Safety - April 2015
Designing healthcare facilities to fight infection
Ventilation, furnishings and fixtures affect the bacteria inside a hospital
4/30/2015
Los Angeles children's hospital opens rehab center
New 22,000-square-foot Petersen Rehabilitation Center is one of the largest acute pediatric rehabilitation centers in the country
4/30/2015
The evolution of urgent care centers
Infusion suite within or adjacent to the urgent care center are becoming more common
4/30/2015
Long-term care facilities stressing more basic healthcare
Facilities are surpassing hospitals as focus of healthcare for the elderly
4/29/2015
N.Z. health board proposing improvement food service for healthcare facilities
New nutrition standards, developed with health board dietitians, would be introduced
4/29/2015
Winning strategies for waiting rooms
Furnishings should accommodate diverse postures, behaviors, and levels of privacy
4/29/2015
Australian healthcare facility kitchen staff returns, but patients may still get Big Macs
The kitchen staff has gone back to work at the biggest hospital network in Kingston, Victoria, but patients may have to be given take away instead of reheated hospital meals, according to an article on the Herald Sun website
4/28/2015
Mercy Hospital Joplin expanded definition of resiliency
Replacement healthcare facility built to withstand severe weather after tornado
4/28/2015
Florida Hospital Orlando will embody a new era in women's healthcare
The facility was designed to achieve a balance between creating a modern healthcare facility and establishing an environment that promotes healing through design, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/28/2015
Two 'massive' healthcare facilities coming to Ottawa in 2017
The Pinnacle Centres of Healthcare Excellence will offer 'one stop shopping' for healthcare
4/28/2015
Scope maker warned Europe about problems two years before L.A. infections
FDA learned of scope warnings last summer but didn't alert U.S. hospitals
4/27/2015
Report: Retail clinics could handle 27 percent of emergency visits
Shift could create $4 billion in savings
4/27/2015
Cincinnati hospital plans $280 million expansion
Joint and Spine Center Christ Hospital project will include a million-dollar view
4/24/2015
Historic building becomes Manhattan's first freestanding ED
Lenox Hill HealthPlex was the Joseph Curran Building in Manhattan's Greenwich Village
4/24/2015
Connecticut hospital adjusts to changing healthcare needs
As the healthcare picture changes, New Milford Hospital is adjusting
4/23/2015
University of New Mexico plans larger replacement hospital
Level I trauma center has turned away hundreds of transfers from other hospitals because of the crowded conditions
4/22/2015
251 hospitals score five stars in Medicare's new ratings
Some in the healthcare industry fear Medicare's five-star scale won't accurately reflect quality and may place too much weight on patient reviews
4/22/2015
Hospitals leaving downtown areas
Older, obsolete facilities are rebuilding in wealthier areas
4/21/2015
Deer jumps through hospital window
Doe took a brief walk through a MidMichigan Health Center before leaving
4/20/2015
Lake Forest hospital expansion expected to invigorate area
$426 million project features five pavilions, eight operating rooms and 114 private inpatient beds
4/20/2015
Companies feud over UV robots
Two manufacturers of ultraviolet disinfection robots are in court over advertising claims
4/17/2015
The University of North Carolina medical school facility designed for flexibility
The 340,000-square-foot, 10-story building contains labs and imaging technology for research teams, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/17/2015
Bryn Mawr Hospital's planning largest project since late 1800s
$200 million project calls for major new construction on the hospital's core campus
4/16/2015
Catskill Regional Medical Center upgrades parking lot using green technology
Process eliminates the need to excavate, remove and dispose of failed pavement as well as the need to import large volumes of virgin aggregate
4/16/2015
Minnesota hospital plans $140 million renovation, expansion
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital project will add two new inpatient floors, revamp the surgery center and make all patient rooms private
4/16/2015
University of Kansas Hospital building new patient tower
The $280 million building will have 92 beds
4/15/2015
Weather linked to hospital acquired infections
The numbers of healthcare infections go up with the temperature
4/14/2015
Patient care, sustainability priorities in Middle East hospital design and construction
Study reports that integrating nursing and patient friendly design as the top priority in designing new hospitals throughout the Middle East and North Africa
4/14/2015
Webcam removal from disabled patient's room creates conflict
Pennsylvania nursing home removes device patient used to communicate with family
4/13/2015
Ohio health system plans $700 million in hospital projects
Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus to begin modernization project in spring
4/13/2015
Johns Hopkins builds Ebola unit
Unit is designed to safely care for patients with the disease and other dangerous infections
4/9/2015
Los Alamitos Medical Center MOB reflects campus identity
The new medical office building was designed with with community integration, campus identity and city planning requirements in mind, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/9/2015
Henry Ford Innovation Institute encouraging new design ideas
Patient experience and care trends inform new concepts
4/8/2015
Army Corps of Engineers taking over Colorado VA hospital project
The project, originally priced at $328 million, is now expected to cost $1.73 billion
4/8/2015
Parkland Hospital designed for comfort
Hospital will add 862 beds with private rooms for each patient
4/7/2015
Survey shows little connection between healthcare sector and senior care
Just 10 percent of surveyed senior living providers and industry consultants have a partnership with a healthcare system, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/7/2015
Ontario clinic designed for flexible activity levels
The Halton McMaster Family Health Clinic was designed to function at varying activity levels, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/6/2015
South L.A.'s MLK hospital reflects the new healthcare
The campus emphasizes preventive treatments, with a new urgent-care center and outpatient and public health clinics
4/2/2015
Healthcare facility planner discusses regulations, economy
Regulations, economics and patient preferences are changing healthcare facilities and campuses
4/2/2015
LED bulbs could help with infection control
LED bulb designs could be customized to be less attractive to specific disease-carrying insect species
4/1/2015