Chip DeShields recently joined architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) as Vice President of Healthcare Business Development
For hospital leaders, planning for energy resilience is no longer a future consideration—it’s a present-day imperative.
Medical office conversions can transform vacant buildings into high-value assets, but they often require significant infrastructure upgrades to make older office spaces suitable for healthcare use.
Healthcare facilities leaders in 2026 are navigating a perfect storm: persistent staffing shortages, rising operational costs and mounting budget pressures.
The new $1.9 billion University Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus represents both a leap forward in clinical capability and a demonstration of modern integrated design and construction delivery.
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, demand for outpatient facilities continues to grow. The traditional monolithic hospital is no longer the sole center of care.
After joining Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in 2016, Chris Chelette led the master planning, design, and construction of the more than $2 billion North Druid Hills campus.
Healthcare construction rarely struggles with a lack of safety planning. Where it can fall short is keeping those plans aligned with what is actually happening on site.
Effective surgical fire prevention begins with an ongoing, comprehensive risk assessment. Unlike other areas of a health care facility, operating rooms require heightened attention because fires can occur in or on the patient.
Hardware, network architecture and smart solutions are expanding what is possible within hospitals and beyond with a rate of change that is showing no signs of slowing down.
