Construction

A Continuous Assessment: Understanding Compliance During New Construction

Healthcare facilities must keep pace with rapid changes in code compliance, neighborhood health, sustainability and energy management

11/12/2020

Common Myths In Healthcare Construction Management

When setting the foundation for a healthcare construction project, it’s important to separate fact from fiction

9/28/2020

Four Keys To A Complex Healthcare Construction Project

Patient safety and operational continuity come above all else

9/14/2020

Pre-Fab Bathroom Pods Deliver Luxury To Go

The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center plugged in high-end modular bathrooms as part of its tight construction schedule

9/14/2020

Mayo's Tower Expansion Paused Indefinitely'

The proposed expansion would have included a seven-story hotel

9/11/2020

Battling Infection Through Construction And Design

Throughout history, how we design and inhabit physical space has been a primary defense against epidemics

9/10/2020

Wisconsin Healthcare Project Uses Prefab Components

New ambulatory health center cut a month off of its construction time

9/2/2020

Healthcare Projects Benefiting From Modular Construction

Modular construction translates into reductions in cost, risk, material waste and construction times

9/1/2020

How Modular Healthcare Facilities Aided Pandemic Response

Modular healthcare facilities are being widely used as surge capacity for COVID-19 patients

8/5/2020

Healthcare slow to adopt modular construction

A manufacturing-style process helps to reduce the amount of wasted material

7/27/2020

Hurricane Florence repairs nearly complete at North Carolina hospital

Another hurricane season is approaching as the work is finished

6/2/2020

Combining union and open-shop labor for healthcare commissioning projects

The open-shop model is one that can continue to benefit the healthcare construction industry navigate regulatory and technology-driven hurdles

5/27/2020

D.C. converting convention center to healthcare facility

The facility is scheduled to open in phases, with 500 beds available by the first week of May

5/4/2020

Army Corps of Engineers stayed ahead of building challenge by being proactive

The Army Corps of Engineers is converting dozens of hotels and convention centers

4/30/2020

10 strategies for planning a successful construction project

Successful construction projects require effective preplanning, oversight, cooperation and anticipating problems and managing them before they become delays, failures and catastrophes

3/24/2020

10 strategies for planning a successful construction project

Successful projects require effective preplanning, oversight, cooperation and anticipating problems

3/19/2020

Australia's first hospital built with liquor profits

The project was paid for by the sale of rum

3/12/2020

Carpenters learning to create infection-free hospital construction zones

Carpenters trained in infection-control practices by union

3/5/2020

Many San Francisco area hospitals still at risk of earthquake collapse

Risk still exists 12 years past retrofit deadline

2/12/2020

How can China build a hospital for coronavirus so quickly?

Staff hoped hospital will be completed within six days

2/4/2020

Healthcare facilities are focusing on designing for flexibility

The ability to adapt and grow to patient needs, is a major concern when designing any kind of medical facility

11/26/2019

Cherokee Nation opens largest U.S. tribal outpatient health center

More than 600 pieces of Cherokee art are on display throughout the new outpatient health center

11/22/2019

Patient expectations are redefining facilities

U.S. patients have begun expecting more from their healthcare facilities

9/13/2019

New hospital near Washington opening soon within ‘Science Gateway’

The area includes the new headquarters for the Food & Drug Administration, mixed-use projects, new public amenities and the first bus rapid transit system in the state

9/4/2019

Tips for a successful construction project

No construction project ever goes perfectly, but follow these tips to increase your chances of an on-time, on-budget building

8/29/2019

Houston healthcare facility overhauls parking structures

The project included installation of 200 entry and exit kiosks, 47 pay-on-foot kiosks and 30 cash recycling machines

7/1/2019

Healthcare system adds helipad using job order contracting

The total project timeline took approximately six months

4/4/2019

Amazon is selling actual hospital rooms

You can buy a ‘smart’ hospital room in a box

2/6/2019

Collaborative healthcare construction urged by panel

Stakeholders need to be involved early when planning healthcare facilities

11/8/2018

Kentucky children's hospital plans renovation

Norton Children’s Hospital plans new cardiac intensive care unit and renovated critical care center, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

11/7/2018

USP introduces new rules for compounded sterile products

It’s incumbent on facility managers to assess their operations to determine what compliance issues might arise if USP <797> is implemented as currently written

11/6/2018

Pa. hospital's sloping landscape inspires green roof

New patient rooms have views of a healing garden, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

11/2/2018

Healthcare construction projects come with safety concerns

When hiring a construction company to build out any healthcare facility, it should be of the utmost importance to hire an organization that cares for the safety of their employees while on site

10/22/2018

'Hospital room in a box' could cut healthcare building costs

Modular hospital room features antimicrobial surfaces

9/26/2018

Honored rehab facility gave translational medicine a whole new approach

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is designed so that clinicians, researchers and scientists work together to shorten the time it takes to discover new treatments, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/5/2018