Green Restroom Design Promotes Hospital Efficiency
Infection control, safety concerns and operational efficiency are key drivers of today’s restroom design in health care facilities. Industry research and statistics underscore the growing importance of these priorities — all of which have direct impacts on patients, staff, visitors and administration.


MEEKER, Colo. — Pioneers Medical Center topped out this month, with the last beam on the nearly 90,000-square-foot facility going up before the outside walls will be built.
BETHESDA, Md. — Suburban Hospital in Bethesda is planning to break ground in late October on a $230 million expansion.
QUEENS, N.Y. — Hospital officials, community leaders and elected officials celebrated the completion of the steel construction phase for a $125 million expansion at Mount Sinai Queens last Thursday.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Opening in October, the $215 million Nemours/A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital expansion is a five-story contemporary facility that features a long list of patient and caregiver amenities.
MIAMI — Construction is underway for the new $430 million Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida, which celebrated the groundbreaking on Aug. 8.
CHICAGO — A new simulation lab at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will finally give students and medical providers the space they need for critical training.
FARGO, N.D. — At the end of July, Sanford Health gave the public a peek at what patient rooms will look like in the largest hospital project in North Dakota history. The 11-story Sanford Fargo Medical Center is set to open this month and is expected to serve 200,000 people in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
BOSTON — Hospital settings can be intimidating for children. Machines, equipment, alarms and general hospital noises increase the need for acoustic and environmental solutions to promote a healing environment for young patients.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach is undergoing a $70 million makeover.