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ROLLA, Mo. — McCarthy Building Companies, based in St. Louis, broke ground broke ground on a new, $31 million cancer center in Rolla on April 20.
HOUSTON — In collaboration with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, FKP Architects, also of Houston, announced this month that a major expansion will focus on bringing giving critically ill patients better access to treatment.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mercy Health Youngstown will receive the Ohio Hospital Association’s (OHA) top award for environmental leadership, the John Chapman Award, the health system announced on April 23.
OHA made the announcement in recognition of Earth Day, which is celebrated annually on April 22. The John Chapman Award, which recognizes one hospital or health care system each year for outstanding achievements in reducing the organization’s ecological footprint, will be presented June 9 during the OHA’s annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
CARTERVILLE, lll. — McCarthy Building Companies, based in St. Louis, has completed the new $15.3 million Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) Cancer Institute in Carterville.
Built to improve community access to the latest in cancer care and treatment, SIH held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new facility on February 18 and is now seeing its first patients.
SmithGroupJJR, based in Detroit, named Christopher Arnold, AIA, LEED green associate, to lead the firm’s health care studio in Los Angeles. Arnold joins the Los Angeles office from the firm’s Washington, D.C., location, where he served as senior project manager and project architect for many of the firm’s award-winning health projects. Arnold will focus on continuing SmithGroupJJR’s Los Angeles office growth throughout Southern California.
Conquer Mobile announced the release and general availability of PeriopSim, a new medical simulation training iPad application for operating room nurses and surgical techs who need to learn surgical instruments and procedures. PeriopSim enables surgical staff to practice safely before surgery. Using video of real surgeries and voice prompts, users are guided through a surgery and prompted to use the correct tool at every step. Gamification techniques such as scoring and timed challenges motivate learners to practice and hone their skills.
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Bryn Mawr Hospital (BMH), part of Main Line Health (MLH), approved a sketch plan to move forward with a $200 million modernization project on its campus.
LOS ANGELES — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) held a grand opening and dedication of the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation Rehabilitation Center on April 16.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Baptist Health, a hospital network based in Jacksonville, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) in Houston have agreed to partner on a joint cancer program that will help patients have increased access to oncology care and treatment.
