SLU Hospital Transforms Radiology Suite


(05/09/2013)
At Saint Louis University (SLU) Hospital, the renovation of an existing radiology room turned the space into an advanced, single-plane radiology suite with a Siemens Artis Zeego angiography system.

Cherokee Nation Reveals $104.3 Million Health Facility Plan


(05/09/2013)
The Cherokee Nation and its business arm, Cherokee Nation Business (CNB), announced on March 28 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa that they would invest $104.3 million into the tribe’s new and existing health facilities.

Leesburg Medical Campus Expands Emergency Department


(05/09/2013)
On May 2, Inova Loudoun Medical Campus – Leesburg, part of the Inova Health System, opened the first phase of a $39.2 million campus renovation and expansion.

Wisconsin Health Center to Open Late 2013


(05/07/2013)
On May 8, Erdman, a Madison-based company that provides health care consulting, facility planning, development and design-build, will break ground on a new $6.5 million medical and dental clinic being built for Access Community Health Centers.
 

Bill Encourages Military Access to Reproductive Care


(05/07/2013)
In late April, a group of Senate Democrats introduced the Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) Act of 2013, which would allow women in the military to receive abortions in military medical facilities using their own funds.
 

Japan to Fund Low-Cost Nursing Home Robots


(05/01/2013)
Robots may soon be assisting in basic care needs for the elderly.

New York Hospital Reopens Dialysis Center, Earns Grant


(05/01/2013)
The Outpatient Dialysis Center (OPD) at South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) in Oceanside reopened to patients on April 15.

HOK Unveils Buffalo Medical School Design


(04/24/2013)
The design for the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the University at Buffalo’s (UB) Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus was unveiled in early April.
 

Emergency Departments Save by Using Observation Units

By Shane Williams, AIA, ACHA, LGB, practice area leader for design at Array Architects
(04/24/2013)
A recent study in health affairs, with support by the Advisory Board Company, expresses the efficiency of using observation units.
 

Parkland Hospital Awards Facility Activation Contract


(04/17/2013)
In mid-March, KLMK Group Inc., a provider of health care planning and facility-related advisory solutions, was awarded the contract for Facility Activation for Parkland Hospital in Dallas.