STOCKTON, Calif. — Construction is progressing on schedule at the site of a new medical and mental health care facility for inmates in the California state prison system. The California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in Stockton, Calif.
“Health care for inmates! Really? I didn’t know they received health care. Guess I never really thought about it.”
That is the usual response I receive when someone asks me who I work for or what I do for a living. After thinking about it for a moment, they usually ask me who pays for it. Then the questions really start to fly when they hear the answer.
According to Andrew Quirk of Skanska USA, the next few years will see more hospital construction — by as much as 10 percent by 2015. Following the major downturn of 2008, Quirk predicted a major “upside for design and construction of health care space” over the next few years.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University recently received $700,000 from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to help prepare health care providers of the future for the very busy industry they appear to be entering.
KEARNEY, Neb. — Employees at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb. recently celebrated the grand opening of an expansion to the facilities West Tower.
Managing one’s health in the future will involve an app, a “smart” device or a patient portal. The explosion of the mobile technology industry is fast and furious, and health systems are scrambling to keep up. These changes create both opportunities and risks; but by far the positives outweigh the negatives. The impact of this technology-driven era will provide more analytics, accountability and accessibility.
JOPLIN, Mo. — A lot of unpredictable things happened Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Joplin, Mo.
WEST POINT, Ga. — Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) recently held a grand opening for the Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Newnan, Ga.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente selected Aditazz and a collaboration between Mazzetti Nash Lispey Burch (M+NLB) and Perkins+Will as the winners of its international Small Hospital, Big Idea competition. Gresham, Smith and Partners earned recognition as a finalist.
The 2012 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) recognized Herman Miller’s enhancements its Compass System for health care environments as a finalist in the category of medical and scientific products. The Industrial Designers Society of America has been presenting IDEA awards since 1980.
