ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With the initial planning having started in the winter of 2012 and a target completion date set for late 2016, Craig Hospital’s $90 million expansion and renovation is nearing its conclusion.
A hospital expansion or renovation needs to address the practical problems of delivering care, so your strategy should be to identify and achieve those sometimes elusive and often oddly competing objectives. Your focus is on the final building as a solution to the functional problems, concentrating primarily on purchase value and construction schedule.
WASHINGTON — Children’s National Medical Center will build its first-ever healing garden on a 7,200-square-foot rooftop space, allowing patients to enjoy the outdoors during their hospital stay.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolinas HealthCare System announced a system-wide expansion of Levine Cancer Institute, which will include a second outpatient center, renovations to the existing research and administration headquarters and related renovations to Carolinas Medical Center, according to a statement.
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently revealed plans to build a large Ambulatory Care Pavilion adjacent to Westchester Medical Center on the Valhalla campus.
Health care planning veteran Val Williams joined HDR, based in the firm’s Denver office. Williams will work with health care clients to design spaces that support and enhance health delivery now and in the future, while also assisting them to consider new ways of working to improve operational efficiencies and patient outcomes.
Memorial Hermann Health System Board announced the appointment of Benjamin K. Chu, M.D., MPH, MACP, as the system’s new president and CEO, effective June 2016. Chu has a four-decade-long career as a physician, administrator and policy advocate. He is currently the executive vice president of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan Inc., and group president of Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Georgia.
J+J Flooring Group’s newest Kinetex 24-inch-by-24-inch modular products, Analog and Analog Mono, offer an inspired visual for a multitude of commercial interior spaces and applications. With shared patterning and eight common core colors per style, Analog and Analog Mono create the perfect analogy when paired together, resulting in a fresh and unparalleled flooring visual. This innovative and award-winning textile composite flooring creates a soft textile aesthetic with the durability of hard surface flooring.
Nudo Products, a national wall and ceiling manufacturer headquartered in Springfield, Ill., announced its launch of FiberScore FRP, a fiberglass panel that provides a superior visual appearance without the hassle associated with ceramic tile. Compared to traditional ceramic tile, FiberScore FRP panels install easily and at a minimal cost. By offering a cost-effective and performance-driven alternative to ceramic tile, Nudo Products is revolutionizing the way contractors and architects traditionally cover their walls.
