All posts tagged “COVID-19”

New Guidebook Provides Recommendations to Address HVAC Systems for Alternative Care Sites

As many communities are setting up alternative care sites in response to spikes in COVID-19, the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force announced the availability of the Alternate Care Site HVAC Guidebook, which was developed by the ASHRAE Alternate Care Sites Task Force. Read More …

How Hospitals Can Prepare for Future of Higher Acuity Care

America’s hospitals are managing care for increasingly sick patients—and not just because of rising cases of COVID-19.

Since outpatient services began moving out of downtown hospital towers decades ago and into medical office buildings, standalone surgery centers and even strip malls, hospitals have been tasked with Read More …

3rd Quarter Healthcare Projects Proposal Activity Rebounds

Proposal activity for healthcare facilities rebounded to near-pre-COVID levels, achieving a 3rd quarter net plus/minus index of 30% in PSMJ’s Quarterly Market Forecast. The healthcare market’s 3rd quarter growth indicator, which was third-highest among the 12 markets assessed Read More …

VA Telehealth Access Points Resume

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced five Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations  sites in select Walmart stores have resumed clinical services to veterans in rural areas. Read More …

Healthcare Regains Top Spot Among 12 Major Markets, says PSMJ

Overall proposal activity growth remained essentially flat in the month of August, indicating the architecture, engineering and construction industry has moved beyond the record-setting lows seen in the 2nd quarter. After plummeting to a worst-ever Read More …

Topping Off Ceremony Marks Milestone for Virginia Mental Health Hospital

A significant step toward bolstering children’s mental healthcare in Virginia was achieved as Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters celebrated the placement of the highest beam on a 60-bed, 14-story mental health hospital and outpatient center. Read More …

MarinHealth Medical Center Replacement Hospital Features Holistic Patient-Focused Healing

The new Oak Pavilion at MarinHealth Medical Center, located in North Bay, California, is complete. The $535-million replacement building project is designed to meet the community’s changing needs and provide an exceptional healing environment for patients and caregivers, alike. The project team included Read More …

MKM Principal Matt Sparling Receives AIA Indiana Young Architect Award

MKM Principal Matthew Sparling, AIA, LEED AP, was recently awarded the AIA Indiana Young Architect Award during the 2020 AIA Indiana Convention in Indianapolis. The Young Architect award was created to Read More …

NEMA Launches Healthcare Facilities Council

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has established a Healthcare Facilities Council to help improve healthcare delivery environments, while expanding market opportunities for manufacturers serving the healthcare facilities market. Read More …

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