By Sean O’Keefe, Adolfson & Peterson Construction
(05/01/2013)
(05/01/2013)
The challenges of health care construction are always immense, yet when it comes to an occupied renovation of an active medical facility, the stakes are magnified exponentially. When undertaking a renovation or expansion, health care builders are faced with the possibility of several unforeseen conditions.
By Rick Jensen, vice president/group manager, & Steve Craft, project manager, at Erland Construction
(04/24/2013)
(04/24/2013)
There have been several shifts in the health care industry recently. The Affordable Care Act is most likely here to stay, which will drastically increase the number of insured people in need of care by 2014. With a larger pool of patients, health care providers are becoming more inclined to spearhead new construction and consolidation projects.
By Jessie Fetterling
(04/24/2013)
(04/24/2013)
Swedish Health Services opened a new outpatient cancer center April 1 at its Edmonds campus. The new two-story, 17,102-square-foot facility was built in response to the growing needs of cancer-care services for people living in the south Snohomish and north King County areas. The center now provides enough space to care for an estimated 175 patients each day.
By Harry Humphry Mellon, inventor of Job Order Contracting and founder and chairman of The Gordian Group, Inc.
(04/17/2013)
(04/17/2013)
With repair, large maintenance and renovation projects plaguing hospitals and medical centers, hospital administrators search for alternative construction procurement methods that are efficient, effective and flexible enough to meet their needs. Many hospital repair and alteration projects are small to medium in size.
By Jessie Fetterling
(04/17/2013)
(04/17/2013)
The largest expansion ever for the University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health Care) was completed at University Hospital in Columbia. The $190 million, 310,500-square-foot addition creates a new patient care tower and replacement facility for Ellis Fischel Cancer Center — the oldest cancer center west of the Mississippi River.
