BALTIMORE — Physician-owned hospitals provide a higher level of patient satisfaction, according to a survey released April 16 by Baltimore-based Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The findings were released as CMS introduced star ratings for hospitals on Hospital Compare, a public information website that helps consumers choose a hospital and understand the quality of care it delivers.
Anthony J. Haas FAIA, FACHA, senior principal at WHR Architects, began his tenure as the 2015 president of the American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA). The college provides board certification for architects who practice as health care specialists. Its members include health care architects throughout the United States and Canada with specialized skills and proven expertise.
Geerpres Inc., manufacturers of cleaning equipment for the sanitary supply, food service, health care and cleanroom industries, has completely redesigned its entire line of metal housekeeping carts. The new line has been named the Shuttle Series. Common to the entire line is a new sleek design with rounded corners, wider door openings that allow easier access into the locking cabinet and a new lock location on the front of the cart designed to prevent frequent key breakage. The Shuttle Series metal housekeeping carts all feature a 10-year warranty unique to the industry.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The first major commercial building to join the Brooklyn Cultural District’s development boom broke ground last month.
Architecture firm Francis Cauffman of Philadelphia, Pa., designed the Brooklyn Health Center. New York-based Skanska USA is the construction manager.
ASPEN, Colo. — The third phase of construction for Aspen Valley Hospital will begin on April 20. The hospital is going into its third phase of construction, which will include about 33,000 square feet of space for a new emergency department, surgery suite and diagnostic imaging.
SPRING HILL, Fla. — Oak Hill Hospital in Spring Hill announced on April 6 that construction of its obstetrics project is now underway. The new $13.7 million maternity suites at Oak Hill Hospital will be the most advanced maternity unit in the region by offering a full-service program in a safe and secure environment.
The new unit will be added to the 3rd floor of the new North Tower. Features of the new OB program include:
• A total of 18 suites.
• Six labor and delivery suites
• Ten post-partum recovery suites
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A new study by Health eCareers based in Centennial found that nearly one-third of health care recruiters in the U.S. rank employee turnover as their greatest staffing concern this year and say hiring the best health care employees is only part of the battle — once you have them, you need to keep them.
Margaret McDonald, LEED AP, has joined HOK as director of interiors in St. Louis. McDonald began her career at HOK in 1997. She rejoins the firm from Arcturis, where she served as principal and design director for the past 15 years. McDonald succeeds Michael Nolan, senior vice president, who has relocated from St. Louis to assume a new role as director of interiors in HOK’s Chicago office while continuing to help guide the firm-wide interiors practice.
