HOK Awarded Citation of Merit
CHICAGO — HOK, an architecture, engineering and planning firm, received a Citation of Merit from Behavioral Healthcare Magazine’s 2012 Design for Health and Human Services Showcase.
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Despite the fact that we only consume roughly 0.02 percent in food and 0.04 percent in liquids, the health messages that bombard us are mostly about maintaining a healthy diet.
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Sutter Medical Center is a State-Of-The Art Facility That Will Replace an Antiquated Hospital
When open in the fall of 2014, the new $284 million Sutter Medical Center in Santa Rosa, Calif., will boast the latest health care, building and sustainable technologies available to address emerging advancements in treatment.
The Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center: Construction Innovations Make the Difference
In 2009, the Kettering Health Network – a comprehensive, non-profit health care network with four of the nation’s top 100 hospitals – commissioned the construction of a new facility, the Indu & Raj Soin Medical Center. The 80-bed, 276,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art hospital met a critical need for the Beavercreek, Ohio community, a rapidly growing suburb of Dayton.
Communication and Trust: Key Ingredients in Occupied Health Care Renovations
Ortiz has more than 32 years of experience in the construction industry and served as National Health Care Provider’s Director of Facilities and Design for seven years, where he was responsible for overseeing design and construction activities in Colorado, Kansas, Texas and Ohio. He can be reached at 303.363.7101 or at [email protected].
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Presbyterian Hospital Earns Franklin Award
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — The Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., earned the 2012 Franklin Award of Distinction for exceptional hospital and health system case management.
Recognized for its commitment to patient-centered care and holistic management, the hospital’s care management program is designed to provide a team-based approach to case management for the integrated health system’s patients and the community.
AECOM Earns Engineering Award for Baltimore Hospital
ARLINGTON, Va. — AECOM Technology Corp. earned national recognition for its design of the Mary Catherine Bunting Center at Mercy, a 700,000-square-foot replacement hospital in Baltimore, Md.
St. Alexius Tech and Education Center Frees Up Clinic Space
BISMARCK, N.D. — With the goal of putting tomorrow’s environmental principles into practice today, a new Upper Midwest four-story facility to house St. Alexius Medical Center’s non-patient care departments helped free up space on the rest of campus for clinical service.
Boston Area Medical Centers Join Blue Cross Blue Shield AQC Plan
BOSTON — The Boston Medical Center and seven affiliated health centers will join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), which aims to promote the quality of care over the number of services provided.
Blue Cross Blue Shield established the contracts in January 2009 as a result of concerns with the fee-for-service reimbursement model, which, according to the health care network, unintentionally rewards doctors and hospitals for the quantity and complexity of services provided rather than the quality and outcomes of care.