Palomar Pomerado Health Again Scales Back Expansion Plans By Linda Lou (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer 7:12 p.m. February 9, 2009 CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH – For the second time, the Palomar Pomerado Health district has scaled back its ambitious expansion plans. On Monday, the district’s board approved cutting about $21 million from the budget of its 11-story Escondido hospital under construction, long touted as a visionary “hospital of the future.” The cuts include some signature elements, including outdoor healing gardens and a “green” energy-saving designation, as well as a playground, meditation room, library and a high-tech “media wall” in the lobby,…
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Turner to Manage Construction of $42 Million Expansion of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, Calif. New York, N.Y., Feb. 6 – Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading builder of healthcare facilities, has been given approval by Northern Inyo Hospital to proceed with the $42 million Phase Two expansion to the hospital facility. Construction for Phase Two will start in March 2009 with completion scheduled for March 2011. Phase Two consists of a new central plant, emergency rooms, ICU, CCU, three operating rooms and 26 patient rooms in the new two-story 56,000 sq. ft. facility. Turner also managed the construction of…
KLMK Group Selected to Provide Client Advisory Services For Phoebe-Sumter Replacement Hospital Atlanta, Ga.– KLMK has recently been awarded a contract with Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Georgia to provide client advisory services and a Strategic Project Launch Readiness Assessment for the new Phoebe-Sumter Hospital. The scope of the new Phoebe-Sumter Regional Hospital is still being developed, but on line casinos it is currently envisioned to include two main structures – a 50,000 to 60,000 GSF medical office building and a 76-beds hospital. The hospital will include an Emergency Department, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgery and Central Sterile, Critical Care Unit, Women’s…
Noted Sustainable Design Thought Leader Scot Horst Named USGBC’s SVP of LEED Washington DC — March 6 – The U.S. Green Building Council today announced the appointment of Scot Horst to the position of Senior Vice President, LEED, a new position in the organization. The appointment is effective April 1, 2009. “Scot‘s visionary leadership has been much in evidence in his role as chair of the LEED Steering Committee these past three years,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, USGBC and board chair, GBCI. “The evolution of LEED under his watch culminates with the launch of LEED v3,…
NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair 2009 Presents Must-See Keynotes, Speakers Chicago — March 12 – NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, the country’s largest contract furnishing show and premier exhibition for the design and management of the built environment, returns to The Merchandise Mart June 15-17, 2009 with an incredible line-up of guest speakers. NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair is not only the place to see the latest products from the best manufacturers in the business, but it’s also the place to hear from the people behind the revolutionary ideas which shape the industry. The 41st annual NeoCon will feature significant keynote speakers each…
