Renovations - October 2016
$1 billion Boston Children's Hospital expansion approved
The Massachusetts Public Health Council voted unanimously to approve the controversial project
10/31/2016
Troubled Aurora VA hospital on track to open in 2018
The project is now 78 percent complete and officials say the facility has overcome its cost issues
10/28/2016
Boston healthcare facility runs food pantry
Boston Medical Center uses project to support patient health
10/27/2016
Retail clinics want to move beyond minor illnesses
New facilities will deliver primary care and managing chronic disease
10/24/2016
Brigham and Women’s Hospital opens new facility
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Building for Transformative Medicine is designed to serve patients suffering from chronic neurologic, orthopedic, and rheumatologic conditions
10/24/2016
Gulf Coast Medical Center to double in size
Three stories and 367,500 square feet will be added to the hospital's main building
10/24/2016
The CMS preparedness rule presents opportunity
A healthcare coalition can enhance its influence and even its outlook as a sustainable business model
10/24/2016
First Artemed China FTZ Hospital to open
The hospital features dedicated circulation between the emergency department, intensive care unit, surgery and imaging, according to an article on the Healthcare Design magazine
10/21/2016
When should you do a risk assessment?
Blog discusses whether a problem may pop up with breakroom toaster
10/21/2016
Healthcare facilities 'retailing' to compete
Retailing refers to healthcare systems treating patients like informed consumers
10/19/2016
Mount Sinai plans $500 million modernization in N.Y.C.
Project will create a new Mount Sinai Downtown network
10/18/2016
MetroLink's FTA grant aims to connect rail riders with wellness services
Transit riders in the north St. Louis area will have access to healthcare screenings at local rail stations
10/17/2016
Lawmakers seek changes after VA healthcare facility construction debacle
The Veterans Hospital in Aurora, Colo. is still incomplete
10/14/2016
Formaldehyde: Is your healthcare facility prepared?
The failure to properly train employees on hazardous chemicals such as formaldehyde is the second most frequently cited violation in healthcare facilities across the U.S.
10/13/2016
$40 million vertical expansion set for Pa. healthcare facility
Project to add three floors and critical care beds on top of an addition that opened two years ago
10/13/2016
Quick diagnostic healthcare facilities sometimes more effective and cheaper
Many acute medical conditions can be treated without admitting patients to the hospital
10/12/2016
Q&A: Temporary construction barriers
Brad Keyes discusses acceptable temporary construction barriers
10/12/2016
FGI 2018 healthcare facility guidelines open for comment
Revisions include new standards for emergency preparedness
10/12/2016
Philly eye facility adds inpatient beds, calls itself hospital
CMS says four beds do not make a hospital
10/6/2016
Cincinnati cancer center relaxing by design
New proton therapy center provides advanced care in a cheerful site
10/6/2016
Uber platform has shown promise in creating a cheaper way to transport patients
Uber launches healthcare transportation pilot program
10/4/2016
Healthcare facility offers luxury suites for family members
Family members who want to stay overnight with Stamford Hospital patients can now do so in a private adjoining room that could cost hundreds of dollars a night
10/3/2016