University Medical Center Nears Completion
MURRIETA, Calif. — Officials announced that construction on the $211 million Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta is nearly completed.
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Work Under Way on Detroit Children’s Hospital
DETROIT — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatric Specialty Center in Detroit.
The new $43 million center is to be the first of $850 million in investment from Nashville based Vanguard Health Systems which will improve or expand some of Detroit Medical Center’s aging facilities.
Other projects will include a $170-million Children’s Hospital Tower.
Read More Hoag Hospital Irvine Earns LEED Silver Certification
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Read More IBM, Aetna Partner to Create EHR System in Puerto Rico
NEW YORK — IBM, ActiveHealth, a division of Aetna, and Puerto Rican health care IT and cloud computing company Medens announced earlier this week the launch of a joint cloud health care network in Puerto Rico.
Medens will provide a cloud computing network while IBM will contribute its interoperable HIE (health information exchange) technology. Aetna will allow doctors to access medical data through ActiveHealth CareEngine, which culls patient data from medical and pharmacy claims and lab reports.
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Read More Medical Office REIT Acquiring MOBs in $86M, Multistate Deal
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a real estate investment trust, acquired three medical office buildings of a five-building portfolio for an acquisition price of $56.9 million.
The purchase price for the entire portfolio — which HTA is in the process of acquiring — is approximately $86.1 million.
Read More Virginia Hospital Receives Coveted LEED Gold Designation
HARRISONBURG, Va.— Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg is the first inpatient healthcare facility in the state of Virginia, and the second of its size in the nation to receive LEED Gold Certification, according to reports.
Dennis Coffman, director of facility planning and development at RMH, called the certification a culmination of years of dedicated work to make sure the new 630,000-square-foot hospital would meet LEED guidelines.
“We are extremely pleased to be named the first ‘green’ hospita
Read More Mount Vernon Project Begins
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A $30 million renovation project will soon be under way to bring the 119-year old Mount Vernon Hospital up to the 21st century, and assure its long-term future and stability.
Restoration of the 358,000-square-foot facility, which has expanded in stages since 1891, will include substantial reconstruction. The hospital, which is one of the most significant structures in the city and a major fixture downtown, has been struggling financially for more than 25 years.
Read More Firms Donate Services for Health Center
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The design team of McCarthy and Taylor are working in partnership with St Joseph Health Systems and Latino Health Access to donate services for a new half-acre community center and park in one of the poorest area in California.
The future 2,500-square-foot Latino Health Access Community Center will cost around $4 million to build and operate and will include both recreational and educational space for free or low-cost health and educational programming provided by LHA and collaborating partners.
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