ASHE Members Honored for Their Achievements
from Medical Design & Construction Magazine
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospitals Association (AHA) honored members during the opening session of its 46th Annual ASHE Conference and Technical Exhibition on Aug. 3. More

Doctors' Orders: Physicians Key to Hospital Design Effort
from Health Facilities Management Magazine
To provide patients with what Michael Skehan, M.D., calls "preeminent care," the practitioners of Indiana physician's group Arnett HealthSystem partnered with Indianapolis-based consolidated health care organization Clarian Health to form Clarian Arnett Health, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Lafayette, Ind., that is independent yet part of the Clarian Health system. More

National Intrepid Center of Excellence Tops Out at Walter Reed
from Building Design + Construction Network
SmithGroup, a leading architecture and engineering firm and The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a non-profit organization supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families, celebrated the overall structural completion of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). More

Finish Line: Making the Best Selections in Flooring, Walls, Hard Surfaces and Upholstery
from Health Facilities Management Magazine
Interior finishes for the health care environment not only look different from each other, but they perform differently as well. Thus, selecting finishes is not merely a choice between aesthetics and affordability. More

Le Bonheur Children's and FedEx Corporation Break Ground on FedExFamilyHouse
from Medical Construction & Design Magazine
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center today broke ground on FedExFamilyHouse, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide housing for families of patients receiving extended care at Le Bonheur. More

Optimizing Chiller Water Systems
from ED+C Magazine
With health care being one of the few industries seeing growth in the United States today, hospitals are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of using a sustainable approach to that growth. More

TIGroup Announces LOI to Jointly Acquire Rural Hospital and Develop New Regional Medical Center in Eastern Texas
from Medical Design & Construction Magazine
Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. (TIGroup), a provider of financial solutions to the health care services industry, announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly acquire the fixed assets of the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Southeastern Texas and to develop a new medical facility to serve the region. More

Cascade Medical Center Remodel to Begin This Month
from The Wenatchee World
After a seven-year wait, construction on a $10.6 million remodel of Cascade Medical Center is finally set to begin. The medical center's board plans to award a contract to Lavernier Construction of Spokane on Tuesday. The company has already been told that it has won the contract and construction is expected to begin Aug. 17. More

Update on the University of Chicago's New Hospital Pavilion
from The Examiner
Construction began in May on the new 10-story, 1.2 million-square-foot hospital pavilion, located on the University of Chicago Hospital Medical Campus. It will be bounded on the north by 57th street, east by Drexel and west by Cottage Grove. More

St. Francis Hospital to See $184M Expansion
from WFSB
In spite of the worst recession since World War II, St. Francis Hospital is going forward with a nearly $200 million expansion. A new tower will be going up in the Asylum Hill Neighborhood on Hartford's north side. More