Two new healthcare facilities, University Medical Center (UMC) New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System’s new VA medical center are designed with redundancy and armor to protect against a future blow, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Two new healthcare facilities, University Medical Center (UMC) New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System’s new VA medical center are designed with redundancy and armor to protect against a future blow, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. The facilities are built to withstand 130 mph winds, built on elevated sites with sacrificial first floors.
October 14, 2015
Topic Area: Project News for Healthcare Facilities
Cleanliness in Hospitals: Clinical Priority and Community PerceptionEVS managers and communities value cleanliness for complementary reasons: managers for safety and compliance, communities for trust and comfort.
Dana-Farber Receives $50M Gift for Planned Cancer HospitalA $50 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation will support construction of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s planned 450,000-square-foot cancer hospital.
Clarinda Regional Health Center Reports Data Security IncidentOn or around December 15, 2025, Clarinda learned that certain data within its network may have been accessed without authorization.
Gaps in Nurses' Environmental Cleaning Knowledge Grow Amid Rising EVS PressuresEnvironmental cleaning is crucial in preventing HAIs, but when the responsibility falls to those outside of EVS teams, problems arise.
Ground Broken on the Southern Nevada Forensic FacilityConstruction on the new secure forensic psychiatric hospital is expected to be completed in 2029.