Trending News - August 2013

Spike in health care construction brings higher interest costs

Hospitals in Chicago and elsewhere more than double debt service payments

8/30/2013



New hospital accreditation firm attracting attention

'Facility-friendly' DNV Healthcare emphasizes ongoing improvement

8/28/2013



Healthcare construction steady, but survey shows some uncertainty

The market for healthcare construction is holding steady, but firms still worry about uncertainty in the field, according to a survey in Healthcare Design magazine.

8/20/2013



Affordable Care Act spurs rise in hospital system mergers

The number of hospital mergers in 2012 (105) was more than double the total in 2009 (50), and with 46 mergers already this year, 2013 looks to be continuing the recent trend, according to Irving Levin Associates, a health care research firm.

8/19/2013



Check out the largest healthcare project in the U.S.

Kristin Zeit, editor-in-chief of Healthcare Design and Environments for Aging, recently toured the Parkland Memorial Hospital replacement facility in Dallas. Zeit wrote about the experience and posted a gallery of photos of the tour.

8/16/2013



NFPA drops new emergency power requirement

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has dropped a requirement for adding an indicator light on each receptacle on emergency power.

8/16/2013



Art donated to enhance patient experience at health center

New artwork donated to enhance the patient experience at The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in Worcester, Mass., was unveiled this week at a reception celebrating National Health Center Week.

8/16/2013



Evidence-based design knowledge repository launched

The Center for Health Design has launched an extensive library of more than 2,500 evidence-based designed references.

8/15/2013



Brooklyn faces threat of hospital closings

A combination of economics and health trends could lead to the closing of a series of large hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y.

8/14/2013



Hospitals improve food service to increase patient satisfaction

Hospitals nationwide are changing the kinds of food they serve and how they serve it in an effort to increase patient satisfaction, and thus revenue.

8/2/2013



Walgreens rebrands its in-store 'Take Care' clinics as 'Healthcare Clinics'

The clinic name change is intended as a way to attract new patients by linking the growing retail clinic business to Walgreens' other healthcare assets under one well-known brand.

8/1/2013



 
 
 


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