GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Health broke ground on Jan. 23 for the UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital. The $415 million project will make room for a facility to care for patients with heart, vascular and neurological illnesses.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The $1 billion Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford expansion recently celebrated the completion of its structural steel.
MISSOULA, Mont. — Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula is teaming up with obstetrics and gynecology physicians at Western Montana Clinic (WMC), also based in Missoula. The new program is the result of months of planning and preparation for the expanded women’s health program at St. Patrick Hospital.
For more than 90 years, WMC has been providing health care in Missoula, and the OB/GYN physician group has a combined 51 years of experience delivering specialized care to women in Western Montana. The physician group will also include midwifery services.
ATLANTA — Patient safety has been improving, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
There was a 46 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2008 and 2013, according to a report recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. However, additional work is needed to continue to improve patient safety, the annual National and State Healthcare-associated Infection Progress Report shows.
Perkins Eastman announced that Jeffrey M. Young AIA joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as an associate principal. Young will bring insights from his 18 years of experience across a range of building types to help build and lead the commercial office and mixed-use practice area in Pittsburgh.
Akro-Mils introduces new styles of its popular Versa/Deck platform truck system. This structural foam platform truck — which can be customized to customers’ exact needs with numerous handle, rail and caster options — now features “tie-down” slots in the steel-reinforced deck for securing loads during transport. Other new features include wire-mesh sides; high-low handles that support building materials such as drywall and plywood; and posts that accommodate long pipes, tubing and carpet rolls. Bolt-in handles are now standard on all Versa/Deck models.
CHICAGO — Designers, builders and officials celebrated the topping off of the new Presence Center for Advanced Care facility on Jan. 8. The facility is located on the campus of Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago.
HERSHEY, Pa. — Officials from Penn State Hershey held a groundbreaking on Jan. 14 for a new $54 million data center on the Medical Center and College of Medicine campus.
NEW YORK — WHR Architects of New York, a health care architectural practice, has announced the opening of a new office in New York City.
The decision to open a new office was based on WHR’s recent growth and merger with EYP, an Albany, N.Y.-based architecture firm that specializes in health care, higher education and government projects. WHR will expand and grow operations to better serve existing and new clients in the tri-state area.
HOUSTON — The Woman’s Hospital of Texas has earned the distinction of being a Baby-Friendly-designated birth facility, a designation given by Baby-Friendly USA based in Albany, N.Y. The Woman’s Hospital is the first Houston hospital and the largest in the country to receive the international recognition.
