Healthcare
DM&S Works on BCCB Project
Submitted by Daniel Marr & Son The Boston Children’s Clinical Building (BCCB) is the latest project to break ground at the Longwood Medical Area campus. As part of Boston Children’s Hospital expansion and renewal effort known as “Transforming Tomorrow,” BCCB will expand the hospital’s bed capacity as well as provide space for various inpatient units, […]
Healthcare Facilities – Modular and Prefabrication Benefits
by Hani Mardini Healthcare is one of the leading market sectors that can benefit from modular and prefabricated construction. Healthcare systems have been transitioning from large centralized buildings toward community-based facilities, such as outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, care and wellness clinics, ambulatory care centers, and so forth. This reflects a paradigm shift related to […]
Manchester GC Supports Hospital Renovation
Manchester, NH – Brookstone Builders, Inc., construction managers and general contractors headquartered in Manchester, announced that they have been selected to serve in a supporting role in a renovation project for St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. Due to an accelerated timeframe for completion, the hospital’s facilities department has engaged Brookstone Builders to support their team […]
NH Hospital Advancing Energy Efficiency
Manchester, NH – Southern New Hampshire Health (SNHH) is partnering with Eversource to modernize its acute care campus and off-site facilities with energy efficiency upgrades that will help reduce the hospital’s energy and maintenance costs, in addition to reducing carbon emissions and enhancing the comfort of its patients. This comprehensive, three-year plan supports SNHH’s commitment to […]
Mass. GC Firm Selected for New Healthcare Facility
Billerica, MA – Erland Construction was selected to provide preconstruction services for EMD Serono’s new 146,000sf, mixed-use building on their growing campus in Billerica. The addition of this amenity-focused building will shape the advancement of specialty pharmaceuticals and patient care provided by the global healthcare company. With an emphasis on sustainability and employee welfare, the […]
Transforming Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare Design
by Jason Costello and John Fowler According to the National Institute of Mental Health, behavioral and mental health (BMH) conditions affect one in five adults in the United States each year, yet only 41% of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition received mental health services in the past year. As the stigma […]
Annual MHA Conference Provides Education, Inspiration
by Emily Langner On May 17, the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) held its Annual Design, Operations, and Construction Conference in Burlington, Mass. The purpose of the conference is to give hospital facilities leaders and architecture, design, and construction professionals working in the health care space an opportunity to learn about some of the […]
DIRTT Brings Prefabrication to Clinical Healthcare Interiors
by Tim King For decades, prefabrication technologies have been adding value and efficiencies to different segments of the construction experience. Now the most sensitive and sophisticated healthcare environments are benefiting from pre-fabrication processes. Hospital bedrooms, ICU areas, exam rooms and other specialty spaces are being built nationwide by some of the largest and most innovative […]
Elevating the Patient Experience through Playfulness and Discovery
Editor’s note: The following article was provided to High-Profile by Tecton Architects in collaboration with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Tecton is a member of the Construction Institute. Farmington, CT – One of the fastest growing trends in healthcare design is the emergence of clinical environments that don’t feel clinical. Healthcare organizations are increasingly drawing on […]
CMC Builds New Clinic
Manchester, NH – Construction is underway at Catholic Medical Center’s (CMC) Wilson Street Integrated Health, a primary care clinic located in a historic brick building that was built for Hoitt’s Furniture in 1900. The building is now home to the Manchester Treatment and Recovery Center, that is dedicated to serving individuals dealing with substance use […]
