For every health care facility, patient safety is of paramount importance. In the event of a disaster (either natural or man-made), medical personnel need to feel confident that both patients and equipment are safe and that the facility is able to provide needed care.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — University of Colorado Health has started Phase III of a three-phase project to construct the expanded outpatient Harmony Cancer Center in Fort Collins.
ROLLA, Mo. — McCarthy Building Companies, based in St. Louis, broke ground broke ground on a new, $31 million cancer center in Rolla on April 20.
HOUSTON — In collaboration with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, FKP Architects, also of Houston, announced this month that a major expansion will focus on bringing giving critically ill patients better access to treatment.
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Bryn Mawr Hospital (BMH), part of Main Line Health (MLH), approved a sketch plan to move forward with a $200 million modernization project on its campus.
LOS ANGELES — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) held a grand opening and dedication of the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation Rehabilitation Center on April 16.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The first major commercial building to join the Brooklyn Cultural District’s development boom broke ground last month.
Architecture firm Francis Cauffman of Philadelphia, Pa., designed the Brooklyn Health Center. New York-based Skanska USA is the construction manager.
ASPEN, Colo. — The third phase of construction for Aspen Valley Hospital will begin on April 20. The hospital is going into its third phase of construction, which will include about 33,000 square feet of space for a new emergency department, surgery suite and diagnostic imaging.
WASHINGTON — Following the dismissal of the top Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official in charge of construction, Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., introduced legislation on March 26 that would help get the Aurora, Colo., VA hospital built while holding the VA accountable for its failures.
LUBBOCK, Texas — Covenant Health, based in Knoxville, Tenn., is investing $450 million toward construction and renovation efforts for its hospital system in Lubbock.
