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UofL Health ’s Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky., is planning a new birthing center, according to the website spectrumnews1.com . The $8 million center is scheduled to begin construction in 2023. The city of Louisville will fund the project. The post UofL Health Plans New Birthing Center In Kentucky first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Tides Family Services (Pawtucket, R.I.) and Community Care Alliance (Woonsocket, R.I.) opened the Nexo Center for Mental and Behavioral Health in Pawtucket, according to the website rimonthly.com . The facility offers mental health services and integrated care that addresses chronic and toxic stress. The project is funded through the June Rockwell Levy Foundation (Providence, R.I.) and nonprofit foundation Papitto Opportunity Connection . The post Nexo Center For Mental And Behavioral Health Opens first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Psychiatric services provider Montana Psychiatry & Brain Health Center (Billings, Mont.) and Turnwell Mental Health Network (Dallas) an integrated mental health group, opened Bozeman Montana Psychiatry in Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman Montana Psychiatry offers a variety of outpatient mental health treatment and interventions including pharmacotherapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and psychotherapy The post Montana Psychiatry & Brain Health Center, Turnwell Mental Health Network Expand Montana Footprint first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The U.S. healthcare system has been profoundly affected by the pandemic, accelerating the pace of moving people out of the hospital and into outpatient settings. Moving the treatment of less critical or severe conditions off the hospital campus can help reduce exposure and transmission and enables the hospital to focus on long-term and highly specific care. Within hospital environments, healthcare clients are rethinking how to plan spaces for flexibility while ensuring patient and staff safety. These efforts are driving new approaches to healthcare facilities, including the design of patient rooms and location of core services. Rethinking patient room design Within hospitals today, the patient care unit has seen some of the most significant pressure to become more resilient and flexible post pandemic. Specifically, there’s demand to be able to ramp up and down the number of active beds while still supporting patient and staff safety. This has accelerated the need for all patient ro

Interdisciplinary design firm HGA has named Mark Bultman to healthcare market sector leader. Based in the firm’s Milwaukee office, Bultman will direct the firm’s national healthcare practice across 12 offices. He’s been with HGA since 2000, serving as principal and senior project manager for a variety of projects including the MetroHealth Glick Center in Cleveland.   The post HGA Appoints New Healthcare Market Sector Leader first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Nonprofit Central Ohio Hospital Council (Columbus, Ohio) and The Alcohol Drug And Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH; Columbus) are planning to break ground on the Franklin County Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Center in early 2023 in Columbus, according to the website dispatch.com . Situated on 3 acres, the $60 million facility will house observation  and short-term inpatient units and a walk-in clinic. RI International (Phoenix, Ariz.), a crisis, outpatient care, housing, and community support services provider, will operate the center. It’s expected to open in 2025. The post $60M Franklin County Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Center Planned first appeared on HCD Magazine .

OPH Mental Health (Solon, Ohio) is planning the Camber Psychiatric Hospital as part of Olathe Medical Park campus in Olathe, Kan., according to the website fox4kc.com . The 78,000-square-foot, 78-bed mental health center will provide short-term mental health services. Situated on 8 acres, the facility site will have 102 parking spaces, including five ADA parking spaces and two spaces for emergency vehicles.   The post Camber Psychiatric Hospital Planned In Kansas first appeared on HCD Magazine .

University of Michigan Health (U-M Health; Ann Arbor, Mich.) has named its planned $920 million hospital the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion, according to the website record.umich.edu . The 690,000-square-foot hospital will include 264 private inpatient rooms that will be designed to flex to intensive care rooms. The 12-story facility will also house a neurosciences center, 20 surgical and three interventional radiology suites, and cardiovascular and thoracic care services. The project is scheduled to open in fall 2025. The post U-M Health Announces Name For New Hospital first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Trinity Health Medical Center – Brighton in Brighton, Mich., is adding a new $230 million hospital on its campus. The four-story hospital will connect to the existing medical center and house 56 acuity adaptable beds, eight operating rooms (ORs), 18 short-stay unit beds, intensive cardiac rehab, imaging, surgical specialties, a chapel, and cafeteria, as well as shell space for future growth. Services at the 174,000-square-foot facility will include primary care, general medicine, gynecologic surgery, cardiology and intensive cardiac rehab, orthopedics, minimally invasive general surgery, bariatric surgery, and oncology. The post $230M Hospital Planned For Trinity Health Medical Center – Brighton first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Technology has played an increasing role in the delivery of healthcare over the last 20 years, driven by the expansion of the internet, Wi-Fi, and network-based systems. From building automation and control, nurse call, television, motorized shade specifications, and IT-based interactive patient and locating systems to medical equipment such as IV pumps, smart patient beds, and other auxiliary equipment, the quantity of systems to be integrated in today’s healthcare environments is staggering. However, hospital technology implementations often don’t meet functional requirements and clinical needs. This is because the functionality for new technologies are not being sufficiently defined nor implemented correctly. Issues include improper device locations, misunderstood technology utilization, scope issues, technology changes, and necessary adaptable spaces. Design teams can help healthcare providers improve outcomes by assisting clinicians, IT and facilities staff, and administrators

Construction of a new 17-story patient tower at Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Ga., will progress as one project instead of built in phases as had been previously planned, according to the website constructionequipmentguide.com . Northside ‘s tower will add 146 more patient beds, bringing the hospital’s total bed count to 696. One-third of the beds in the new tower will be used for critical care and will replace the hospital’s original intensive care unit built in the 1980s. The post Northside Gwinnett’s Moves Forward On Patient Tower first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The U.S. military plans to replace the base hospital at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, with a new $435 million ambulatory care center, according to the website newyorktimes.com . The project will replace an existing 1950s-era, two-story hospital that serves the outpost’s nearly 6,000 residents. The new facility will house a primary care clinic and operating room and is not intended to support more complicated treatments and procedures. The post Military Plans New $435 Million Ambulatory Care Center at Guantánamo Bay first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Mercy Health – Youngstown (Youngstown, Ohio) has paused development on a 241-bed hospital and medical office complex adjacent to Kent State University Trumbull Campus in Warren, Ohio, according to website businessjournaldaily.com . Situated on 63 acres, the project would replace the existing St. Joseph Warren Hospital in Warren. Hospital officials said the change was due to the current national economic volatility, inflationary pressure, and financial challenges, adding that it expects to resume planning at a future date, according to a Mercy statement on website wkbn.com . The project was expected to break ground in early 2023 and open later in the year. The provider says it will maintain operations at the current St. Joseph Hospital campus where it will offer outpatient services in the medical office building and redevelop the rest of the site into green space for the benefit of the community, according to businessjournaldaily.com. The post Mercy Health Puts Replacement Hospital

Prosser Memorial Health  (Prosser, Wash.) is progressing on a replacement hospital in Prosser, according to the website yaktrinews.com . The project , which will replace a post-World War II-era campus, will include additional services such as oncology, wound care, and cardiology. It’s slated to open in 2024. The post Prosser Memorial Health Moves Ahead With Replacement Hospital first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Muskogee, Okla.) broke ground on a new patient tower addition, according to newson6.com . The 126-room expansion will include intensive care and progressive care units, a new lobby, and chapel. The $150 million tower is expected to open in 2025. The post Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Set To Expand In Oklahoma first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Lutheran Medical Group (Bluffton, Ind.) and Acadia Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.) are partnering to open the $45 million Maple Heights Behavioral Health in Fort Wayne, Ind., according to the website wane.com . The 90,000-square-foot project comprises 120 beds in six units, courtyards, a gymnasium, and indoor activity rooms. The facility will offer inpatient mental healthcare services for children, adults, and seniors, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It replaces the mental health services offered at the now demolished Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. The post $45M Maple Heights Behavioral Health Under Construction In Indiana first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Austin, Texas), UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas), and Children’s Health (Dallas) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern in Dallas, according to the website hhs.texas.gov . The 296-bed project is scheduled to be completed in 2025. It will include a 96-bed pediatric wing for children and adolescent patients. The post Texas Behavioral Health Center At UT Southwestern Breaks Ground first appeared on HCD Magazine .

LRS Architects (Portland, Ore.) hired Leticia Lopez Cushnie and Matthew Salazar to serve as building information modeling (BIM) managers. Lopez Cushnie and Salazar will work at the firm’s Portland office. The post LRS Architects Expands Staff first appeared on HCD Magazine .

UCLA Health (Los Angeles) has selected the project team to transform the former 175,000-square foot Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles into a neuropsychiatric hospital. Global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm HOK (Los Angeles) and construction firm McCarthy Building Companies Inc. (Los Angeles) will serve as the design-build team for the project. The facility will provide services for adult, geriatric, child, adolescent, and intensive care patients. UCLA Health’s inpatient neuropsychiatric program is currently housed in the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on UCLA’s Westwood campus in Los Angeles. The facility’s 74 inpatient psychiatric beds will be relocated to the new hospital, which will include space for additional beds, bringing the facility’s total bed count to 119. Plans also call for 20 observation beds, as well as imaging, a pharmacy, lab areas, and administrative offices. Trauma-informe

Since opening in 1955, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans has experienced a lot of growth, becoming one of the largest freestanding pediatric hospitals in Louisiana. While departments and other support spaces within the facility have been renovated to keep up with that evolution, a master plan approach had not been undertaken in all those years. By 2015, the hospital was beginning to show its age with outdated and inefficient layouts. For example, its loading dock was located next to the main entrance, creating an unwelcome sight at the front door. Parking was a problem, too, with cars parked all around the hospital in single spaces or flooding out into neighboring residential streets. Inside the hospital, a single “Main Street” corridor connected the campus’ inpatient tower and medical office building (MOB) and served as a main thoroughfare for everything from patients and staff to materials and trash carts. “The public and staff areas weren’t really segregated very well, which c

Nonprofit Community of Hope (COH) provides healthcare, housing, and supportive services for low-income families in Washington, D.C. One of its three healthcare clinics in Ward 5, the Family Health and Birth Center, serves as the only freestanding birthing center in the capital city. When the organization learned the building housing that center had been sold, COH turned the situation into an opportunity. Leaders sought out a new, bigger space within its existing neighborhood that could accommodate its nationally accredited birth center and family health services with room for additional exam rooms, counseling services, and a pharmacy. In September 2019, COH purchased a vacant 1960s-era building. Partnering with Gensler ’s Washington, D.C., office, the project team conducted a focus group in March 2020 to gather input from clients and staff. This feedback helped define the project’s design priorities, which included creating a highly visible entry and reducing barriers between staf

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture (MPS; Greenville, S.C.), an architecture, planning, and advisory services firm, acquired Virgo Gambill Architects (Martinez, Ga.). The deal will expand MPS’ presence, including in the healthcare sector, across Georgia. The acquisition makes the eighth Southeast office and second office in Georgia for MPS. The post McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires Virgo Gambill Architects first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The managing principal at HDR in Seattle discusses his drive to create meaningful change through architecture, address climate change with regenerative design, and share his love for nature with his children. What drew you to a career in healthcare design? The dedication and focus that healthcare clients—the nurses, doctors, and administrators—bring to the care spaces for their patients is inspiring. When your client cares so deeply for the outcome of your work, it brings extra meaning to the practice of architecture. Also, when I learned about the impact hospitals have on the stability of the climate and their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, I made it my mission and focus of my work to support regenerative design and help address this issue. What was your first healthcare project and what lesson from it do you still carry with you? The surgery pavilion at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. I learned the importance of daylight and connection to nature in

Friend Health wanted to establish a project that serves medically underserved areas within Chicago’s neighborhoods, particularly in the city’s South Side area. The resulting Friend Family Health Center in the Woodlawn neighborhood is certified as a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides low-cost services to residents in need, regardless of insurance, financial status, or immigration status. Designed by Moody Nolan (Columbus) and built by construction firm Powers and Sons (Chicago), the project spans two stories and displays a welcoming facade to the neighborhood. The building entrances are aligned with public transportation routes to encourage accessibility. A mural on the exterior of the facility celebrates the history and diversity of the Woodlawn community, as well. Painted by local muralist Rahmaan Statik Barnes, the piece uses warmth, color, and connectedness to feature “living legends” from Woodlawn, including  Pemon Rami, Takalayah Barnes, Atiyah RunTings, Afrika

At the end of every Healthcare Design Conference + Expo , I have the same thought: “This was our best year ever.” The 2022 event in San Antonio was no exception, and I’m not alone in my sentiments. In the days following, I saw countless social media posts echoing the same response. This year felt extra special for many reasons. Though we were able to gather together last year in Cleveland, we were fewer, and people were still being very cautious. There were more fist bumps than hugs, and many friends and colleagues I saw only from the eyes up. From day one of this year’s conference, the energy was tangible. People were excited to be together to learn and celebrate our accomplishments as a community. And celebrate we did. There was a packed house when A. Ray Pentecost III, director of The Center for Health Systems and Design, was honored with The Center’s 2022 Changemaker Award . Ray was recognized for the global impact he’s had in changing how the architecture profession, healthcare

Nonprofit healthcare provider Inova (Fairfax, Va.) opened Inova Cares Clinic – Behavioral Health (ICCBH) on the Inova Loudoun Hospital – Cornwall Campus in Leesburg, Va. It includes adult mental health counseling services to individuals who are underinsured, uninsured, or have Virginia Medicaid coverage and are struggling with symptoms of mild-to-moderate mental health conditions. The project houses six counseling rooms, office space, a family meeting room, and training room. The post Inova Cares Clinic For Behavioral Health Opens first appeared on HCD Magazine .

As the temperatures finally dip here in the Midwest and we have our first dusting of snow on the ground, I can’t help but be grateful to stay inside and enjoy some quiet moments—for a couple of good reasons. It was a dizzying late summer/early fall, as our Healthcare Design team produced both our HCD Forum event in September and then just three weeks later our Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in October. In between the two, my family and I moved to a new house. (I’d say thankfully it’s just one mile from our previous house, but we’ve come to realize moving is a nightmare regardless of distance.) And as we’ve settled into our new place and work to make it our own—and are repeatedly exasperated by the laundry list of to-dos that come with loving a century-old home—I’m reminded of why we ended up here in the first place. Your design minds will appreciate that although there may be 100 years of issues to deal with in one way or another, I am a sucker for good space flow and lots of

MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) Health (Charleston, S.C.) is collaborating with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC; Columbia, S.C.) to open an inpatient unit for inmates at Chester Medical Center in Chester, S.C. The project will include 36 beds for acute care, long-term care, medical and surgical, and critical care. All patient rooms are monitored and locked down 24 hours a day and SCDC will provide unit security. The hospital is expected to start accepting patients to the wing by the end of the year. The post MUSC Health To Add Inpatient Unit For Inmates At Chester Medical Cente first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Developer Davis (Minneapolis) is planning a multispecialty medical office  building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center in Eagan, Minn. The 35,000-square-foot Eagan Specialty Center will be anchored by the Midwest Surgery Center , which will occupy 27,000 square feet of the space. The surgery center marks Midwest Surgery’s second location in the area, with the first one located in Woodbury, Minn. The post Eagan Specialty Center Planned In Minnesota first appeared on HCD Magazine .

LeChase Construction Services LLC (Armonk, N.Y.) has added Michele Koslab as a senior project manager in the New York metro office. Koslab, who has more than 20 years of construction experience, will oversee projects throughout the construction phases. The post LeChase Construction Services Hires Senior Project Manager first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Mental health treatment provider Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare (Brentwood, Tenn.) unveiled its newest outpatient location in Chapel Hill, N.C. Pasadena Villa Outpatient — Chapel Hill houses a partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program, and virtual intensive outpatient program. Services includes clinical treatment for mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, and more complex co-occurring disorders. The project is the eighth Pasadena Villa Outpatient location and the fourth in North Carolina. The post Pasadena Villa Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Clinic Opens In North Carolina first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Auburn Community Hospital (Auburn, N.Y.) plans to break ground on a new $15 million Upstate Cancer Center in Auburn, according to the website cnycentral.com . Situated on 1.14 aces, the 12,000-square-foot cancer center will provide room for the hospital to add radiation oncology services. The project will be developed by SUNY Upstate Medical Center & Upstate Cancer Center (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Park Grove Realty LLC (Rochester, N.Y.). The post Auburn Community Hospital To Add Cancer Center On Campus first appeared on HCD Magazine .