Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design
from The New York Times
 The curtain between two hospital beds does not stop noise from the television set, offer privacy during sensitive conversations with doctors or stop germs from spreading. Yet in most of America's aging hospitals it is the only thing that separates strangers thrust together as roommates simply because both are ill. More
What Is "Evidence-Based Hospital Design" Really About?
from BNET
Skanska is one of the world's leading construction companies. From its expected-to-be LEED Platinum offices on the 80th Floor of the Empire State Building, and offices around the world, Skanska executes huge public and private projects. More
Warm and Fuzzy Hospitalists
from Trustee Magazine
Dry-erase whiteboards are being installed in patient rooms. Physicians and nurses write their names on them so patients remember who they are. Doctors leave test results or exams scheduled for that day, and families post questions if they miss the doctors' rounds that day. More
Hospital Lake Creating Positive Energy
from Suburban Chicago News
"Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design," reads the headline in this morning's New York Times. The basic thesis of the article: an increasing number of hospitals are replacing semi-private with private rooms in new and upgraded facilities because scientific evidence shows that they're better for patients. More
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Primary Care Electrician
from EC&M
When times are tough, the tough get creative. For many electrical contractors, that means branching into new markets in search of a new revenue stream. The health care market is one such specialty that holds the promise of profitability. However, despite the opportunities in electrical design and installation work in the medical sector, the learning curve is steep, and the required technical knowledge exceeds typical residential and industrial construction. More
CHS, Gaston Memorial Vie for ER
from Charlotte Business Journal
Two local health care providers are vying to build outpatient-emergency departments in Gaston County. Carolinas Medical Center, part of Charlotte-based Carolinas HealthCare System, filed a certificate-of-need application with the state Department of Health Service Regulation on Friday to build a nearly $16.5 million free-standing emergency department. More
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Doomed Trinity Medical Center Deal May Push Irondale into the Red
from Birmingham Business Journal
Irondale faces budgetary shortfalls that could impact city services if it cannot quickly resolve its multimillion-dollar dispute with Trinity Medical Center. A $500,000 October bond payment has the potential of sending Irondale's budget into the red, the city's attorney said. More
Salem Hospital Tower Opens
from Statesman Journal
Larry Brown of Keizer wasn't too thrilled Friday to be admitted to Salem Hospital's emergency department when he was having heart problems. But Sunday, when he became the first patient admitted in its new seven-story critical-care tower, he was thrilled to be guest of honor in the small parade of staff members who moved him to the new facility More
A New Era for Worcester State Hospital
from Telegram & Gazette
In between the boarded-up, brick Clock Tower where people with mental illness were treated two centuries ago and the foundations for buildings where state-of-the-art psychiatry will be practiced, state officials yesterday celebrated the commitment of $302 million to a new Worcester State Hospital. More
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