$360 Million Ford Hospital Opens
DETROIT — A Detroit automaker’s legacy in the healthcare market lives on with the recent opening of the Henry Ford…
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Balancing Costs
Many U.S. hospitals are experiencing precipitous declines in their ability to fund construction as a result of the credit crisis and recession.
Get the Most out of the Healthcare Audio-Visual Experience
Integrated operating rooms allow picture archive and communication system images to be accessed and viewed with audio-video technology. The most fully integrated systems extend A/V capabilities to remote viewing sites. Consequently, facilities must consider the placement of cameras and monitors, coordinating them with various booms, and the typical positions of surgical staff.
Since space is one of a hospital’s most valuable commodities, particularly in operating rooms, adequate space for A/V equipment must be allocated early in the design process.
Facility of the Month May/June 2009 – Listening & Learning
When it came time for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to upgrade its facilities, planners set out with one…
Obama Names National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
WASHINGTON – Dr. David Blumenthal, most recently director of the Institute for Health Policy at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Partners…
HHS Releases Healthcare Funds
WASHINGTON — Low-income and uninsured patients and American Indians are among the first to benefit from the stimulus funds provided…
Wisconsin Children’s Hospital Expands to Meet Demand
MILWAUKEE — A new $168 million tower was built in front of the existing Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin facility opened in April in an effort to accommodate a spike in patient visits.
Hospital officials speeded up expansion plans when the facility reached record capacity two years ago. The new 12-story, 425,000-square-foot patient tower was planned in response to a 13.3 percent patient volume increase at the 236-bed hospital during the last five years.
HDR Architects Merges with Canadian Firm
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR Architecture Inc. and G+G Partnership Architects announced a merger to strengthen their firms in the healthcare design…
Noblis Executives Recommend Reassessment During Recession
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The healthcare industry will face trimmed-down operating budgets, changing consumer demands and consolidations, according to a…
Report: Penalties Cost Less Than HIT Improvements
WASHINGTON — The federal stimulus package allots $19.5 billion for health information technology with an incentive plan for physicians to adopt electronic health records, but the costs of implementation for small practice groups could outweigh the savings, according to a recent study.