In Naples, Florida, children battling cancer are receiving chemotherapy while traveling to outer space, going on a deep-sea diving adventure or being immersed inside a video game. It’s all thanks to a new virtual reality treatment room, located at Lee Health’s Golisano Children’s Health Center. Read More …
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Virtually Confronting the Behavioral & Mental Health Crisis
The influence of telehealth and the built environment in today’s mental healthcare climate
In 2021, on the first day of February, my family of four became a family of three. Liam, my 15-year-old son, had the world at his feet; a great student, boy scout, multi-sport athlete, kind friend, leader, amazing big brother and an energetic soul. Despite the endless list of reasons to love his life, he made the decision to end it. Read More …
The Hospital of the Future
The edge of innovation and the possibility horizon
Hospitals will always be a place people make pilgrimages to — for healing and care — but the dynamics and degree of the pilgrimage is changing at a more rapid pace than ever before. And, as the world gets more technologically oriented and digitally savvy, it is becoming much easier to imagine the future than remember the past. The nimbleness of the healthcare industry in response to the pandemic has been a major catalyst and will likely accelerate our applying the technology opportunities available. Read More …
Top Tips for Acing Virtual Hospital Construction Site Visits, Building Inspections
It goes without saying the COVID pandemic has hit the AEC industry hard. It impacted every aspect of construction. The supply chain of construction material was severely affected by lockdowns and restrictions. The number of construction workers, Read More …
Impact of Technology on Engineering, Design + Construction Post-COVID-19
Technology was changing the face of the engineering industry before COVID-19 and it will certainly play an even greater role in the design process after the pandemic ends. To survive in such a dynamic and turbulent environment, engineering firms will need to think bigger. Read More …
Researchers Investigate Impact of Actual, Virtual Nature on Cancer Patients
Researchers at Houston Methodist Cancer Center are exploring whether exposure to nature, through either a live garden or virtual reality, can alleviate pain and distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, possibly reducing the need for prescription narcotics. Read More …
Technology, Prefab Deliver New CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline Patient Care Tower
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. recently completed the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline, new patient care tower, located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The new tower, which broke ground in July 2016, was completed 41 days ahead of the contracted completion date. Part of the hospital’s master facility plan, Read More …
Phase II Expansion at Jefferson Health Cherry Hill Hospital Underway
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — CallisonRTKL has been engaged by Jefferson Health to provide design services for a new six-story bed tower at the health system’s Cherry Hill campus located in New Jersey. Read More …
Enhancing Healthcare Planning Through Virtual Reality
Healthcare facility planning is changing as virtual reality enables clients, users and owners to step into the planning process as never before. High-tech buzzwords – Revit, cloud, mobile apps, augmented reality and virtual reality – are becoming the transformative tools of the trade. Over the past few years, Read More …
