It’s awesome, one young adolescent patient said upon arrival. It’s cheery, bright, and there’s even a playground!Maine’s newest freestanding psychiatric facility, Spring Harbor Hospital, is for people of all ages who experience serious episodes of mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse. Located near Portland, the building allows for a full

Clark Design/Build of California has been awarded the Highland Hospital Acute Tower Replacement project by the County of Alameda, California. The team, led by Clark, includes SmithGroup as lead architect and Ratcliff and Shah Kawasaki Architects as associate architects. The $430.8 million contract includes construction of replacement facilities to be completed in three phases over seven years, making

Memorial Hospital-Encinitas in Encinitas, California, has finalized a proposal for its first major expansion in more than 15 years. The hospital has developed a $200 million construction plan to increase the medical facilities by more than 25%from 265,800 square feet to 333,380 square feetand retrofit existing buildings to withstand earthquakes, as well as add a parking garage, helipad and central

This project consisted of a cosmetic upgrade and renovation of an existing pediatric inpatient unit. The area required major asbestos and lead-paint abatement. Patient rooms were reconfigured for ADA compliance and to provide additional single-patient rooms located on the floor. In addition, all CMS/JCAHO corrections were accomplished.The theme, design details, and material selections for the unit

For those attending CleanMed, I found this posted on H2Es listserv yesterday by Julie Taylor at Practice Greenhealth. I didnt realize it, but I guess Ive been working on my own little flower centerpiece right here on my office desk.Are you attending the Practice Greenhealth awards banquet at CleanMed on May 20? Yes? Then break out the healthcare trash and bring it with you. That is, create a flower

Henry Domke Fine Art provides fine-art nature prints for healthcare interiors, including archival paper prints up to 4′ 9′, canvas prints (for larger images), and high-resolution digital files for printing onto acrylic, wallpaper, and other surfaces. The company creates images that fit a facility’s specifications for size and cropping.Circle 20 on Reader Service CardSound-insulated

Press Release Source: China Industrial Waste Management, Inc. On Wednesday April 14, 2010, 6:30 am EDTDALIAN, China, April 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — China Industrial Waste Management, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:CIWT.ob – News) (“China Industrial Waste Management” or the “Company”), a leading environmental services and solutions provider in China, today announced its

NASHVILLE, TN–(Marketwire – April 14, 2010) – CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) (NYSE: CXW), the nation’s largest partnership corrections provider to government agencies, announced today that pursuant to a re-bid of the management contracts at four Florida facilities, two of which are currently managed by CCA, the Florida Department of Management Services (“Florida

HistoryOn September 2, 1751, Mathias Koplin donated the first plot of ground for the new hospital.[8]In 1752, the first (temporary) building was opened on High (now Market) Street. Elizabeth Gardner (a Quaker widow) was appointed Matron.In 1755 the cornerstone was laid for the East Wing of what would become the hospital’s permanent location at 8th and Pine Streets. Patients were first admitted

The new Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland, Northern England, is a general acute healthcare facility with 98 beds; it also accommodates four operating rooms, an ambulatory care center, four radiology rooms, outpatient services, a pharmacy, a pathology department, therapy services, an education center, and a complete range of hospital support services. The project also includes a primary care