Healthcare
Turnstiles Help Secure Campuses
Oxford, CT – Turnstile manufacturer Aeroturn LLC announced that the company’s turnstiles were selected for deployment at multiple locations of a major Biopharma manufacturer in North America. Over the years, Aeroturn has been instrumental in helping the Biopharma firm secure multiple campuses where security needs to be at the highest level. With a phased approach, Aeroturn […]
Mechanical Insulation is Essential for Strategic Cost Savings for Mass. Health Care Facilities
by Jim Lister Healthcare facilities manage strict budgets, and are often forced to make tough decisions about where to allocate precious resources. In the new world of COVID-19, those resources are under unprecedented strain, and hospital owners, developers and facility managers are under even more pressure to be smart about expenses. Research shows that professionally-installed […]
Maugel Redesigns Hospital Units
Attleboro, MA – Maugel Architects recently announced the redesign of the inpatient pharmacy and central sterilization unit at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. Sturdy Memorial is a full-service, independent, financially stable, not-for-profit acute care community hospital. Maugel worked closely with the hospital, Equity Alliance, and Columbia Construction to expand and modernize the pharmacy and to increase […]
Three Core Ways Digitization Helps Healthcare Facilities Adapt to the New Normal
Submitted by Schneider Electric North America by Warren Rosebraugh The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing how we all live, work, and play. Every major realm of life, from socializing to education to work, is going digital, in some cases indefinitely. In healthcare, digitization’s impact will extend far beyond telehealth and electronic medical records. Healthcare infrastructure […]
Changing the Healthcare Landscape at Yale NHH
by Martin Finn Built in the early 1990s, the McGivney Cancer Center is a one-story 31,500sf facility in New Haven, Connecticut. With space at a premium, a series of trailers were added to the roof to create a partial additional second story, but this was not enough. After being acquired by Yale New Haven Hospital […]
Heroes of Hope
by the CI Editorial Committee What calls a hero to action? Is it need? No, it is not simply need. Is it duty? No, it is not simply duty. Is it courage? No, it is not simply courage. Is it honor? No, it is not simply honor. Is it service? No, it is not simply […]
MEC Powers Temporary Medical Facilities
Teams with Suffolk Construction Boston – In response to Greater Boston’s critical healthcare needs during the coronavirus pandemic, McDonald Electrical Corp. (MEC), working in tandem with general contractor Suffolk Construction, provided fast turnaround electrical installations required in the set-up of temporary medical isolation tent facilities for Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) in Boston […]
The Future of Healthcare Construction
by Tim King The recent COVID-19 crisis has altered the way healthcare construction will be considered moving forward. New and renovation projects, big and small, will to need to incorporate future “patient surge” as an essential part of the planning and final build. Flexibility has been surpassed by CONVERTIBILITY as the “now” standard for the […]
Southcoast Intensive Care Unit Completed
New Bedford, MA – Shawmut Design and Construction announced the completion of Southcoast Health’s $14 million, state-of-the-art intensive care unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. As part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the project was accelerated by a month to allow for earlier occupancy, enabling the hospital to accommodate the […]
EBI Provides Services to Medical Center
Boston – In response to rising COVID-19 cases in Boston and throughout Massachusetts, the state will provide additional services by re-opening Boston Medical Center East Newton Pavilion Center and utilizing the space for quarantine and medical care for the city’s homeless population. EBI Consulting is assisting in DCAMM’s COVID-19 rapid response efforts by reviewing and approving cleaning […]
