ERLANGER, Ky. — St. Elizabeth Healthcare in partnership with SUN Behavioral Health began construction on a new $40 million facility on Feb. 19 in Erlanger. The project kicked off with a groundbreaking attended by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, St. Elizabeth CEO Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth Board Chairman Jim Votruba and SUN CEO Steve Page.
Mercy Health in Toledo, Ohio has tapped John Starcher to become president and CEO of the $6 billion health care company, beginning next year. Starcher will be in charge of the 23 hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky that Mercy Health operates. He graduated from Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo College of Law.
GE Healthcare offers the CardioLab IT EP Recording System, which will help to optimize workflow, productivity and throughput. The innovative capabilities and functionality deliver an ease-of-use, excellent signal quality and comprehensive IT data integration. The product has exceptional signal quality for intracardiac and ECG recordings. The signal analysis tools, including review scrolling, multi-leg calipers, advance pace detection, simultaneous analysis of multiple activation times, and real-time mapping and trigger tools, help to streamline procedures.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Advet Bhambhani Ventures (AB Ventures), a company that runs Nucleus Medical and Diagnostics Centre, Lifeline Healthcare and 800 Doctor, have announced their plan to open a luxury 150-bed hospital for wealthy patients, according to VCCircle. AB Ventures plans to set up luxury hospitals in metropolitan areas and has already set up a Nucleus Medical unit in India to evaluate the market.
Gary L. Bebow, CEO of White River Health System in Batesville, Ark., recently announced the appointment of Robyn Sweet, RNP, as director of White River Health System Rural Health Clinics. Sweet will be responsible for managing and monitoring daily office operations and maximize efficiency. She will coordinate with clinic providers and staff, manage clinic finances and general office planning in the Cave City, Drasco, Melbourne, Pleasant Plains and Strawberry clinics.
Waterloo Healthcare Medical Carts offers a 4-Drawer Junior X-Tall Isolation cart that is built on an aluminum frame. The cart comes with a full set of drawer dividers, transport lever lock and a removable plastic top for easy cleaning. The product features dual slide-out work surfaces that operate independently of each other, smooth ball-bearing sides with an auto-close mechanism, large drawer handles and nylon-reinforced polycarbonate bumpers to provide a wider wheel base and greater cart stability and a 5-inch easy roll sealed bearing casters.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge broke ground on a new facility on Feb. 18. The state-of-the-art hospital will provide, high-quality medical care for the children within a network of pediatric health care excellence in Louisiana.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus Regional Hospital is creating an emergency department that will not only focus on expanding and updating the facility, but also wayfinding for patients and staff. Although the emergency room will be much larger than its predecessor, the number of footsteps patients will have to take to get treatment will be fewer and more private, according to The Republic.
Los Angeles-based, CO Architects promoted Gina Chang, AIA from senior associate to associate principal. Chang joined the firm in 2007 and has more than 15 years of experience in architecture working as a project manager, health care architect and medical planner, and she has worked with many large teams on complex projects. Chang received a Bachelor of Arts in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and is certified in evidence-based design.
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