Houston Health Care Development Booms
HOUSTON — Health care in Houston is in the midst of an expensive makeover.
May 2016
Lexington Medical Center Builds New Patient Care Tower
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington Medical Center is building a 545,000-square-foot, 10-story patient care tower constructed behind its existing north tower, making Lexington Medical Center the most modern hospital in South Carolina.
John P. Mattox
The award-winning firm, Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, has announced the addition of John P. Mattox, AIA, LEED AP, as director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives for the growing Healthcare Division. He will assemble a new advisory group for health care strategies, which will be announced in further detail by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE later this year. Before joining the firm, Mattox served as senior director of health care project management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
Portable Examination Device
A portable examination device is currently going through the FDA clearance process with the hope of helping health care providers connect with patients who cannot visit the office. If approved, the device would monitor a patient’s basic health parameters by taking his or her temperature, recording sounds of auscultations from its built-in stethoscope and documenting video footage of ear and throat exams. This information is then relayed to a physician in high-definition images and sounds without the patient having to leave their home.
Ventura County Medical Center Upgrades Seismic Safety Standards: Part 2
Last week, HealthCare Construction + Operations News published Part 1 of this two-part article.
New Pregnancy Program Opens at Columbus Regional Health
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Columbus Regional Health in Columbus opened its new Centering Pregnancy Program on May 10. The program was made possible from an undisclosed grant from the March of Dimes organization. March of Dimes reported that the state of Georgia currently has a high premature birthrate of around 10.8 percent, and with the new program, pregnant women will be able to get the care and answers about their pregnancies that they need.
Duncan Griffin
HDR announced the hiring of Duncan Griffin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, as a sustainable principal. He will work with clients to help create sustainable solutions aligned with their enterprise goals. Griffin is a lean-certified practitioner with nearly 25 years of experience.
High-Efficiency Urinal
Sloan, a leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, has added a new Hybrid Retrofit Urinal to its collection of high-efficiency products that cut water use dramatically and make it easy to replace existing urinals — both traditional flushing and water-free styles. The new model, HYB-1000-RET, offers all the features of the Sloan Hybrid Urinal, including maximum LEED credits, minimal water and sewage costs, and automatic drain rinsing.
Ventura County Medical Center Upgrades Seismic Safety Standards: Part 1
Following the 1994 Northridge, Calif., earthquake that measured 6.7 on the Moment Magnitude scale, which produced the highest ground acceleration ever instrumentally recorded in North America, the California legislature passed Amendment SB 1953 to the Alfred E.
Effingham Health to Become Nonprofit Organization
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — Effingham Health System in Springfield announced that it will reorganize to become a nonprofit organization. A public hearing on the change will take place on July 5, and the reorganization is expected to happen by October.