Leaning Forward
from HFM Magazine
 As the economic downturn shows signs of being more than a cyclical blip and the current cost of construction approaches $500 per square foot or more in some markets, hospital executives are interested in learning how to cut down on excess space and work more efficiently.
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The House That Love Built
from ed+c Magazine
Seeking solace on the roof of a parking deck sounds crazy - unless you're the worn out family of a desperately ill child being treated at San Diego-based Rady Children's Hospital. Rady Children's Hospital knows there's nothing crazy about the temporary respite that will be afforded through the new 42,000-square-foot Ronald McDonald House, recently erected on the roof of the medical campus' new six-story parking deck.
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Expanded Spinal Center Opens Near Denver
from HC&O News
A renovated and expanded spine and joint center opened at Sky Ridge Medical Center in June, improving a variety of services at the facility. The $19 million, 22,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project included the addition of seven orthopedic/spinal operating rooms, nine post anesthesia care units, 13 pre- and post-operating rooms and support spaces. Total capital expenses for the project were $30 million.
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Guided by Green
from HC&O News
When planners sat down to design the new Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa, they started with a unique repertoire of tools and direction. The 115,000 square-foot, $25 million replacement facility for the existing 25-bed acute care hospital needed to make the most of its rural attributes while ascribing to the Green Guide for Health Care — a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction and operations.
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St. Mary's Janesville Hospital to Break Ground
from Medical Construction & Design Magazine
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin and Dean Health System announced plans for proceeding with construction of the new St. Mary's Janesville Hospital and Dean Clinic Janesville. Ground will be broken on the new $150 million project, which includes a 50-bed hospital and an adjacent clinic, in October. Completion of the project is now set for late 2011.
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VA Announces $26 Million Construction Contract for Palo Alto
from Medical Construction & Design Magazine
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the award of a $26 million contract to a San Francisco firm to construct a new 80-bed acute psychiatric facility at VA's Palo Alto Health Care System.
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Scripps Hospital Encinitas Culls Its Design from the Sea
from San Diego Business Journal
Since the 1950s, the architectural firm of Perkins + Will has completed 500 hospital design projects in the United States and overseas, including work for Baylor University Medical Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic.
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VA Hospital's New Chemo Wing Offers Improvements for All
from Iowa City Press-Citizen
Improvements at the VA Iowa City Health Care System will make receiving a generally unpleasant treatment a little more comfortable for patients. Hospital staff said the facility's new Chemotherapy and Infusion wing offers improvements for patients and staff working there.
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Beaumont Hospital in Troy Completes $58.2 Million ER Expansion
from Crain's Detroit Business
William Beaumont Hospital in Troy has completed construction of a $58.2 million, 60,000-square-foot expansion of its emergency center. "Beaumont's overriding goal has always been to provide the very best care," said Dr. William Anderson, chief of emergency services at Beaumont's Troy hospital, in a statement. More
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Builders Vie for New Royal Adelaide Hospital
from Architecture & Design
The South Australian government has revealed the three consortia interested in building Adelaide's new $1.7 billion hospital, due to begin construction next year. Opening in 2016, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) will be the largest hospital in South Australia, incorporating 800 beds, an ambulatory care center, operating theater suite, all clinical and non-clinical support services necessary for the provision of high quality and safe patient care, and an excellent facility for teaching and research. More
More Hospital Projects Sitting in the Waiting Room
from Daily Journal of Commerce
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