FREMONT, Calif. — Washington Hospital in Fremont broke ground Feb. 24 on its $339 million Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion, a new emergency and critical care facility.
Construction of the facility is the largest public works project in the history of Washington Township Health Care District.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University (CSU) will move forward with plans to build a $59 million on-campus medical center.
WASHINGTON — Maternity care at hospitals nationwide is progressing although there is still room for improvement, according to The Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based nonprofit that provides analysis for the health care industry.
The organization released its annual Maternity Care Report on Feb. 23. The report provides an examination of hospital quality and safety for early elective deliveries, episiotomies and high-risk deliveries. Leapfrog developed the report together with San Francisco-based Castlight Health, a health care information company.
JUPITER, Fla. — Jupiter Medical Center in south Florida and The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York are teaming up to enhance cardiac patient care services and research in south Florida, the organizations confirmed on Feb. 27.
The partnership, officially called Mount Sinai Heart New York at Jupiter Medical Center, will help the two organizations cover all facets of cardiac care, including interventional cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, electrophysiology, non-invasive imaging, congestive heart failure, wellness and prevention, and research and education.
HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) of Minneapolis announced that its board of directors unanimously named Tim Carl, FAIA, as the firm’s new CEO. Carl’s appointment is the culmination of a 16-month long leadership transition. He succeeds Dan Avchen, FAIA, who served as HGA’s CEO since 1996. Carl has been with HGA for 17 years and most recently held the title of design principal, working with teams in each HGA office.
Practice Fusion released Online Patient Check-In, a new service that lets patients complete traditional check-in forms from their phone, tablet or computer before getting to the doctor’s office. By digitizing this part of the office visit experience Practice Fusion is freeing patients from what is considered to be the most redundant and cumbersome part of the visit by automatically delivering the information beforehand.
