Florida Medical Center Breaks Ground on Expansion
STUART, Fla. — Tradition Medical Center in Stuart opened its doors to the public in December 2013, but Martin Health System knew that it wouldn’t be long before the hospital needed to expand.
STUART, Fla. — Tradition Medical Center in Stuart opened its doors to the public in December 2013, but Martin Health System knew that it wouldn’t be long before the hospital needed to expand.
HDR has welcomed Jeff Neaves, AIA, LEED GA as the senior project manager in the firm’s Chicago office. After working as a project manager for academic medical, community hospital, research facilities and health lifestyle facilities for the past 10 years, Neaves will be in charge of client contact and project team management.
The ergonomic design of the Steiss CS300 Digital Chair Scale from Nursing Hygiene Group is made for patient comfort and includes a one-piece molded shell seat. The scale on the chair holds up to 660-pounds. The seat is easy to wipe down and helps to control infection from spreading. It also features a large footplate and swing away arm rests. The castors on the chair make sure that the scale is easily transported and it includes brakes to ensure patient safety. This product features a new electronic indicator display that has technology to compensate for the movement of the chair.
In the optimization of the operating room (OR), every minute counts. Small improvements in OR efficiency over the course of a year add up to a substantial time and cost savings for a health care organization.
OAKLAND, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Oct. 26 for a new outpatient center for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers, which held a topping out ceremony in September, received a pledge from Southwest Florida Children’s Charity for $5 million. This pledge, which comes after the completion of the charity’s first pledge of $10 million, will support the ongoing construction of the new, state-of-the-art children’s hospital. Lee Memorial Health System started fundraising and planning the hospital in 2010.
GOLETA, Calif. — The new Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Goleta held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new state-of-the-art facility. The $126 million hospital was completed largely through a capital campaign, “Building Well. Being Well,” and generous community support, according to a statement from CBRE Healthcare, which provided Cottage Health executive advisory and owner’s representation services to the project.
AURORA, Colo. — Despite stalled construction and funding woes, the troubled Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital currently under construction in Aurora is moving closer to completion thanks to the approval of a new construction contract.
Michael Bardin AIA, LEED AP, has joined the San Francisco office of HDR as a design principal. Bardin will lead the health care and science + technology design strategy for the practice. In his 15-year career, he has won numerous awards for his designs. Among one of his greatest accomplishments was his work as part of a team to develop a concept hospital designed to be an industry-leading prototype for health care delivery, patient experience and operations.