Texas Medical Center Plans $650 Expansion, Renovation
HOUSTON — A large-scale renovation and expansion is set to transform the Texas Medical Center campus.
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Dell Medical School Construction Begins
AUSTIN, Texas — Construction is officially underway for the new Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). University and state leaders gathered at the site of the future medical school Monday to unveil a new mosaic rendering of the project.
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Opens
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield has officially opened for patients. The two-story, 63,000-square-foot hospital will provide inpatient rehabilitation services for patients recovering from strokes, brain or spinal-cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries and other conditions.
“We’d simply outgrown that space,” said Dr. Hollis Bell, medical director for
Lankenau Medical Center Earns LEED Silver
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — The Lankenau Medical Center is celebrating the recent achievement of LEED Silver certification for the sustainable design and construction of the center’s Master Facility Project. The $446 million, 600,000-square-foot project is the first health project in the region to receive LEED Silver and is the largest health care project on the East Coast to earn the green distinction, according to hospital officials.
Mark O’Halla
Mark O’Halla was recently promoted to McLaren Health Care COO after working as CEO of McLaren Macomb, a 288-bed acute care hospital in Mount Clemens, Mich. In his new role, O’Halla will oversee all of the McLaren Health Care organization’s hospital and related subsidiary operations, including McLaren Medical Group. O’Halla will work to establish system-wide goals with regard to quality outcomes, patient experience initiatives and financial performance.
Heery Awarded Two Air Force Health Care Facility Contracts
ATLANTA — With a combined value of $90 million, Atlanta-headquartered Heery International has been selected to renovate and construct two health care facilities at the Seymour Johnson and Robins Air Force bases.
Children’s Hospital Celebrates Topping Off
AKRON, Ohio — Construction on a 368,000-square-foot addition to the Akron Children’s Hospital met an important milestone on April 2 with the installation of the facility’s final support beam. The topping out ceremony was hosted two weeks earlier than expected, despite a season of harsh weather.
Bay Area Children’s Hospitals Receive $100 Million Gift
SAN FRANCISCO — A $100 million gift from Lynne and Marc Benioff will benefit the continuous development of the UC San Francisco (UCSF) Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland.
The donation will be used to strengthen existing programs in basic and clinical research and patient care as well as attract new expertise in order to accelerate the development of innovative solutions for children’s health in the Bay Area, nationally and globally, according to UCSF.
Hennepin County Medical Center Announces Expansion Plans
MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Medical Center will build a 322,000-square-foot expansion hospital officials announced this week. The $191 million expansion to the downtown Minneapolis health care campus will include primary care clinics, specialty clinics and outpatient surgery facilities.
Christina Force
Christina Force, LEED AP BD+C, AIA, has joined the St. Louis office of HOK as medical planner in the health care practice. Force will plan and program interior spaces for health care clients. She is currently working on the BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine Medical Center Campus Renewal in St. Louis and the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.