Boston’s Heroic Hospital Community by John C. Cannistraro, Jr.
As a resident and business owner in the Greater Boston area, I have always known how lucky I am to have some of the world’s premier hospitals located just minutes from my front door. Throughout my career I have had the privilege of knowing and working with the leaders of many of the first-class hospitals and healthcare networks that save lives and provide hopeon a daily basis. In light of the recent events that put a dark cloud over our city, it was these individuals that helped me see a silver lining.

C.E. Floyd adds Three
Bedford, MA - C.E. Floyd Company, a general contractor and construction manager with offices in Bedford, MA and Middletown, CT, has expanded its firm by adding three new employees this month. Frank Rose has been hired in Bedford as project superintendent, bringing over 25 years of construction management experience to the firm. Prior to joining C.E. Floyd Company, Rose was the owner of F.J.R Construction in Arlington, MA, where he managed projects at several institutions, including MIT, Harvard and the Music School in Brookline, MA.

JACA to build Cancer Center Teams up with BOND, Designed by JACA
Needham, MA - JACA Architects, an architectural firm that specializes solely on healthcare build and design was awarded a contract to design the new, state-of-the-art cancer center for the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham campus.

Cape Cod Hosp. Renovation/Addition – RDK Teams up With ISGenuity, Scanlan
Hyannis, MA - RDK's healthcare engineering team is working with ISGenuity Architects and JK Scanlan Company General Contractors on an emergency department renovation/addition for Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. RDK is providing comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, telecom, and electronic security system (ESS) design on the project.

CHC Fuel Healthcare Construction
Boston - Due in part to the ever expanding need for community health centers (CHCs) across the country, and fueled by the recent American Recovery Act, community health centers are expanding all over the country with significant construction projects in New England over the past three years.

SelecTech Launches Healthcare Division
Avon, MA - SelecTech, Inc. recently launched a dedicated health care division. SelecTech is the creator of the FreeStyle commercial flooring line, as well as the FreeStyle ESD flooring line, which is renowned as an interlocking conductive flooring that is essential to health care organizations utilizing electronic data.

Playful Pediatric Ctr. Created – MorrisSwitzer Architect
Bangor, ME - The Pediatric Oncology & Infusion department at Eastern Maine Medical Center has a fresh and inviting look to their new space. MorrisSwitzer-Environments for Health (MSEFH) was the architect and interior designer for the project.

CCI Completes Perseus Office – Leslie Saul Architects
Boston - Construction Coordinators, Inc. (CCI), of Needham, has completed the construction of a new office for The Perseus Books Group, an independent publishing company. CCI provided construction management services for the 12,000sf office at 44 Farnsworth St. in Boston.

Impactful Capital Presented by IFMA Healthcare Council
Boston - IFMA Boston Healthcare Network presented a program entitled "Impactful Capital" at Children's Hospital Boston. The topic introduced and later discussed in a question and answer period provided a proven approach for identifying the facility investments, even those with higher first costs, that produce the most meaningful results.

Networks and Communities by Stephanie Goldberg
My neighborhood just received it’s third Hubway station and already the racks are emptying as commuters and weekend riders take advantage of the green and silver bikes. In looking at the map of stations that dot the city, I am reminded of diagrams of networks that designers map to show relations between elements or ideas.