IF YOU GO WHAT: Guided tours of the new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: 1005 Joe DiMaggio Blvd., Hollywood. The facility is bordered by North 35th and 38th avenues to the east and west, and Garfield to Johnson streets to the north and south. WHO: Open to the public. For more information: Go to www.jdch.com or call 954-235-5324….

INDIANAPOLIS – Police are investigating complaints about people unlawfully soliciting for a local children's hospital. An unexpected visitor stopped at Carl Henn's north side home late one afternoon. He saw a woman coming up his driveway, but didn't see that trouble wasn't far behind. “Young lady knocked on the door and told me she was the daughter of some people in the...

EITHNE DONNELLAN and GENEVIEVE CARBERY An independent review of the controversial decision to locate the new national children’s hospital on the site of Dublin’s Mater hospital has affirmed the correct site was chosen for the development….

Healthcare facilities today face significant challenges when it comes to implementing environmentally sustainable building design. Because hospitals are 24/7 operations, it's often difficult to operate an energy-efficient hospital, while adhering to strict code requirements. Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, one of four hospitals that make up the Southern California MemorialCare Health...

Can good design impact medical outcomes and reduce costs? We asked ourselves that recently when remodeling a pediatric radiology department for a healthcare provider in Washington, D.C. While the programming and technology of radiology departments are fairly uniform from institution to institution, a pediatric unit requires special attention from adult units. Pediatric units include both pre- and post-op...

Physicians Medical Center of San Diego has won “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) in the Medical Office category for the Pacific Southwest Region presented by the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA). The TOBY Awards recognize quality in office buildings and reward excellence in office building management. Physicians Medical Center, developed and managed...

William McDonough + Partners on Oct. 27 celebrated the groundbreaking for the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco. “We are very proud of the role we had in this project,” says David Johnson, AIA, partner in William McDonough + Partners. “We were fortunate to join forces with Anshen+Allen, now part of Stantec Architecture, which has tremendous experience with evidence-based...

Professional Development: Not Only Money Is GreenTony Rankin explains how many aspects of sustainable design translate into substantial savings for budgets as well. By Tony Rankin Published in the May 2011 issue of Today’s Facility Manager The sustainable design trend is moving across the country and around the world. Although the WGBC (World Green Building Council) currently has only 10 countries...

(credit: AP) LOS ANGELES (CBS)  — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received a $50 million donation for its new hospital building, the hospital reported Monday. The $636 million, 317-bed facility, which is set to open on July 10, will be named the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion after the couple who donated the outstanding gift. “We feel so fortunate to be able to make this gift to...

 is beginning construction Monday, April 25, on the new Wilbur D. May Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and children’s inpatient floor. The new facility is nearly 100% donor funded and will mean families can receive a wide range of inpatient health care services for their children in their own community. In addition to the new PICU, the children’s unit will feature 16 new inpatient...