Applying Lean Principles at Temecula Valley Hospital
When Universal Health Services (UHS) looked to build a new greenfield hospital in Temecula, Calif., they were challenged to do more with less. They set forth on a journey to design and construct a 140-bed acute care hospital with their pencils sharpened — a mere $144 million budget.
LOS ANGELES — The $20 million Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health opened its doors in October, the first building in a community redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles.
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa General Hospital (TGH) recently announced the final phase of construction at its facility — a $35 million neonatal intensive care unit that will provide more patient rooms and a new transition nursery.
Part of the funding for the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was contributed by Pam and Les Muma, who lost their daughter, Jennifer Leigh, in the 1970s while in the NICU.
OAK PARK, Ill. — Advocate Christ Medical Center has selected HDR Architects to design its new nine-story outpatient care and research pavilion on its Oak Park, Ill. campus. The $202 million ambulatory facility will help streamline outpatient services across the hospital and consolidate most of the institutes on the campus.
MARYSVILLE, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony for a $19 million expansion of the Fremont-Rideout Cancer Center in Marysville was held in early August by Fremont Rideout Health Care (FRHG) and UC Davis Health Center. The event represents a strong collaborative effort to provide advanced care in the communities of Marysville and Yuba City.
