Hawaii Approves Funding for Hospital Upgrades
HONOLULU — The state of Hawaii has approved $9.2 million for capital improvement projects, including the renovation of two state hospital facilities and other health care upgrades.
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LPA Healthcare Approaches Market with Sustainable Designs
IRVINE, Calif. — Irvine-based design firm LPA has formed LPA Healthcare, a new studio that will manage the design of acute- and specialty-care facilities and offer sustainable innovations.
The company has hired Rick Wood, AIA, a 25-year veteran architect and previous partner at Wood Burghard Swain Architects (WBSA), headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. Wood will become a managing principal, and eight members of Wood’s staff will join him at LPA, which has already been working with WBSA on health care projects for about a year.
More Hospitals Strive for Sustainability, Report Shows
RESTON, Va. — The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) has released its 2013 Milestone Report, which shows more hospitals are adopting sustainability practices. According to the report, hospitals are taking such measures to reduce their environmental footprint, lower costs and improve the health of patients and staff.
Feds Award Millions for Health Center Construction
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration awarded $35 million to 147 health centers to support patient-centered medical homes through new construction and facility renovations. The health centers are in 44 states.
Hardin Retrofit Reduces Energy Costs
SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Improvements made to Hardin Medical Center have reduced annual energy and operational savings by 25 percent, administrators said in a press statement on Aug. 18.
Because the hospital reduced its load on the electrical grid, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) returned $11,500 in a rebate, and the hospital received an Energy Efficiency Leader Award from Trane, an HVAC systems provider owned by Davidson, N.C.-based Ingersoll.
Turner Construction Celebrates Sibley Topping Out
WASHINGTON — The expansion and renovations for Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., are on their way to completion in winter 2016. New York-based Turner Construction Company celebrated the hospital’s topping out on Aug. 15.
Search for Waste Disposal Ideas Begins
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Edison Nation Medical, a product developer that helps innovators through the process of licensing, is searching for ways to improve hazardous waste disposal in hospitals and health care facilities.
Edison invites the public to submit ideas through its confidential portal at www.EdisonNationMedical.com/waste through Oct. 24.
MRI Users Rank Best Systems
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — GE, Philips, Siemens and Toshiba are dominating the MRI market, according to ECRI Institute. The nonprofit health care research organization recently released on Aug. 13 details of its poll that asked hundreds of MRI users to rate the best systems on the market.
Closed ERs May Impact Patient Mortality
SAN FRANCISCO — Patients admitted to a hospital located near another hospital with a closed emergency department have a greater chance of dying, according to a California study published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Researchers believe that the closure of emergency departments puts pressure on nearby ERs as well as patients. This could be due to increased travel time to farther emergency departments, as well as increased wait times or crowding in ERs with bigger populations.
Yuma Regional Cancer Center Opens
YUMA, Ariz. — A comprehensive cancer center has officially opened to provide cancer-care services in the southwestern Arizona region.