The American Hospital Association’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) has announced the winners of the 2016 Vista awards. The awards honor new healthcare construction, renovation and infrastructure projects, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.
The winning projects are SSM St. Mary’s Hospital–Jefferson City (Mo.); the emergency department (ED) expansion and renovation at VCU Health’s (formerly Virginia Commonwealth University Health System’s) VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Va.; and the energy plant at Carolinas HealthCare System’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)–Pineville, Charlotte, N.C.
For the new medical center for SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital–Jefferson City, the project was placed on hold prior to the end of the planning and programming phase. During the hiatus, the team held “restart project meetings.” to remind keep stakeholders informed.
“I can’t overemphasize the importance of that exercise,” said Mike Bock, the hospital’s director of facilities. “When the project was put on hold, everyone’s hearts just sunk to their feet. But we kept moving forward.”
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