Renovations - June 2014
Builder fined after dementia patient killed by falling door
Heavy fire door fell on patient during renovation work at Alexian Brothers Care Centre in UK
6/24/2014
Dubai hospital expansion part of $816 million plan
Expansion of Rashid Hospital's Trauma and Emergency Centre will add 160 beds and cost $161 million
6/20/2014
Western New York VA renovates prosthetics facility
Upgrades include extra patient exam rooms, an expanded waiting room and a drive-up area for staff to bring prosthetics and equipment to the patient's vehicle
6/19/2014
Western Pennsylvania hospital to become medical mall
Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant will offer patients specialty medical offices, diagnostic and testing services, a same-day surgery center, outpatient physical therapy, an expanded emergency department and some inpatient rooms
6/19/2014
Texas theater to be converted to health facility
Pecos County Memorial Hospital expanding into movie theater
6/10/2014
How will the medical home affect hospitals?
Not all care can occur outside the hospital but the medical home is an environment in which patients can feel more secure
6/9/2014
Bay Area's new healthcare buildings smaller, specialized facilities
Driving much of the activity is a state law requiring hospitals to upgrade or replace their buildings to be structurally sound enough to withstand earthquakes
6/6/2014
Dayton hospital considers redesign to meet changing needs
Redesign would improve care, efficiency and patient privacy
6/4/2014
Convenience, reform driving ER construction wave
Hospital systems are building new, freestanding emergency departments and upgrading and expanding those attached to hospitals
6/4/2014