 years of experience in the health care and commercial industry and has knowledge related to project scheduling, budgeting and procurement. Prior to joining CBRE Healthcare, Busch served as a senior program manager at Parkland Health & Hospital System. She holds a Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Tim Schaefer has rejoined CBRE Healthcare as a principal consultant in Richmond, Va. With more than 20 years of health care experience, Schaefer has worked on both the owner and consultant side of project management. Prior to joining CBRE Healthcare, Schaefer served as director of facility construction and planning at the Carle Foundation Hospital. In his role at CBRE Healthcare, he provides project advisory solutions on multiple projects in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
