Energy and Power - September 2015
Chicago hospital's plan to merge pediatric, adult ERs criticized
Stroger Hospital's merger plan spurred by a lower volume of pediatric cases
9/30/2015
Dignity Health plans $220 million in renovations
California health system plans a multi-phase improvement project across its 39-hospital network
9/30/2015
Union Village to be first integrated health village
Henderson, Nev., project will be first to integrate a healthcare center into retail, entertainment, residential and senior living, and culture centers, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/30/2015
Hospitals issue debt at fastest pace in three years
More nonprofit hospital bonds are being issued as concerns over the Affordable Care Act largely fade
9/29/2015
Federal funding may let VA finish Denver hospital
Funding measure would let the VA transfer $625 million from other accounts in its own budget
9/29/2015
Winston-Salem hospital overhauling dining venues
Wake Forest Baptist hospital is renovating its main cafeteria and other branded eatery spots on its main campus
9/28/2015
UPMC hires international expert on mold outbreaks
Transplant program is suspended after a fourth person contracts a fungal infection
9/25/2015
Utah health system opens hospital-based simulation center
LDS Hospital simulation center is designed to increase patient safety and improve clinical outcomes through hands-on scenarios
9/25/2015
Connecticut hospital doubles size of emergency department
New Milford Hospital expansion includes a more efficient triage space, a centralized nursing station and private patient rooms
9/25/2015
Fungal cases at UPMC put focus on lack of transparency
There are no laws that require requires hospitals to report fungal infections
9/24/2015
Okla. hospital tripling square footage, adding no beds
St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital expansion designed to meet the changing needs of patients and their families
9/24/2015
Healthcare facilities prepare for extra patients during Papal visit
Hospitals also are getting ready to host the personnel who will tend to them
9/23/2015
Deaths of three patients with mold infections baffles UPMC
Officials struggling to find the source of the household mold
9/23/2015
Salt Lake City hospital opens simulation center
The 10,000 square-foot center is equipped with advanced simulation technology
9/23/2015
FDA warns about infections from bronchoscopes
Federal regulators expanded their warnings about medical scopes spreading infections
9/23/2015
Mold outbreak at UPMC may have killed two patients
Toilets in UPMC Presbyterian's cardiothoracic intensive care unit may be source of fungal infections
9/22/2015
New $23 million healthcare facility planned for Tulsa area
Saint Francis Health System to build 49,000-square-foot Glenpool healthcare complex
9/22/2015
Missouri medical tower has private rooms, room for growth
New 43,000-square-foot addition to Cox Medical Center South includes 124 new beds
9/21/2015
Cleaning medical instruments with ultrasound
Ultrasonic device shown to reduce contamination and risk of infection
9/21/2015
UPMC mold infestation may be more serious
Mold was found in a several areas of the 20-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit
9/18/2015
Florida children's hospital 'topped out' with palm tree
New 128-bed Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is scheduled to open in 2017
9/18/2015
Need for memory care spurring facility upgrades
Seniors and their families are demanding additional amenities and homelike settings, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
9/18/2015
Climate change offers opportunities for healthcare design
Healthcare facilities hold the moral authority to talk about the effects of climate change and lead efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resiliency, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/18/2015
Pittsburgh hospital Cardiothoracic ICU shut down due to mold
Eighteen patients at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital relocated because of the infestation
9/17/2015
Children's hospital reflects Canadian culture
The colors and attractions of the different regions of Canada were used as inspiration for design elements throughout the the new Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/17/2015
US hospital ship brings care to poor in Haiti
The USNS Comfort has 1,000 beds and 100 surgeries will be performed
9/17/2015
Healthcare design can improve care, saves money
Experts believe that through 2017, the United States will spend more than $200 billion to refurbish or build new facilities
9/15/2015
Healthcare facility managers need to be flexible
The healthcare facility manager's ability to adapt increasingly important with Affordable Care Act
9/15/2015
Orlando emergency center for kids first in region
The 12-bed pediatric emergency department, opening at Florida Hospital's east Orlando campus
9/15/2015
San Antonio child guidance center expansion to streamline operations
Clarity Child Guidance Center renovation will also provide additional space for clinicians and enhance the therapeutic recreation program, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/15/2015
Rural Illinois hospital to transition to outpatient care
Hospital Sisters Health System and OSF Healthcare System will transition healthcare services in Streator from HSHS to OSF
9/14/2015
Design awards recognize healing atmosphere, efficiency
Modern Healthcare Design Award winners refine the healing environment concept and integrate the principles of value-based design
9/14/2015
Hospital, punk music festival settle noise, parking issues
Compromises include restoring parking on the street in front of the hospital and monitoring sound within the hospital
9/11/2015
San Antonio senior care facility designed to reflect city's heritage
Franklin Park Alamo Heights will mix Spanish and Germanic design elements and focuses on the preferences of baby boomers, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
9/11/2015
EPA hazardous medications rule means big changes
New rule appears broader than prior proposals and creates new recordkeeping and notification requirements
9/9/2015
VA believes Congress will OK funds for Colo. hospital
Head of healthcare system expected to get additional $625 million in October to complete over-budget facility
9/9/2015
Saudi behavioral health facility carefully zoned
The King Abdulaziz Medical City Behavioral Health Facility was developed to be operationally manageable and therapeutic, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/9/2015
Ontario hospital gets LEED Silver
Markham Stouffville Hospital receives the certification for its 385,000-square-foot expansion
9/9/2015
Dementia villages offer normalcy, security
Facilities that mimic every day life beneficial to dementia patients
9/8/2015
Utah building new assisted-care living facility for baby boomers
Project to marry affordable housing with healthcare
9/8/2015
Technology boosts hand-washing compliance from 25 to 98 percent
Indiana University Health foodservice department implements system that uses the RFID chip in an associate's badge
9/4/2015
Largest Mass. healthcare system opens first urgent care facility
Partners Healthcare plans to open two more sites
9/4/2015
Four die from Legionnaires' at Illinois VA facility
Twenty-nine cases of have been confirmed connected with the Illinois Veterans Home
9/3/2015
Bethesda hospital to get $273 million upgrade
Suburban Hospital to unify campus with new facility and parking structure
9/3/2015
Organizations share facility to bring wellness services to community
Ohio's Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany brings together multiple healthcare services under one roof, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/3/2015
MOB planned with efficiency in mind
Scott & White Healthcare built a medical office building next to its new hospital to reduce travel time for specialists and make care more convenient for patients, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/2/2015
New NOLA hospital is built to survive the worst
Ten years after Katrina, University Medical Center New Orleans was built to withstand pretty much anything Mother Nature can throw at it
9/1/2015
Mass. hospital gets new $25 million emergency department
Morton Hospital in Taunton unveils 41,000-square-foot ED features a 'pod system' to help segregate patients based on the severity of their injury or ailment
9/1/2015