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Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Construction firm Barton Malow Builders (Southfield, Mich.) has elevated Shannon Brokenshire to director of business strategy for its commercial and institutional division, which specializes in building projects including those in the healthcare sector.
Brokenshire will support the firm’s work in the Midwest, reporting to Marisa Varga, vice president of business strategy.
For more news on Barton Malow, go here ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Scheduled to open in early 2025, Fair Haven Community Health Care (FHCHC) in Fair Haven, Conn., will integrate healthcare and wellness services under one roof to address population health and create a vibrant community hub.
The project team conducted bilingual community listening sessions to gather feedback from community stakeholders on the program as well as the look and feel of the building.
The result is a 35,560-square-foot building for health, education, and community services that reflects the character and needs of its neighborhood.
Bill Wolpert, E4H Environments for Health Architect ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Orlando Health (Orlando, Fla.) broke ground on the $160 million Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion, according to the website beckershospitalreview.
Expected to open in 2026, the 189,000-square-foot, six-story facility will include than 30 pediatric specialties, including adolescent gynecology, audiology, cardiology, rheumatology, and urology, according to the website fox35orlando.com.
An 800-space parking structure, as well as expansion space for future services, are also planned.
For more on Orlando Health, go here ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Global design firm HKS (Dallas) has elevated members of its healthcare sector team to partner and shareholder positions, as well as named new principals across several of its offices.
Appointed to partner and shareholder are:
Jeff Kabat, global practice director of health interiors and principal (Dallas)
Whitney K. Fuessel, studio practice leader, health, and principal (Houston)
Team members named to principal roles include:
Colby Dearman, health studio practice leader and senior medical planner (Atlanta)
Amy Gilkey, interior designer (Dallas)
Shelley Locke, senior manager, advisory (Dallas ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Architecture, interior design, planning, and research firm BWBR (St. Paul, Minn.) announced the appointment of Nate Roisen to principal.
Roisen, who has been with the firm for 10 years, will be based in the firm’s St. Paul office.
His project work includes healthcare facility cleanrooms and labs ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Beeping. Suctioning. Drilling. Noise levels in a hospital operating room (OR) can reach up to 120 decibels (dB)—the equivalent of a siren or a loud rock concert, according to a study published by the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America in 2005.
Noise pollution, defined by the World Health Organization as noise above 65 dB, in ORs is a major concern, as it’s been shown to negatively impact staff well-being and performance. Frequent exposure to more than 85 dB can damage hearing over time. This is already an issue in healthcare, with up to 66 percent of OR staff reporting noise-related ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Urgent and primary care chain Village MD, majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance (Chicago), announced plans to close approximately 40 clinics in Florida and exit the market by March 15, according to the website beckershospitalreview.com.
The move is part of Walgreens’ plan to cut at least $1 billion in costs, according to the article.
The news comes after VillageMD announced in December that it would close 12 clinics in Indiana and leave the market.
VillageMD operates 51 clinic locations in Florida, 14 of which are currently closed.
For more on primary care, go here ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Engineering, environment, and professional services firm WSP (New York) has announced that Scott Savage has joined the firm as senior vice president for advanced facilities and multisite programs across the U.S. property and buildings sector, including healthcare.
Savage has 24 years of experience in the field, including design and project management in the healthcare sector.
He is based in WSP’s Houston office.
For more on WSP, go here ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
Black River Medical Center, Cades, South Carolina
Black River Medical Center is a new rural hospital in Cades, S.C., serving the state’s Williamsburg and lower Florence counties.
Opened in January 2023, the 64,000-square-foot facility houses 25 inpatient beds and five observation rooms, a 16-bed emergency department with four observation rooms, imaging services, operating-room suite, pharmacy, and lab to cover a full range of services needed to serve the community. The hospital was designed with future expansion in mind as well.
Consolidating two regional hospitals into one
Two hospitals that ..read more
Healthcare Design Magazine
1y ago
University of Florida (Gainesville) and UF Health (Gainesville) broke ground at UF Health Durbin Park, on a new 42.5-acre health and wellness campus, in St. John’s County, Fla.
The first phase of the UF Health Durbin Park development will include a 395,000-square-foot, 150-bed hospital with a focus on orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medicine, and women’s services, as well as acute, intensive, and emergency care.
The hospital will comprise operating rooms and an imaging suite and hybrid labs for interventional procedures.
A multidisciplinary medical office building (MOB ..read more