Waynesboro Hospital Undergoing Four-Phase Renovation Project
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Waynesboro Hospital has started work on a $6 million expansion project that will ensure patients receive the highest quality of care in an updated facility.
Read more
Colorado State University
Christiana Care Health Selects Skanska for $178 Million Project
NEWARK, Del. — Christiana Care Health System announced that the multi-national firm Skanska, headquartered in Sweden, was awarded a $178 million contract to build the new Women and Children’s Health Building at the Christiana Hospital Campus in south Newark.
Read moreNew Neuro ICU Provides State-of-the-Art Services
DALLAS — Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas opened a new state-of-the-art Neuro ICU, which will replace the old and outdated facility. The previous Neuro ICU provided great care to the patients, but was not the greatest healing environment. The ICU was very congested with equipment, doctors, nurses, other medical professionals and loved ones, said Christiana Hall, MD, medical director, Neuroscience ICU at Parkland and associate professor of Neurology, Neurotherapeutics and Neurosurgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in a statement.
Read moreQ&A: The Benefits of Wall Protection
WILMINGTON, Del. — To meet increasing health care demands and growing patient needs, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children expanded its Wilmington campus.
Iowa Children’s Hospital Construction on Schedule
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa (UI) officials announced earlier this month that the $292 million UI Children’s Hospital remains on track for a late summer 2016 opening, despite challenging winter weather and a dearth of skilled laborers in the area. Word on whether or not the project will be completed under budget will become available later this month.
Read moreHealthy Hospitals Bring the Outdoors Inside
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — For many hospitals and clinics, reducing recovery times, decreasing stress and cultivating happier employees tops the institutional wish list.
New Medical Center Comes to Pennsylvania
EAST NORRITON, Pa. — The new Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (EMCM) is the first new hospital to be built in Pennsylvania in over a decade and is set to open in September. EMCM will operate as a full service acute-care hospital for members of the community.
Lara Maria Diaz
KMD Architects, a San Francisco-based architectural firm providing exceptional healthcare, hospitality, justice, academic, commercial and corporate architectural services, has promoted Lari Maria Diaz, AIA, LEED AP, EDAC, from Director to Principal. Maria Diaz, who joined KMD in 1992, has extensive experience developing functional and space programs and implementing them in complex building and campus environments.
Read more
Finding Common Ground With BIM
It is a generally accepted principal that the building industry has traditionally been slow to embrace change and new technologies. The Great Recession, which started in 2007, has been a major factor in changing this and has provided significant impetus to do things better, faster and cheaper, through any means available.