Construction Begins on $260 Million Children’s Hospital Expansion
WILMINGTON, Del. — Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children broke ground in August on a $260 million expansion project at its Delaware campus.
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School of Medicine Project Underway at WMU
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Plans for a new Western Michigan University (WMU) School of Medicine move forward with site selection expected later this year and the first students expected to enroll in fall 2014.
The project is a partnership between the WMU and Kalamazoo’s two teaching hospitals, Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare. Planning for the project has been underway for three years with fundraising, accreditation work and curriculum development for the medical school in progress.
Louisiana Medical Center Campus Opens for Business
LAFAYETTE, La. — The first phase of the 45-acre Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center campus opened in June with a $211 million hospital and medical office building.
The project features a main acute care hospital, a four-story medical office building and nearby complexes that house more that 60 physicians who have relocated practices in the area.
Final Phase Completed at Tampa General Hospital
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa General Hospital (TGH) recently announced the final phase of construction at its facility — a $35 million neonatal intensive care unit that will provide more patient rooms and a new transition nursery.
Part of the funding for the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was contributed by Pam and Les Muma, who lost their daughter, Jennifer Leigh, in the 1970s while in the NICU.
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, 9/20 – 9/22
The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, now in its 24th year, is the original event that brings together the entire team who designs, plans, constructs and manages health care facilities. The Symposium is the forum where leaders share ideas on health care delivery improvement and how the physical space directly impacts the staff, patients and their families. Discover and explore ideas, practices, products and solutions that improve current and future health care facilities. Save 25% on a full conference pass!
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OAK PARK, Ill. — Advocate Christ Medical Center has selected HDR Architects to design its new nine-story outpatient care and research pavilion on its Oak Park, Ill. campus. The $202 million ambulatory facility will help streamline outpatient services across the hospital and consolidate most of the institutes on the campus.
Groundbreaking for N. California Cancer Center Addition
MARYSVILLE, Calif. — A groundbreaking ceremony for a $19 million expansion of the Fremont-Rideout Cancer Center in Marysville was held in early August by Fremont Rideout Health Care (FRHG) and UC Davis Health Center. The event represents a strong collaborative effort to provide advanced care in the communities of Marysville and Yuba City.
Upholstery
Pallas Textiles introduced five new patterns of upholstery — Gene Pool, Cell Theory, H20, Flexing Muscles and Heartbeat — in its Science Matters collection, which is tested to withstand rigorous use, according to the company. Multiple colors are available under each line.Gene Pool, Heartbeat, and Cell Theory are treated with Nano-Tex, an enhancement process designed to spills.
Read More Bathtub and Shower Refinishing
Miracle Method is a proprietary resurfacing and refinishing process designed to allow health care facilities to remodel bathrooms quickly.