Robert D. Counter has joined Omaha, Neb.-based LEO A DALY as director of health care in the firm’s Los Angeles office. In this role, he will serve as chief strategist and decision-maker for the Los Angeles division of our the firm’s growing health care practice. Counter has more than 30 years of experience as a health care-design practice leader, and specializes in the design and planning of complex medical, and science and technology projects.
Leviton introduced the new line of SmartlockPro Extra-Heavy Duty Industrial and Hospital Grade Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Receptacles. The new devices comply with the new revision to the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard 943 that requires self-testing functionality for all newly manufactured devices after June 29, 2015.
ATLANTA — Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., is the most beautiful hospital in the country, according to Atlanta-based Soliant Health.
PORT HURON, Mich. — McLaren Port Huron’s board of trustees recently approved $162 million for the expansion and renovation of the hospital’s campus in Port Huron, located about 60 miles northeast of Detroit.
DENVER — With nearly 400,000 veterans in Colorado and neighboring states, it was undeniable that the old and vastly crowded Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities in the state needed to be replaced. Yet, a decade after plans for a huge, new VA hospital near Denver were initially devised, the hospital still remains unfinished and severely over budget.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — HealthSouth Corporation (HLS), based in Birmingham, Ala., and Mount Carmel Health System, based in Columbus, Ohio, are jointly planning to build a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital to be located in Westerville.
International architecture firm Francis Cauffman of New York announced that Jennifer Kenson, IIDA, EDAC, was appointed principal, health care interior design. For the past 23 years, Kenson has been creating health care environments for prominent clients, delivering designs that bring a sense of humanity back to patients during the healing process.
The Armstrong family of Ultima Health Zone ceilings now offers enhanced sound absorption and sound-blocking performance to address the growing concern over noise control and speech privacy in health care settings. To improve speech privacy in health care facilities, Armstrong has increased the ceiling attenuation class (CAC) of Ultima Health Zone ceiling panels to 38. The enhanced CAC enables the ceiling panels to more effectively block sound transmission between adjacent spaces, further ensuring patient privacy.
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Akro-Mils announces the expansion of its industry-leading line of Super-Size AkroBins with the addition of a new gray color. The industry standard for large-capacity plastic storage bins, Super-Size AkroBins securely stack atop each other and sit on shelving, carts or dollies. Bins can stack with casters attached. Super-Size AkroBins are now available in 12 sizes and four colors, in addition to clear.
