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OhioHealth  (Columbus, Ohio) expects to open the OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital in Pickerington, Ohio, in early December. Situated on 30 acres on the OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus , the new hospital will house 96 inpatient beds, six operating rooms (ORs), two procedure rooms, labor and delivery with special care nursery, a 20-bay infusion clinic, and a 12-bed intensive care/acuity adaptable unit. Services will include labor and delivery, trauma, infusion, surgery, primary care, heart and vascular care, a stroke interventional suite, imaging, lab, pharmacy, and rehabilitation. For more on OhioHealth, go here . The post OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital Poised To Open In Ohio first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Momentous Sports Medicine, Washington, D.C. Momentous Sports Medicine is a physical therapy and sports performance practice in Washington, D.C., that blends elements of a medical office, gym, and spa. Owner Dr. Tim Vadale, a local physical therapist, tapped EL Studio (Washington, D.C.) with the task of creating a fully equipped, dynamic space to treat his patients. As a former athlete, Dr. Vadale requested a contemporary space reflecting both a medical facility and wellness spa that would optimize the physical assessment and treatment of his patients. Medical office renovation The project opened in October 2022 in Blagden Alley, a historic alleyway in northwest Washington and D.C.’s thriving Shaw neighborhood that includes bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. The 1,355-square-foot facility is housed in a former carriage house in the alley. Upon entry, patients are greeted by reception. From there, a main hallway leads to a large workout room, treatment room, and staff office. B

With a goal to transform a series of separate collocated practices into a unified model that embodies the Main Line Health brand, Stantec worked collaboratively to carve out a two-story lobby flanked by multi-specialty practice space with a flexible exam module.  The resulting design concept established the light-filled lobby as the first point of arrival that supports quality patient care and an improved patient experience. Nature provides inspiration for a layered design, guiding the vision of “Designing a pathway to wellness.” The revitalized space features a dynamic lobby reinforcing Main Line Health’s long presence in the community. Connecting the two levels is a new skylight with a monumental stair and an adjacent feature wall. We drew inspiration from strong, bright beams of light penetrating a canopy of trees, as well as warm light cascading through the undulating surfaces of a canyon. The light-filled concourse adopts a hospitality feel to create a welcoming first stop for

Nonprofit Alliance Healthcare Foundation (San Diego) has been approved for a $1 million grant, from the city of Memphis (Tenn.), to build a $34 million crisis wellness center in Memphis, according to the website actionnews5.com . The 55,000-square-foot, two-story project will provide mental health services. The new center is slated to open in January 2025. The post Alliance Healthcare Foundation To Build $34M Crisis Wellness Center In Memphis, Tennessee first appeared on HCD Magazine .

University of Iowa Health Care (Iowa City, Iowa) is progressing on its $525 million academic health center in North Liberty, Iowa, according to the website press-citizen.com . Situated on 60 aces, the hospital will include 84 clinical exam rooms, 12 operating rooms (ORs), 14 emergency care rooms, two procedure rooms, and 36 inpatient beds. The $525 million project is expected to open in 2025. The post University Of Iowa Health Care Progresses On $525M Hospital In North Liberty, Iowa first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Emerald X is pleased to announce the promotion of Jennifer Kovacs Silvis to Brand Director for both the Healthcare Design and Environments for Aging brands. As Brand Director, Silvis will be responsible for overseeing brand strategy and execution across a portfolio that includes the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, Environments for Aging Conference + Expo, HCD Forum, Senior Lifestyle Design Match, as well as Healthcare Design ( HCD ) and Environments for Aging ( EFA ) magazines. Joining Emerald in 2010, Silvis has worked across editorial and events in several positions, most recently as Content Director for Healthcare Design and Environments for Aging, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the magazines and managed conference and event content programming. An award-winning journalist, Silvis has spent two decades working primarily in trade media and events and has covered industries including healthcare building and construction, hospitality, and real estate. “Jennifer has be

More than 100 years after Coney Island Hospital opened in Brooklyn, N.Y., the safety-net facility had to evacuate 272 patients in eight hours as Hurricane Irene made landfall in August 2011. A little more than a year later, the hospital was significantly affected when Superstorm Sandy hit the region, flooding the emergency room, damaging critical technology and infrastructure, and forcing a complete evacuation. “We’re about three-quarters of a mile away from the beachfront,” says Svetlana Lipyanskaya, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health . “When Sandy hit, the main street in front of us became a river … there were fish in our emergency department.” The Coney Island Hospital campus, part of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health system, houses the closest hospital to 875,000 residents in the southern part of Brooklyn, making it an important asset to the community. When it took several months to fully reopen following the damage from Sandy, Lipyanskaya says the

OhioHealth is adding a new 590,000-square-foot women’s center adjacent to  Riverside Methodist Hospital  in Columbus, Ohio. The 185-bed facility will provide outpatient and inpatient services, including advanced maternity and neonatal intensive care, obstetrics and gynecology, mid-life and bone health, urogynecology and female urology, and mammography. Developer Hammes Healthcare (Milwaukee) is serving as project manager. For more on OhioHealth’s Women’s Center, go here . The post OhioHealth Breaks Ground On New Women’s Center At Riverside Methodist Hospital In Columbus, Ohio first appeared on HCD Magazine .

VHC Health , formerly Virginia Hospital Center, opened the Charlotte S. Benjamin Center for Women’s Health in Arlington, VA., according to the website arlnow.com . The women’s health center is located on the fifth floor of the hospital’s new $250 million outpatient pavilion, which opened in June. The 26,000-square-foot health center includes pregnancy, menopause, and breast health services. The post VHC Health Adds Women’s Health Center To New Outpatient Pavilion In Virginia first appeared on HCD Magazine .

E4H Environments for Health Architecture (Dallas) announced team member promotions across three of the firm’s offices. Brian Coltrane has been promoted to principal in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Coltrane has more than 30 years of healthcare design experience focusing on behavioral health and senior care. Allison Dar has been elevated to principal and office director in the Washington, D.C., location. Dar’s career includes 20 years of experience in healthcare design, with project work for the Army Corps of Engineers and Veterans Administration . Jon Boyd has been promoted to associate principal and office director of the Portland, Me., office. He has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare planning and design. Joy Bartolotta has been elevated to associate principal and office director in Fort Worth, Texas. Bartolotta has more than 20 years of healthcare design experience.     The post E4H Environments for Health Architecture Promotes Team Members first appea

“This is an exciting time for our industry. We might be facing some of our most demanding challenges, but we are also in a time of unprecedented growth in the construction of new building projects and of building renovations and remodels.” These were the opening words when I penned my first column 22 years ago for the newly launched Healthcare Design magazine. They are as relevant today as they were more than two decades ago. At that time, current spending on healthcare construction was $17 billion a year and was expected to increase to $27 billion annually in the next decade. This year, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, healthcare construction spending is estimated to reach more than $62 billion and continue to increase over the next five years. Increasing demand for healthcare services and an aging population will continue to drive new construction for the foreseeable future, especially for new outpatient clinics. At the same time, the added financ

To assess the current state of sustainability and decarbonization in healthcare design, Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, brand director of Healthcare Design magazine, invited a panel of healthcare leaders to the stage during a Keynote Owners Panel at the 2023 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo , held in New Orleans in early November. The group included Ramé Hemstreet, vice president of operations, national facilities services, chief energy officer at Kaiser Permanente ; Mary Dickinson, regional director of regenerative design, principal at Perkins+Will ; and Jonathan Hunley, system director of facilities infrastructure at Bon Secours Mercy Health . Together, they held a frank, informative discussion on short- and long-term objectives in place at their organizations, the challenges facing the industry in greening operations, and the role that design and designers can play in the process. Sustainability in healthcare design Starting with the big picture, Dickinson said she’s having more dis

HealthPartners (Bloomington, Minn.) is planning to build a $400 million hospital in Stillwater, Minn. The new facility will include advanced critical care services and specialized centers for heart, cancer, and orthopedic care. The hospital is expected to open by early 2028. The project team comprises HKS (architect; Chicago), BWBR (architect; St. Paul, Minn.), Dunham (mechanical and electrical engineer; Minneapolis), ERA (structural engineer; St. Paul), Loucks (civil engineer; Maple Grove, Minn.), and Concord Group (owner’s representative; Chicago). The post HealthPartners Plans $400M Hospital In Stillwater, Minnesota first appeared on HCD Magazine .

New healthcare seating products From indoor/outdoor lounge collections to ergonomic and stacker chairs, vendors and manufacturers are introducing a range of new seating styles and models to support healthcare environments. Above, click through a slideshow of some of the latest seating products introduced into the healthcare design market. Visit  Healthcare Design’s   Products page for more healthcare-specific products including artwork and wayfinding. The post 9 New Healthcare Seating Products first appeared on HCD Magazine .

It’s been 13 years since I joined the Healthcare Design team in September 2010. That timing worked out just right that a handful of weeks later, I was heading to Las Vegas for my first Healthcare Design Conference + Expo . One of my on-site assignments was to help with the stage presentation of our annual magazine awards ceremony. As I listened to the words being shared about the projects we were celebrating, the important work of this industry, and the results being achieved, I couldn’t help but be drawn in. In that moment, I realized how lucky I was to be there, to be part of this industry. I realized the difference good design can make; how the built environment shapes the experiences of patients, family, and staff members; how there are people in this world driven by the mission to make healthcare spaces better. And I gotta say, I was hooked—and I have been ever since. Over these years, I’ve had the immense honor of supporting this industry in our own brand mission to provide t

Sarasota Memorial Hospital expects to open the new Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavilion in early December on its campus in Sarasota, Fla. The $71 million project replaces a 1970s-era building, according to the website mysuncoast.com . The 95,000-square-foot behavioral health hospital includes a 16-bed geriatric unit, 22-bed child and adolescent unit, 24-bed adult unit, and a 22-bed acute care unit. The facility houses private patient rooms with screened porches and a garden and sensory room on each floor. The post Sarasota Memorial Hospital Readies Behavioral Health Hospital For December Opening first appeared on HCD Magazine .

IMC Architecture , a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based healthcare, commercial, and institutional architectural firm,  added a new interior design studio. Federigo Luzzi, the firm’s director of design, will lead the new interior design practice. IMC’s recent healthcare projects include two new medical office buildings in Brooklyn. The post IMC Architecture Adds Interior Design Studio In New York first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Orthopedic care system Hospital for Special Surgery (New York) and nonprofit NCH Healthcare System (Naples, Fla.) broke ground on the Patty & Jay Baker Pavilion at NCH North Naples Hospital in Naples. The 80,000-square-foot center will include outpatient and inpatient orthopedic services, including ambulatory surgery. The new facility is slated to open in early 2025. The post Hospital For Special Surgery, NCH Healthcare System Plan Orthopedic Facility In Florida first appeared on HCD Magazine .

When University Hospitals (UH) Ahuja Medical Center opened in 2011 in Beachwood, Ohio, with a seven-story inpatient bed tower, the facility master plan still had two phases left to complete—including another tower that would increase the inpatient bed count from 144 up to 600. But when the Phase 2 expansion kicked off in June 2016, the project team soon realized the details of the project had to shift. Specifically, since Ahuja first opened, the hospital’s emergency department outgrew its space as several other nearby hospitals stopped offering emergency services. Meanwhile, other new practice areas, like UH’s sports medicine program, sprang from emerging needs in the community. So instead of expanding the inpatient bed capacity with a second tower on the community hospital’s campus, the designers had to pivot to a more ambulatory focus. Completed in late June, the $236 million project added two new buildings on the existing Ahuja campus: the new Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institut

The Texas Legislature has allocated $159 million to build a new state mental health hospital in Amarillo, Texas, according to the website abc7amarillo.com . Situated on 15 acres, the hospital will include 75 beds. The hospital is expected to be completed by 2027. The post Texas Plans New State Mental Health Hospital first appeared on HCD Magazine .

OU Health (Oklahoma City) is building the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health Behavioral Health Center in Oklahoma City, according to the website okemahnewsleader.com . The 172,775-square-foot, three-story project will house inpatient and outpatient services, with 72 beds for short-term stabilization and long-term care. The center will also include a gymnasium and outdoor garden spaces. The $141 million center will serve as a training facility for mental health care providers and is expected to open in December 2026. The post $141M Children’s Behavioral Health Center Breaks Ground In Oklahoma City first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Valleywise Health , a Phoenix-based health system, is nearing completion of a 10-story hospital in Phoenix that will replace a 1970s-era facility, according to the website azbigmedia.com . The 673,000-square-foot hospital will include 233 private patient rooms, the 75,000-square-foot Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center , 10 operating rooms (ORs), two interventional radiology areas, two cardiac catheterization labs, and two helipads. Services will include cardiology, trauma and emergency, maternity, neonatal intensive care unit, oncology, pharmacy, and radiology. Cuningham Group (Phoenix) is the architect on the project and Kitchell  (Phoenix) is the general contractor. For more on Valleywise Health, go here . The post Valleywise Health Nears Completion Of Replacement Hospital In Phoenix first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) is expanding its pediatric behavioral health services with a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Pavilion in Queens, N.Y. The pavilion will integrate physical and mental health care and will be connected to Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Zucker Hillside Hospital , Northwell’s adult mental health facility. The 200,000-square-foot project will house more than 100 inpatient beds for children and adolescents, as well as specialty ambulatory clinics. A $350 million investment from Northwell, as well as $150 million fundraising campaign, will help fund the center. For more on Northwell Health, go here . The post Northwell Health Plans Child and Adolescent Mental Health Pavilion In New York first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Covenant Health (Knoxville, Tenn.) broke ground on the Brethen Foundation Advanced Care Wing at Fort Loudon Medical Center in Lenoir City, Tenn. The $15 million expansion project will increase the nonprofit hospital’s size by 19,000 square feet and add 26 patient rooms for intensive and immediate care, a nurses’ station, and family waiting area. Construction is slated for completion in late spring 2025. The post Covenant Health To Expand Fort Loudon Medical Center In Lenoir City, Tennessee first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Healthcare system Baylor Scott & White (Dallas) is adding a medical office building (MOB) and five-level parking garage to its existing hospital project underway in Frisco, Texas, according to the website dallasnews.com . The $49 million MOB and parking garage are expected to be completed by May 2025, according to the website. For more on Baylor Scott & White, go here . The post Baylor Scott & White Adds MOB To In-Progress Hospital Project In Texas first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Academic medical system Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center-Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.) has consolidated two hematology/oncology practices and infusion centers into a new location in the Corporate Commons Three office complex in Staten Island. The 9,950-square-foot project includes nine exam rooms, 12 infusion bays, a treatment room, lab, and pharmacy. Services include infusion and consultation for all types of cancer and breast cancer surgery as well as non-cancer therapeutic infusions for blood disorders, such as anemia, clotting conditions, and gastrointestinal conditions. The cancer center is the first phase of Mount Sinai’s presence at Corporate Commons Three, with radiology and multispecialty services to be added to additional floors in 2024. The post Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center-Staten Island Opens New Location In New York first appeared on HCD Magazine .

“Artificial intelligence [AI] is posed to change the field of healthcare by hundreds of billions of dollars.” This was the message from Radhika Dirks, CEO and co-founder of XLabs , which focuses on building moonshot companies for the future of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and neurotech, as she kicked off the 2023 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in New Orleans in early November. Named a “Forbes Women in AI,” Dirks brought her expertise to the HCD Conference stage to help attendees explore the technology’s role and potential in the industry. Setting the stage for the discussion, Dirks noted that it takes approximately $1 billion and nine years to bring a drug to market. Furthermore, 250,000 deaths in the U.S. every year can be attributable to medical errors—a statistic, that, if it was a disease, would be the third largest leading cause of death. “This number is predictably avoidable and fixable,” and one of the top use cases for AI, she said, noting that statisti

UNC Health (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Raleigh, N.C.) converted the former R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center into the Youth Behavioral Health in Butner, N.C., according to the website axios.com . The $11 million acute hospital care serves children and teens in psychiatric crisis. The project houses 54 patient beds and specialty therapy rooms, including music and art therapy spaces. The post UNC Health Partners With North Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services On Behavioral Health Hospital In North Carolina first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City) opened a new emergency department (ED) and surgery center on the Intermountain American Fork Hospital campus in Saratoga Springs, Utah, according to the website heraldextra.com . The 24-hour ED comprises 10 rooms. The surgery center includes a range of services such as gynecology, urology, podiatry, ocular plastics, and ear, nose and throat. Additional plans for the Intermountain American Fork Hospital campus call for a new medical office building. The post Intermountain Health Expands Campus In Saratoga Springs, Utah first appeared on HCD Magazine .

During the 2023 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in New Orleans in early November, The Center for Health Design presented its 2023 Changemaker Award to Barbara Huelat of Healing Design – Human Centric Solutions  (Alexandria, Va.). The annual Changemaker Award honors individuals or organizations that have demonstrated the ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built and whose work has had broad impact on the advancement of healthcare design. Huelat has spent her career as a  healthcare designer , strategist, researcher, caregiver, author , and speaker. Her portfolio of industry contributions include projects with the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.), National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md.), Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge, Va.), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), and U.S. Department of Veterans Hospitals’ Planetree facilities. During the presentation, Huelat’s daughter Sharon Pochr

U.S. Congressman Mike Flood, R-Neb., and Congressman David Trone, D-Md., introduced the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act, which aims to bring together subject-matter experts, researchers, and various stakeholders to unify existing efforts to increase social connection. Earlier this year, the Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic in America and released “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community.” The advisory notes that the physical health consequences of poor or insufficient connection include a 29 percent increased risk of heart disease, 32 percent increased risk of stroke, and a 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. The bill calls for the establishment of a national Working Group on Unifying Loneliness, which will include Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, Centers for Disease Control

Revenue-generating spaces within healthcare facilities, such as patient, operating, and imaging rooms, get a lot of attention on projects. But back-of-house rooms are just as critical, said speakers at the 2023 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo Expo , Nov. 4-7 in New Orleans, during the session “Small But Mighty – Neglected Rooms That Will Make or Break Your Hospital Design.” The session was presented by Randy Geise, senior healthcare facility planner at Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland), Jennifer Storey, senior principal at Stantec Architecture (Cleveland), and Michael Zambo, principal at Bostwick Design Partnership (Cleveland). “When the business plan for a project is created, it’s based on the number of patient rooms, operating rooms, and imaging rooms, for example, because these spaces can only be utilized by one patient at a time, so it can be charged directly to the patient, their insurance, or Medicare for reimbursement,” Geise said. “The use of the spaces that support these r

Orthopedic and spinal surgery provider Docs Health Inc. (Los Angeles) broke ground on a $123 million replacement surgical hospital in Los Angeles, according to the website labusinessjournal.com . The five-story, 58,000-square-foot hospital replaces an 8,500-square-foot hospital building that Docs Health purchased in 2019. It will house four operating rooms (ORs), imaging, 17 inpatient suites, and a rooftop garden. Swinerton Inc. (Concord, Calif.) will serve as the general contractor on the project, which is expected to be completed in 2026. The post Docs Health Breaks Ground On $123M Replacement Surgical Hospital In Los Angeles first appeared on HCD Magazine .

St. Joseph’s Hospital Cancer Institute in Tampa, Fla., is planning a new $33 million proton therapy center. The facility will be part of the hospital’s Fred J. Woods Radiation Therapy Center in Tampa, and include a compact single-room proton therapy system. The project is slated to open by fall 2025. The cancer center is part of BayCare Health System  (Clearwater, Fla.). The post St. Joseph’s Hospital Center To Build Proton Therapy Center In Florida first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Summerville Medical Center (Summerville, S.C.) broke ground on a $66.8 million expansion project that will increase its inpatient bed count, according to the website charlestonbusiness.com . The medical center, which is part of Trident Health System (Charleston, S.C.), is adding 64,000 square feet and 56 beds, including 30 private medical/surgical beds on the existing third floor and 14 intensive care unit beds and 12 progressive care unit beds on the new fourth floor. A new fifth floor will house shell space for future expansion. Construction is expected to be completed in 2025, according to the article. The post Trident Health System’s Summerville Medical Center To Expand In South Carolina first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Healthcare Design magazine named the winners of the 2023 Nightingale Awards during an awards presentation at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in New Orleans, Nov. 4-7. The Nightingale Awards , in partnership with the Center for Health Design and the HCD Conference, recognize products related to the healthcare built environment. This year 55 products were reviewed—a record number of entries for the annual awards program, which is named for Florence Nightingale, a tireless advocate for the improvement of care and conditions in military and civilian hospitals in the 1800s. The judging criteria for the awards is the product’s contribution or solution for clinical or operational outcomes; aesthetics and innovation; built environment solution, durability, functionality, and quality; industry certifications and standards; environmental sustainability; and list price. Brewer Company received the Nightingale Best of Competition Award for Versa Exam Table. The product also won the

AdventHealth West Florida Division (Winter Haven, Fla.) topped out a new emergency department (ED) connected to the campus in Winter Haven. The ED is the first phase of a 42-acre development project on the healthcare campus, which will also include a 192-bed hospital and a medical office building. The 19,800-square-foot, one-story ED will include 24 beds, a CT scanner, radiology room, resuscitation room, bariatric room, obstetrics room, isolation room, and lab. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2024. HuntonBrady (Orlando, Fla.) is the architect and Robins & Morton (Birmingham, Ala.) is the general contractor on the project. The post AdventHealth Winter Haven ED Hits Project Milestone In Florida first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, Ohio) has selected the project team to build a $66.9 million translational research facility project on campus. Located near the college’s medical school, the facility will house faculty and student translational research and will be the new home of the college’s community health programs. The project team includes architectural firms DesignGroup (Columbus, Ohio) and Perkins&Will (Chicago) and construction manager Gilbane (Chicago). Construction on the new facility is scheduled to start in mid-2024 with completion expected in 2025. The post Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine To Add $67M Translational Research Facility first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Insight Hospital in Flint, Mich., is planning a specialty hospital for patients requiring medical and behavioral health care on its campus, according to the website mlive.com . The 70-bed hospital will be constructed in phases with the first 24 beds expected to completed by fall 2024. The remaining beds will be completed by 2026. A $2.5 million grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Lansing, Mich.) is funding the project. The post Insight Hospital Plans Specialty Facility For Medical, Behavioral Health Care In Michigan first appeared on HCD Magazine .