Communication and Trust: Key Ingredients in Occupied Health Care Renovations

By Mark Ortiz, Director of Client Services, AP Healthcare (www.a-p.com)
(05/08/2012)
Unlike any other type of construction, the ever-changing challenges of building today’s health care facilities are many.

PODCAST: Healthier Hospitals Initiative Launched


(05/07/2012)
The major health systems across the nation are teaming up to move the health care market to a greener future. HC+O News sat down to learn more about the movement from Seema Wadhwa, director of program management for the Healthier Hospitals Initiative.

Presbyterian Hospital Earns Franklin Award


(05/02/2012)
The Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., earned the 2012 Franklin Award of Distinction for exceptional hospital and health system case management.

AECOM Earns Engineering Award for Baltimore Hospital


(04/25/2012)
AECOM Technology Corp. earned national recognition for its design of the Mary Catherine Bunting Center at Mercy, a 700,000-square-foot replacement hospital in Baltimore, Md.

St. Alexius Tech and Education Center Frees Up Clinic Space


(04/18/2012)
With the goal of putting tomorrow’s environmental principles into practice today, a new Upper Midwest four-story facility to house St. Alexius Medical Center's non-patient care departments helped free up space on the rest of campus for clinical service.

Boston Area Medical Centers Join Blue Cross Blue Shield AQC Plan


(04/11/2012)
The Boston Medical Center and seven affiliated health centers will join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), which aims to promote the quality of care over the number of services provided.

Shepley Bulfinch to Design Children's Hospital of Buffalo


(03/28/2012)
Architecture firm Shepley Bulfinch of Boston was selected to design the physician-led plan for a new Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on its Niagara campus in Western New York.

Oriol Health Care Selects Team for Holden, Mass. Medical Office


(03/22/2012)
Margulies Perruzzi Architects and Cutler Associates announced that the firms have been selected to design and construct a new medical office building in Holden, Mass. for Oriol Health Care.

Hospital Security Strategies

By: Fred Miehl
(03/08/2012)
A soaring three-floor atrium, with two walls of windows that flood the area with natural light provides a soothing transition from the outside. Comfortable, carpeted waiting areas flank the two walls of windows. With abundant plants and plush settees and chairs the area, has the welcoming ambiance of a hotel lobby.

High-Tech Wayfinding Makes Statement at Kansas City Hospital


(02/29/2012)
A new wayfinding program at the recently renovated Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is designed to push the envelope with state-of-the-art digital components.