Chicago, Ill — Dec. 3 — The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today that the Call for Abstracts for the 47th ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition to be held July ll-14,2010 in Tampa is now open. Please click here to access the online submission form. Submissions will be accepted until January 5,2010.
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New Facility Features Private Rooms to Enhance Safety, Privacy and HealingMINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 2 — Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is opening a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Minneapolis on Dec. 2. The expanded 25,000 square foot NICU offers nearly all private patient rooms with expanded secluded family space.
The $125 million, 246-bed hospital will be more efficient to operate and has been designed based on modern, person-centered therapy for individuals with mental illnessStaunton, Va (WHSV.com) — Virginia Governor Tim Kaine helped break ground Tuesday for the new Western State Hospital in Staunton.The $125 million, 246-bed hospital will be more efficient to operate and has been designed based on modern, person-centered therapy for individuals with mental illness.
Thousands Come to See What Donations Helped to Build for Kids St. Petersburg, FL — Nearly 3,000 people came out to see what community donations have helped to build for Florida’s children on Saturday, November 21st. The NEW All Children’s Hospital hosted a one-day open house, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a marching band and an old-fashioned “block party” of entertainment, arts & crafts and games.
ATLANTA, GA — The newest Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG), written by a group of leading building industry organizations, is just what the doctor ordered.
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas-based Skiles Group received the general construction contract for additions to Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming, N.M. Construction costs are about $5.3 million.Construction is under way and includes a 16,000-square-foot addition for a new operating department and a new emergency department for the southwest New Mexico hospital. Plans call for the operating department to include two operating rooms to replace the existing rooms and support facilities. The emergency department will include seven new examination rooms and two trauma rooms and will replace the existing rooms.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Nov. 23 — Southampton Hospital announced today that Jenny and John Paulson have donated $5 million to fund a new Emergency Department. The gift is the largest in the Hospital’s history and will enable the Hospital to almost double the existing space and greatly expand its delivery of emergency care to residents and visitors of the South Fork of Long Island.
WASHINGTON — For the protection of frontline healthcare and emergency medical workers at high risk of infection, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.
New Guidelines Address Patient Handling and Movement, Bariatric Accommodations, Cancer Treatment Facilities, Acoustics, and MoreChicago, Ill — The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) is pleased to announce publication of the 2010 edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. Updated every four years, the FGI Guidelines are currently used by more than 42 states and several federal agencies to regulate health care facility design and construction around the United States.
