Trending News - September 2015

Chicago hospital's plan to merge pediatric, adult ERs criticized

Stroger Hospital's merger plan spurred by a lower volume of pediatric cases

9/30/2015

Dignity Health plans $220 million in renovations

California health system plans a multi-phase improvement project across its 39-hospital network

9/30/2015

Union Village to be first integrated health village

Henderson, Nev., project will be first to integrate a healthcare center into retail, entertainment, residential and senior living, and culture centers, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/30/2015

Hospitals issue debt at fastest pace in three years

More nonprofit hospital bonds are being issued as concerns over the Affordable Care Act largely fade

9/29/2015

Federal funding may let VA finish Denver hospital

Funding measure would let the VA transfer $625 million from other accounts in its own budget

9/29/2015

Winston-Salem hospital overhauling dining venues

Wake Forest Baptist hospital is renovating its main cafeteria and other branded eatery spots on its main campus

9/28/2015

UPMC hires international expert on mold outbreaks

Transplant program is suspended after a fourth person contracts a fungal infection

9/25/2015

Utah health system opens hospital-based simulation center

LDS Hospital simulation center is designed to increase patient safety and improve clinical outcomes through hands-on scenarios

9/25/2015

Connecticut hospital doubles size of emergency department

New Milford Hospital expansion includes a more efficient triage space, a centralized nursing station and private patient rooms

9/25/2015

Fungal cases at UPMC put focus on lack of transparency

There are no laws that require requires hospitals to report fungal infections

9/24/2015

Okla. hospital tripling square footage, adding no beds

St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital expansion designed to meet the changing needs of patients and their families

9/24/2015

Healthcare facilities prepare for extra patients during Papal visit

Hospitals also are getting ready to host the personnel who will tend to them

9/23/2015

Deaths of three patients with mold infections baffles UPMC

Officials struggling to find the source of the household mold

9/23/2015

Salt Lake City hospital opens simulation center

The 10,000 square-foot center is equipped with advanced simulation technology

9/23/2015

FDA warns about infections from bronchoscopes

Federal regulators expanded their warnings about medical scopes spreading infections

9/23/2015

Mold outbreak at UPMC may have killed two patients

Toilets in UPMC Presbyterian's cardiothoracic intensive care unit may be source of fungal infections

9/22/2015

New $23 million healthcare facility planned for Tulsa area

Saint Francis Health System to build 49,000-square-foot Glenpool healthcare complex

9/22/2015

Missouri medical tower has private rooms, room for growth

New 43,000-square-foot addition to Cox Medical Center South includes 124 new beds

9/21/2015

Cleaning medical instruments with ultrasound

Ultrasonic device shown to reduce contamination and risk of infection

9/21/2015

UPMC mold infestation may be more serious

Mold was found in a several areas of the 20-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit

9/18/2015

Florida children's hospital 'topped out' with palm tree

New 128-bed Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is scheduled to open in 2017

9/18/2015

Need for memory care spurring facility upgrades

Seniors and their families are demanding additional amenities and homelike settings, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website

9/18/2015

Climate change offers opportunities for healthcare design

Healthcare facilities hold the moral authority to talk about the effects of climate change and lead efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resiliency, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/18/2015

Pittsburgh hospital Cardiothoracic ICU shut down due to mold

Eighteen patients at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital relocated because of the infestation

9/17/2015

Children's hospital reflects Canadian culture

The colors and attractions of the different regions of Canada were used as inspiration for design elements throughout the the new Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/17/2015

US hospital ship brings care to poor in Haiti

The USNS Comfort has 1,000 beds and 100 surgeries will be performed

9/17/2015

Healthcare design can improve care, saves money

Experts believe that through 2017, the United States will spend more than $200 billion to refurbish or build new facilities

9/15/2015

Healthcare facility managers need to be flexible

The healthcare facility manager's ability to adapt increasingly important with Affordable Care Act

9/15/2015

Orlando emergency center for kids first in region

The 12-bed pediatric emergency department, opening at Florida Hospital's east Orlando campus

9/15/2015

San Antonio child guidance center expansion to streamline operations

Clarity Child Guidance Center renovation will also provide additional space for clinicians and enhance the therapeutic recreation program, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/15/2015

Rural Illinois hospital to transition to outpatient care

Hospital Sisters Health System and OSF Healthcare System will transition healthcare services in Streator from HSHS to OSF

9/14/2015

Design awards recognize healing atmosphere, efficiency

Modern Healthcare Design Award winners refine the healing environment concept and integrate the principles of value-based design

9/14/2015

Hospital, punk music festival settle noise, parking issues

Compromises include restoring parking on the street in front of the hospital and monitoring sound within the hospital

9/11/2015

San Antonio senior care facility designed to reflect city's heritage

Franklin Park Alamo Heights will mix Spanish and Germanic design elements and focuses on the preferences of baby boomers, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website

9/11/2015

EPA hazardous medications rule means big changes

New rule appears broader than prior proposals and creates new recordkeeping and notification requirements

9/9/2015

VA believes Congress will OK funds for Colo. hospital

Head of healthcare system expected to get additional $625 million in October to complete over-budget facility

9/9/2015

Saudi behavioral health facility carefully zoned

The King Abdulaziz Medical City Behavioral Health Facility was developed to be operationally manageable and therapeutic, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/9/2015

Ontario hospital gets LEED Silver

Markham Stouffville Hospital receives the certification for its 385,000-square-foot expansion

9/9/2015

Dementia villages offer normalcy, security

Facilities that mimic every day life beneficial to dementia patients

9/8/2015

Utah building new assisted-care living facility for baby boomers

Project to marry affordable housing with healthcare

9/8/2015

Technology boosts hand-washing compliance from 25 to 98 percent

Indiana University Health foodservice department implements system that uses the RFID chip in an associate's badge

9/4/2015

Largest Mass. healthcare system opens first urgent care facility

Partners Healthcare plans to open two more sites

9/4/2015

Four die from Legionnaires' at Illinois VA facility

Twenty-nine cases of have been confirmed connected with the Illinois Veterans Home

9/3/2015

Bethesda hospital to get $273 million upgrade

Suburban Hospital to unify campus with new facility and parking structure

9/3/2015

Organizations share facility to bring wellness services to community

Ohio's Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany brings together multiple healthcare services under one roof, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/3/2015

MOB planned with efficiency in mind

Scott & White Healthcare built a medical office building next to its new hospital to reduce travel time for specialists and make care more convenient for patients, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

9/2/2015

New NOLA hospital is built to survive the worst

Ten years after Katrina, University Medical Center New Orleans was built to withstand pretty much anything Mother Nature can throw at it

9/1/2015

Mass. hospital gets new $25 million emergency department

Morton Hospital in Taunton unveils 41,000-square-foot ED features a 'pod system' to help segregate patients based on the severity of their injury or ailment

9/1/2015

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