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.
ROANOKE, Va. — Hospital networks around the world are becoming progressively choked by the integration of bandwidth-hungry Internet-based applications.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital officially opened the Kay Research and Care Center on the St. Jude campus in Memphis.
MIAMI — Miami Children’s Health System has teamed with the Nicklaus Children’s Health Foundation to build the hospital’s Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion, and will change the name of the main hospital to the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Jack Nicklaus, professional golfer and philanthropist, together with his wife Barbara Nicklaus, launched the Nicklaus Children’s Health Foundation in 2004, and have just announced its $60 million pledge to the Miami Children’s Health System.
MEMPHIS, Ala. — Construction on Memphis’ new multimillion-dollar Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital wrapped up in late January. The centerpiece of the new facility, a $14.1 million, 10-room, 17,000-square-foot emergency department, began accepting patients on Jan. 28. The hospital expects to see upwards of 7,300 patients in its first year.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Six hospital programs were named Programs of Promise by Jackson Healthcare of Alpharetta, which sponsors awards honoring hospitals that aim to improve the health of local communities.
Each hospital program was awarded $2,500 through the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, which is sponsored by Jackson Healthcare. This year’s six Programs of Promise were selected from a pool of 208 nominees. Each nominee had to demonstrate excellence in five criteria areas: community impact, innovation, collaboration, transferability and best practice.
Corizon Health has named B. Anderson Flatt as its chief information officer. Flatt, who was most recently senior vice president and chief information officer of Cigna-HealthSpring, brings more than 30 years of experience to his new role. As senior vice president and CIO, Flatt will be responsible for developing a comprehensive information technology approach while supporting Corizon Health’s overall business strategy.
Gilbane Building Company announced that John Abbott has joined the Florida office as operations manager. Abbott, who has been with Gilbane for more than 19 years, has worked in both the Texas and Connecticut regions. Abbott began his career with Gilbane as an office engineer and has progressed as operations manager, leading a diverse range of complex projects including health care, K-12 schools, water/wastewater, convention center/cultural, higher education and residential.
