Sustainable Operations - August 2015
Boston's Children's Hospital plans for pedestrian bridge
Hospital wants to build a $23 million pedestrian bridge from the visitor parking garage right into the hospital
8/31/2015
Boston children's hospital garden may be demolished
Supporters have asked Massachusetts Attorney to block the hospital from demolishing the garden to put up a new clinical building
8/28/2015
Pharmacy clinics' role in healthcare growing
Use of the retail clinics has been on an upswing for preventive services
8/28/2015
Missouri hospital completes patient move to new tower
Cox Medical Center South's opens new $130-million 343,000-square-foot West Tower
8/27/2015
Report says HCAHPS surveys don't show the whole picture
Hospitals urged to start gathering a much greater depth of data to truly change the patient experience and impact business performance
8/26/2015
Illinois nursing home resident monitoring law OK'd
Residents of nursing homes and their families can put audio- or video-monitoring devices in residents' rooms
8/26/2015
Not lovin' it: Cleveland Clinic to boot McDonald's from food court
Clinic will discontinue a long-term lease that has allowed McDonald's to operate there for two decades
8/25/2015
U.K. hospital has motorized buggy to help patients and visitors
People with mobility problems can flag down the buggy to catch a lift through the atrium at Southmead Hospital Bristol
8/24/2015
The ups and downs of a new healthcare facility
A new hospital comes with its own set of challenges
8/24/2015
Survey shows healthcare facilities managers salaries rising
Compensation for environmental services managers showed a jump experts say could be tied to healthcare's increasing focus on infection control results
8/24/2015
Florida's Space Coast healthcare facility construction booming
Activity is picking up again, with more clarity on the Affordable Care Act
8/21/2015
Grant changes plan for Ohio cancer hospital
James Cancer Hospital in Columbus adds radiation oncology unit to project-in-progress after receiving new funding, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/21/2015
Michigan senior facility built with latest in design, technology and security
New 101,000-square-foot campus has a movie theater, fitness center, raised-bed gardens, bistro and courtyard with a putting green
8/21/2015
Throwback photo: Fire forces hospital to move to riverboat
A river paddle steamer called Medoc had been transformed into a floating hospital
8/20/2015
Controlling noise, disruption in patient rooms
Hospitals are rethinking how they function at night so that more patients can sleep
8/20/2015
Cancer center renovation to include floor-to-ceiling windows
Riverview Medical Center expansion will feature a 29,000-square-foot addition, as well as physical, visual, and technical upgrades
8/20/2015
Startups bringing healthcare 'facilities' home
Companies building Uber-like models for medical care
8/19/2015
Missouri hospital plans $135 million expansion
Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City will add a three-story patient tower, a new front entrance and other enhancements
8/19/2015
Longterm master plan selected for California medical center
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center plan a roadmap for campus growth over the next 20-50 years
8/19/2015
California approves security cameras in assisted living homes patient rooms
Facility owner has been longtime advocate of cameras
8/19/2015
Hong King bed linen probe finds multiple issues
Investigation of the fungal infection of public hospital bed linen has identified lapses in almost every stage of the laundry process
8/18/2015
$400 million 'destination' medical center planned in Rockford
New 188-bed medical center will include a women's and children's hospital with neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, a pediatric emergency department and a high-risk maternity unit
8/18/2015
Healthcare facility's design inspired by IKEA, Apple and Starbucks
A new outpatient healthcare facility at the University of Minnesota looked to IKEA's philosophy of determining the price tag first, then designing accordingly
8/18/2015
Cheers! Guinness brewery waste may help power children's hospital
Developers are trying to find out if waste heat produced by the Dublin brewery could be used by a new facility
8/17/2015
Aurora VA hospital funding still up in the air
The VA is working with Congress to come to an agreement to fund the project
8/17/2015
Nebraska healthcare facility will include a healing garden
University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine's Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will add to its healing arts program
8/17/2015
Walk-in clinics forcing healthcare providers to rethink delivery
Consumers increasingly are looking for faster and more convenient options to get basic medical care
8/17/2015
'Retailization' changing medical office space
Healthcare industry changes are altering real estate needs
8/17/2015
Hospital cited for food hygiene and safety lapses
Private facility in Eastbourne, England, told to take 'urgent action' to fix violations
8/14/2015
Australian hospital admits mistakes made in rush to open
New facility hit with complaints about cleaning and catering, IT systems, staffing, cancelled operations and bed capacity
8/14/2015
Tucson health facility plans $500 million expansion
Plans include an 11-story tower and an outpatient clinic
8/13/2015
Maryland hospital joins shift to outpatient care
Hospital plans to eliminate 106 inpatient beds and shutter many of the non-emergency inpatient services by 2018
8/13/2015
Yelp adding hospital and healthcare data to site
Survey information will include ER wait times and the quietness of patient rooms
8/12/2015
Florida hospital says flushed wipes lead to sewage leaks
Venice Regional Bayfront Health says wipes used for infection control were flushed down the toilet and led to broken pipe
8/12/2015
Coordinated efforts urged to prevent hospital-acquired infections
Communication between hospitals, long-term acute-care facilities and nursing homes could reduce the number of infections
8/12/2015
Design/patient care link to be explored
New grant initiative is calling for research projects that study the relationship between emergency department design and emergency care
8/12/2015
New Orleans hospital finally replaced after Katrina
Charity Hospital staff was working out of tents, an abandoned Lord & Taylor department store and eventually a cramped interim hospital
8/10/2015
Philadelphia children's hospital opens new facility
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care features two-story climbing wall, outdoor dining terrace and children's discovery garden
8/10/2015
Downtown Detroit gets 'healthcare boutique' urgent care clinic
Henry Ford Health System site offers smartphone scheduling, virtual consultations, health concierges and wellness services including acupuncture
8/7/2015
Kansas City hospital expands focus to surrounding properties
St. Luke's is also a real estate developer
8/7/2015
Maryland hospital to be replaced with an outpatient facility
Dimensions Healthcare System will close Laurel Regional Hospital and replace it with a $24 million ambulatory care center
8/7/2015
Historic N.Y.C. building becomes freestanding ED
Original Joseph Curran Building transformed into adjunct to Lenox Hill Hospital
8/6/2015
Philadelphia hospital design incorporates playfulness
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care was designed to make patients' experience convenient
8/6/2015
Virginia hospital tower opens after 10-year journey
Five-story West Tower at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va., replaced the 38-year-old, 250-bed hospital within its own footprint
8/5/2015
Healthcare facilities harmony with natural surroundings recognized
Vermont Psychiatric Hospital and Mayo Health Clinic recognized by 11th Design & Health World Congress for design excellence
8/4/2015
Indiana hospital opens ICU with massage beds, negative pressure rooms
The new ICU is part of a $40 million renovation to St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart
8/3/2015