Healthcare
AIA Task Force Launches Tool for Assessing COVID-19 Alternative Care Sites
National – As communities across the country race to expand available hospital bed space in response to COVID-19, an American Institute of Architects (AIA) task force is providing a new tool for public officials to quickly identify buildings suitable to be adapted for patient care. The COVID-19 Alternative Care Sites Assessment Tool provides a checklist highlighting important areas […]
Unitex and Dacon to Transform Lawrence Facility
Lawrence, MA – Unitex and Dacon Corporation are transforming a 188,000sf manufacturing plant into an automated medical and biotech uniform service facility that is anticipated to bring 160 jobs to Lawrence. The facility will consist of both processing and delivery operations to service the state’s life science and healthcare industries. Situated at the former location […]
SelecTech Launches Healthcare Division
Avon, MA – SelecTech, Inc. recently announced the launch of a new healthcare division to better serve hospital, medical practice, urgent care center and temporary medical clinic clients. “Different areas of a hospital, healthcare facility or temporary clinic during the current coronavirus crisis have different needs. For example, the flooring in an MRI room has different […]
Medical Office Building Completed
Margulies Perruzzi Architects Boston – DWS Group, a global asset management firm, announced the completion of the expansion and renovation of 50, 60, and 62 Staniford streets. The complex, located in Boston’s West End neighborhood, features a 10-story medical office tower and a new two-story building ideal for future medical office/retail users. The property is directly […]
South Coastal Animal Health Completes Expansion
Weymouth, MA – Acella Construction Corporation, a construction management firm operating throughout Greater Boston, announced completion of an expansion project for South Coastal Animal Health in Weymouth. The 1,500sf ground up addition to the existing animal health care facility, located at 1389 Main Street in Weymouth, includes four new examination rooms and an expanded treatment […]
PWC Boston Leads Tour for BCH Hale Family Clinical Building
by Sara Mannes In celebration of Women in Construction (WIC) Week, Professional Women in Construction’s Boston chapter held a construction site tour of Boston Children’s Hospital’s (BCH) Hale Family Clinical Building. The event began with an overview presentation of the project from David Meek, principal at Shepley Bulfinch; Michell Fennel, senior associate at BR+A; and […]
New Yale Child Study Center Facility Completed
New Haven, CT – Svigals + Partners, an art, architecture and advisory firm specializing in healthcare designs that promote well-being among patients and their families, has announced the completion of a new facility serving the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). Featuring original, architecturally integrated artwork, the project brings all of YCSC’s operations and staff together […]
Good Shepherd Community Care Receives Bond
Newton, MA – MassDevelopment has issued a $5,120,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Good Shepherd Community Care, a not-for-profit health care organization providing hospice and palliative care services. The organization will use bond proceeds to buy, renovate, and equip an approximately 19,000sf building at 160 Wells Avenue in Newton. Good Shepherd will relocate from its […]
MSPCA Receives Bond for Animal Medical Center
Boston – MassDevelopment has issued an $18,417,298.61 tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), a nonprofit specializing in animal protection and veterinary medicine, and a provider of direct, hands-on care to thousands of animals annually. The MSPCA will use bond proceeds to build and equip a […]
2020 Healthcare Design Trends
Submitted by E4H Architecture As we enter a new decade, E4H leadership contemplates our role as healthcare advisors, architects and designers in the evolving healthcare industry. There are several challenges that lay ahead for the industry to address: recruitment and retention, integrating research and technology, and population health issues. Below are the trends that we are […]
