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UPMC’s Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is planning a new $62 million pediatric heart institute in Lawrenceville, Pa., according to the website post-gazette.com . (For more on UPMC, go here .) The three-story, 50,000-square-foot facility will be constructed on top of the hospital’s existing parking garage. The project team includes HGA Architects (architect and engineer; Milwaukee) and Rycon Construction Inc. (construction manager; Milwaukee). The pediatric heart institute is slated for completion by the end of 2025. The post UPMC’s Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh Plans Pediatric Heart Institute In Pennsylvania first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Nonprofit mental health provider People Incorporated (Minneapolis) is planning a new mental health center near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, according to the website kare11.com . Located in a former Victorian-era home, the mental health center will include crisis and intensive residential treatment services for individuals experiencing a range of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. The facility will have 13 private patient rooms with bathrooms and is expected to open in October. The post Mental Health Center Planned Near George Floyd Square In Minneapolis first appeared on HCD Magazine .

CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, N.C., opened a new patient tower. The 176,811-square-foot South Tower comprises four floors and 78 private patient rooms, which measure 320 square feet. Each floor includes staff and family spaces. One floor is shell space for future development. The post New Patient Tower Opens At CaroMont Regional Medical Center In North Carolina first appeared on HCD Magazine .

NYU Langone Health (New York) is planning to build a medical center at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., according to newsday.com . (For more on NYU Langone, go here .) Situated on 40 acres, the $3 billion project will include a teaching hospital and medical education and research facility. The medical center is slated to open within 5 years. The post NYU Langone Plans Medical Center With Teaching Hospital In New York first appeared on HCD Magazine .

In this series,  Healthcare Design  asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what has their attention and share ideas on the subject. Kevin Hinrichs is the president of Taylor Design , an architecture, planning, interior design, and design strategy firm with five California offices. Here, he shares his thoughts on caring for healthcare workers, supply chain disruptions, and designing for disaster.   Caring for healthcare staff Even before COVID, prioritizing space for healthcare staff was a battleground for negotiation. Caregivers never ask for special treatment because that’s just who they are. As a result, healthcare staff historically have received leftover space, such as windowless breakrooms in the pits of the facility. But the constant and intense pressure that caregivers face requires a place of respite. This grew more obvious during COVID, not only because there were so many sick and dying patients, but because family and friends couldn

Penn Medicine health system (Philadelphia) is opening a new crisis response center (CRC) as part of a unified mental health care hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania—Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar; Philadelphia). (For more on Penn Medicine, go here .) The project will relocate inpatient psychiatric and drug and alcohol detoxification units from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Philadelphia) to HUP Cedar in July, followed by the opening of a new crisis response center at the facility later in the summer. The move will create two comprehensive, fully integrated mental health hubs at Pennsylvania Hospital and HUP Cedar. The units will offer emergency mental health services and inpatient and outpatient care. Combined, they will have 73 licensed inpatient psychiatric beds and 16 beds for substance use treatment. The post Penn Medicine Adding Crisis Response Center In Philadelphia first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA; Chicago) has elevated one of its members in the healthcare sector to its College of Fellows. (For more on IIDA, go here .) Koreen Pelot, account manager with Shaw Contract (Madison, Wis.), has been named a new honoree. The designation is awarded to IIDA professional members in recognition of their efforts to enhance IIDA and their local and global design communities. The post IIDA Names 2023 College Of Fellows Inductees first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, is preparing to open The James Outpatient Care cancer facility in July, according to the website bizjournals.com . The $357 million project will focus on cancer care and house a proton therapy center. For more on The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, go here . The post The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center To Add $357M Outpatient Cancer Facility first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Recently, I spent 14 full days with a family member on critical care, stepdown, and acute care surgical units. During that time, not once did I see a clinician or any other hospital staff use the handwashing sink in the patient room. Instead, each person either used alcohol-based sanitizer (ABHS) and/or  donned disposable gloves. In the critical care and stepdown rooms, the sink was located right inside the door; on the older surgical unit, it was across from the foot of the bed—both locations visible and accessible. This got me thinking—have protocols changed, especially since COVID ?  Should healthcare designers rethink the need for, or location of, a patient room handwashing sink? History of handwashing stations The 2001 edition of the FGI Healthcare Facility Guidelines was the first time the Facility Guidelines Institute included the requirement in new construction that a handwashing station be provided in the patient room in addition to a sink in the toilet room. The intenti

Pam Health (Enola, Pa.) and Jupiter Medical Center (Jupiter, Fla.) are planning a 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Jupiter. (For more on Jupiter Medical Center, go here .) The 50,000-square-foot, two-story PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Jupiter will include treatment for stroke, brain injury, neurological disease and deficits, amputations, pulmonary disease, orthopedic conditions, spinal cord injury, and other medically complex conditions. The project marks Pam Health’s fourth hospital in Florida, with existing facilities in Sarasota, Jacksonville, and Tavares, Fla. Real estate developer Rendina Healthcare Real Estate (Jupiter) and real estate development brokerage and investment firm Astrea Development partnered on the project The post Pam Health, Jupiter Medical Center Plan $25M Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System (Morristown, Tenn.), part of Covenant Health (Knoxville, Tenn.), is poised to open the $38.5 million Morristown-Hamblen West medical facility in Morristown next month, according to the website greenevillesun.com . (For more on Covenant Health, go here .) The 67,000-square-foot outpatient facility includes a freestanding emergency department (ED), diagnostic imaging center, and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. The post Covenant Health Readies To Open Morristown-Hamblen West In Tennessee first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Jefferson Healthcare ’s (Townsend, Wash.) $90 million campus replacement and expansion project is slated to break ground in October, according to the website peninsuladailynews.com . The project will include add ambulatory surgery, geriatric consulting, and pulmonology services as well as expand dermatology, ear, nose, and throat, and neurology care. The expansion project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2025. The post Jefferson Healthcare To Break Ground On $90M Expansion Project first appeared on HCD Magazine .

International design firm Ware Malcomb (Houston) has elevated Jason Dooley from principal to regional vice president, based in the firm’s Atlanta office. Dooley will be responsible for the overall leadership of the Southeast region, including executive oversight of the firm’s healthcare and multifamily practices. He has held several leadership roles in his seven years with the firm. The post Ware Malcomb Promotes Team Member first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Dayton Children’s Hospital  in Dayton, Ohio, is opening a new Kids Express pediatric health center, according to the website daytondailynews.com . (For more on Dayton Children’s Hospital, go here .) Kids Express will treat minor conditions such as colds, mild fever, flu, pink eye, ear infections, sore throat, and rashes. The clinic will include five patient exam rooms, including one dedicated to telehealth and is expected to open this fall. The post Dayton Children’s Hospital To Debut Kids Express Health Center In Ohio first appeared on HCD Magazine .

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., renovated a former human resources building into a new stand-alone outpatient mental health services building for children and youth, according to the website ucsf.edu . (For more on pediatric mental health design considerations, go here .) The 12,500-square-foot project houses 20 private and family therapy rooms, as well as clinician space. Perkins & Will (San Francisco) was the architect on the project. The post UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Completes Behavioral Health Project In California first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Robin Guenther, a principal at Perkins&Will and a global leader in sustainable healthcare design, died in New York City on May 6 after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Architect Robin Guenther Guenther was a pioneer in the field of architecture; her work focused on the intersection of sustainability policy and health design. She directed the sustainable design strategies of numerous innovative healthcare projects in the U.S. and abroad, many of which have been featured in Healthcare Design and other leading design publications. Some of the highlights of her work include the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford —the second children’s hospital in the world to earn LEED Platinum certification—in Palo Alto, Calif.; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital —which was designed to continue operating during catastrophic flooding—in Charlestown, Mass.; and Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth Ambulatory Care Center —the repurposing of a 1980s office building using biop

Integrated health system WellSpan Health (York, Pa.) and hospital operator Emerus (The Woodlands, Texas) have partnered to build three neighborhood hospitals in Pennsylvania’s Cumberland and York counties, according to the website pennwatch.org . (For more on hospital design, go here .) While the specific location and services for each hospital are still being finalized, plans call for each hospital to house an emergency department (ED) and up to 10 inpatient beds. Groundbreaking for the first hospital is tentatively scheduled for the end of 2023, with a potential opening by the end of 2024. The post WellSpan Health, Emerus To Build Three Neighborhood Hospitals In Pennsylvania first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore) is poised to open the Laurel Medical Center in Laurel, Md., according to the website thebaltimorebanner.com . The replacement hospital will offer obstetrics/gynecology, heart and cancer care, neurology, behavioral health, emergency, and surgery services. (For more on replacement hospitals, go here .) The two-story, 84,000-square-foot project will include examination and imaging areas, emergency bays, behavioral health care spaces, and operating rooms. The post University of Maryland Medical System To Unveil New Laurel Medical Center In Maryland first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Mount Sinai Health System (New York) opened the Mount Sinai New York-Concierge Care in West Palm Beach, Fla. The 5,850-square-foot facility houses 10 exam rooms. Services include 24/7 access to physicians specializing in dermatology, nutrition, and cardiology as well as home visits and telehealth. The clinic marks the third Mount Sinai facility in Florida. The post Mount Sinai Health System Opens Concierge Care Facility In West Palm Beach first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., broke ground on a new $52 million emergency department (ED), called the Frey Family Emergency Department, according to the website greaterlongisland.com . (For more on ED design, go here .) The 26,000-square-foot project will include imaging services, ultrasound, isolation rooms for infectious diseases, and mental health treatment rooms. The new ED is expected to be completed in 2025. The post Mather Hospital’s Frey Family Emergency Department Breaks Ground In Port Jefferson, N.Y. first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, celebrated the ground breaking of a freestanding inpatient behavioral health building for children and teens. The 100,000-square-foot, three-story project will house 50 inpatient beds, crisis assessment rooms, and spaces for meditation and games. The new behavioral health building is slated to open in spring 2025. The post Dayton Children’s Hospital Begins Construction On Behavioral Health Project first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS; Little Rock, Ark.) opened a new urology center in the Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock. (For more on UAMS, go here .) The 32,000-square-foot center includes four procedure rooms and 15 exam rooms, a surgical suite with two operating rooms and pre- and post-op areas. The urology center offers specialized treatment for complex kidney stones, reconstruction of the urinary system and men’s health, and routine urology services. The post University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences Opens Urology Center In Arkansas first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Monica Margolles-Flores (MPS-H), Hospital Design Capstone project, hallway from main lobby to elevators Between the soaring popularity of HGTV shows and meaningful new studies on the impact interior design can have on healing and happiness, it’s not surprising that designers (and even non-designers; more on that later) are finding interior design opportunities in healthcare and wellness-related projects. But for a specialty to truly influence a designer’s career, pursuing a deep dive—through a master’s degree program for example—is an undeniably smart decision. And when it comes to healthcare interior design in particular, it can be life-changing too. Here’s why designers should consider specializing in healthcare interior design, with insights from New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) faculty and graduates of its MPS in Design of Healthcare Environments (MPS-H) program, which is offered both online and in-person. 1. The jobs are there, as more healthcare administrators ar

James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Bed Tower The James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Fla., provides primary care and specialty health services such as cardiology, spinal cord injury treatment, and mental health care. The hospital recently expanded to move veterans from multibed rooms to private patient rooms by adding a 220,000-square-foot patient tower. The tower houses 96 medical surgical patient rooms, 40 intensive care beds, an interstitial mechanical space, support spaces, and a new veterans’ canteen. (For a roundup of recently completed VA health center projects, go here .) Healing design for veterans healthcare Page (of Dallas and Austin, Texas) and Turner Construction (Tampa) teamed up for the project. The design provides a warm and functional healing space for veterans and visitors while creating an optimal work environment for staff. That includes achieving clinical efficiency via on-stage/off-stage circulation. Patient rooms and waiting and public spaces ar

 Perkins&Will , an architecture, interior design, planning, and landscape design firm, has named Amy Williams principal and Midwest regional health practice leader for the firm’s Minneapolis and Chicago studios. Williams brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, including work on the Mankato bed tower expansion for Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., and Mayo Clinic’s Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building in Rochester, Minn. She joins the firm from HDR , where she was a managing principal of the Minneapolis. Williams earlier practiced in the Seattle studio of Perkins&Will.     The post Perkins&Will Names New Talent first appeared on HCD Magazine .

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS; Little Rock, Ark.) opened the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic for orthopaedic, sports medicine, spine care, and interventional pain management services. The facility will include 24 rooms for overnight observation and inpatient stays, according to the website katv.com . The post University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences Opens UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic In Little Rock, Ark. first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Institute for Specialized Medicine and Intervention After more than a decade working at healthcare institutions in Canada and the U.S., radiologist Dr. Khashayar Rafat Zand sought to open a private healthcare center for health, wellness, and preventive medicine. His vision—the Institute for Specialized Medicine and Intervention (ISMI)—would provide diagnostic and specialized ultrasound (breast, pediatric, musculoskeletal, and vascular), pain management, biopsy, health assessment , and preventive health services. In 2021, he began working with HOK’s Toronto studio to transform a 4,100-square-foot office space in a corporate center into a clinic environment. Sara Dagovic, senior project interior designer at HOK, says initial conversations with Dr. Rafat Zand began with understanding the pillars of the business: care, dignity, and hope. “That’s what is really important to him,” she says. East Asian design inspiration Dr. Rafat Zand was also inspired by his appreciation for East A

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center (Homewood, Ala.) celebrated the grand opening of its new operating room (OR) addition in Homewood. The two-story, 28,840-square-foot project includes 10 new ORs with shell space for three more. A new pedestrian bridge, as well as administrative spaces were also added. The project team includes Evan Terry & Associates (architect; Birmingham, Ala.) and Robins & Morton (construction; Birmingham). The acute care facility is also renovating its 3,500-square-foot post-anesthesia care unit, which is slated for completion this summer. The post Brookwood Baptist Medical Center Completes OR Addition In Homewood, Ala. first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Architect Derek Parker passed away at his home in Tiburon, Calif., on April 18 at the age of 88. Born in England, he earned his architecture license in 1958. After traveling the world, he moved to San Francisco where he joined architecture, planning, and design firm Anshen + Allen in 1960 (the firm was acquired by Stantec in 2010.) In 1964, he assumed a leadership role at Anshen + Allen, which he held for nearly 50 years. During his tenure, he guided the firm to a focus on healthcare and academic design, leading the design and planning of more than 50 hospitals and biomedical facilities in 15 countries and received more than 75 awards for his achievements, according to his obituary . Within the healthcare design industry, he significantly impacted healthcare building design, delivering breakthrough innovation in healthcare facilities and providing visionary leadership in response to changes in the industry. His projects included the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Un

City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center City of Hope’s main campus in Duarte, Calif., near Los Angeles, has expanded significantly since it opened there in 1913, growing into one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. But patients in Orange County, Calif., about 50 miles south of the flagship treatment center, were commuting at least an hour each way (sometimes two, depending on traffic). To address this, the organization wanted to bring cancer care closer to Orange County’s 3.2 million residents and better serve that growing segment of its patient population. So it set out to build a new centrally located outpatient cancer center in Irvine, Calif., one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in the county. City of Hope identified an existing four-story commercial office building as the ideal site for the project. Then it hired architecture firm ZGF (Los Angeles) for master planning and design. “Converting an office building

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health; San Antonio, Texas) will break ground on the $100 million Center for Brain Health in San Antonio, according to the website sanantonioreport.org . The center will house care and research services for Alzheimer’s, dementia, movement disorders, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is part of UT Health’s $1 billion capital improvement project, which will be completed over the next four years. The Center for Brain Health is expected to be completed in 2025. The post UT Health Science Center At San Antonio Plans $100M Center For Brain Health first appeared on HCD Magazine .

HOK has elevated Belinda Young to regional leader for the design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm’s healthcare practice in San Francisco. In her new role, Young will lead HOK project teams, guide strategy, and mentor staff. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare design on projects throughout California, including Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services Center in Sunnyvale, Calif., the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Maternity Unit , in Palo Alto, Calif., and the UC San Francisco Center for Reproductive Health in San Francisco. The post HOK Announces Team Member Promotion first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Among all the stakeholders who stand to benefit the most from thoughtful design of healthcare spaces, nurses are right near the top, arguably only behind patients. And with nurse turnover at an alarmingly high rate— Healthcare Finance News reported the number at 27.1% in January —the healthcare industry is paying close attention to ways to stem that tide. For National Nurses Week (May 6-12), Healthcare Design reached out to the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD) to discuss some of the pain points affecting nurse efficiency, comfort, and satisfaction in the workplace. Here, NIHD member Sara Francis, a registered nurse and director of planning, design, and construction for Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C., identifies three such issues and how good facility design can improve nurse productivity. Nursing pain point #1: Workflow inefficiency Nurses do a lot of walking, and facility design plays a big role in just how much. One way healthcare designers can reduce travel

Historically, the development of healthcare real estate has been a bifurcated process by which real estate developers buy either land to build new facilities or buildings to redevelop. Then the end-user, whether a medical practice, ambulatory surgical center operator, or healthcare system, purchases or leases the facility. Usually there is limited, if any, collaboration between the developer and the end user on the design of the facility. However, the successful bonding of real estate development and medical facility design requires a comprehensive focus on the strategic priorities and needs of physicians, providers, healthcare systems, and the patients and families they serve. Aspect Health Inc. , a Connecticut based real estate owner/developer/operator with an extensive background in hotels, multitenant office buildings, and medical office buildings, is working to address this disconnect. Its goal: to deliver advanced healthcare facilities using the latest research and technologies