Explore Array Advisors’ investigation into the persistent rise of emergency department use rates despite industry predictions of declining rates due to site-of-care shift. Contrary to expectations, the company’s new white paper uncovers how demographic factors, insurance dynamics and regional variations contribute to the sustained demand for ED services, challenging conventional narratives in healthcare facility planning. Read More …
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Heather Yaple Transitions to Leadership Team at Wold Architects & Engineers
Heather Yaple, AIA, MBA, LEED GREEN, has been promoted to the associates leadership team at Wold Architects & Engineers. Yaple, specializing in healthcare, is located in the company’s Brentwood, Tennessee office.
In her five years at Wold, Yaple has worked on countless healthcare design projects in her role as project manager. With four additional years of industry experience, a bachelor’s in architectural technology from Albert State College and a master’s in business administration, Yaple has led projects effectively and strategically, ensuring all patients leave these buildings with positive, healing experiences.
Yaple excels in resolving project challenges with innovative design solutions that balance functionality and aesthetics with the practicality that healthcare spaces often demand.
ASK THE ENGINEER: Top 5 FireblockWall Questions Answered
As the only one-hour fire-rated alternative to drywall for use in healthcare renovations, STARC’s FireblockWall™ is easily constructed from the floor to the deck above to meet code requirements. Read More ...
Iowa Clinic Healthcare Outpatient Campus Primed for Growth
RDG Planning & Design joined The Iowa Clinic to celebrate the official opening of the healthcare institution’s latest facility. Strategically located in Waukee, Iowa’s Kettlestone development along Grand Prairie Parkway, the project introduces a unique blend of clinical services, ambulatory surgery and Iowa’s first outpatient cardiac catheterization lab under one roof, setting a new standard for patient care in Iowa.
The clinic encompasses approximately 56,000 square feet of space, including a 35,000-square-foot medical office building and a 21,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center. Read More …
Wolfe Foundation Gives $50M for Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Hospital Tower Project
The Robert F. Wolfe and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation has made a $50-million commitment to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s new hospital tower, set to open in 2026. In recognition, the inpatient tower will have two named spaces: the John F. Wolfe Lobby and the Wolfe Foundation Crossroads, pending approval by the university’s board of trustees at its February meeting. Read More …
ABC: Monthly Construction Input Prices Surge 1%
Construction input prices increased 1% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.9% for the month. Read More …
Construction Begins on 52-Bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Irvine, California
UCI Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, broke ground on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Irvine, California. The UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a joint venture partnership between UCI Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation that was announced in 2022. Read More …
New Gift Shop at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia Bridges Wellness, Retail
Hydra Health, the in-house retail brand of healthcare amenities company HHP, officially opened its second location at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia. Open to employees, patients and visitors, a grand opening celebration was marked with complimentary massages for hospital employees, plus food samples from celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s fast-casual restaurant Root & Sprig, a gift card raffle to Hydra Health and a promotional discount coupon for every attendee. Read More …
Project Team Selected for Comprehensive Pediatric Behavioral Health Campus in Los Angeles
HOK and McCarthy Building Companies have been selected by Kedren Community Health Center to design and construct a comprehensive children’s inpatient and outpatient behavioral health campus in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Read More …
Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute Showcases ‘Operating Rooms of the Future’
A grand opening ceremony was recently held for the new Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute at Jupiter Medical Center in Florida. The standalone 90,000-square-foot facility features 16 operating rooms and two hybrid operating rooms to accommodate advanced surgical technology. The institute’s operating rooms of the future will support the surgical needs of Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast residents and medical professionals for decades to come. Read More …
