FM Frequency: Walking In Another FM’s ShoesFM Frequency Columnist Charles Carpenter takes a field trip and gains perspective on what it’s like to work in a facility while surrounded by beer.By Charles CarpenterPublished in the April 2010 issue of Today’s Facility ManagerWhat can you learn about being a better facility manager (fm) by looking around someone elses facility? What you

Free-flowing, contemporary forms, reflective of the movement of vertebrae, were used to create this unique specialty hospital, designed especially for the diagnostics, treatment, and surgery of the spine. The client desired an upscale image, portraying state-of-the-art medical technology, including a fully digital, paperless patient management system. The building exterior utilizes a combination

This new six-story hospital includes 220 beds, two four-story medical office buildings with a connecting atrium, and a seven-story parking structure for 1,464 cars. This 21st-century hospital was designed with an emphasis on patients and their families. A clear circulation system orients patients, staff, and visitors from first entry to the site. Overhead pedestrian bridges glow at night and link

Project category: New construction (completed November 2003)Chief administrator: Tony Vines, Chief Executive Officer, (705) 324-6111Firm: Parkin Architects, Ltd., (416) 467-8000Design team: John Christie, Project Director, Architect; May Chow, Project Manager; Sohail Ahktar, Job Captain; Anna Merotto, Intern, Interior Designer (Parkin Architects, Ltd.); Tony Vines, CEO (Ross Memorial Hospital)Photography:http://www.interiorimages.caTotal

Press Release Source: Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. On Thursday April 8, 2010, 4:48 pm SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 8 /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (“HTA”), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of an agreement to acquire a medical office building located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for approximately $40,650,000. The

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Article Abstract from October, 2008Hershey Medical Center Adds New StructureBy Francis EdgarSlightly more than a year ago, thousands of commuters driving past the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, noticed something a bit out of the ordinary – a large number of cranes and construction vehicles dotting the horizon and busily working to transform the bare landscape into something

When Lisa Antoun was first treated for can-cer, she received fine medical carebut, in the process, she faced many obstacles not uncommon in older hospitals, among them long corridors, crowded waiting areas, and lack of centralized services. So, in addition to fighting cancer, Lisa found herself fighting for appointments, getting lost while moving from wing to wing, hand-carrying documents to doctors,

Professionalism – How can we as an industry grow and prosper if we don’t act professionally? Not just the parking operators, although there is certainly room for improvement there, but also the owners (read that airport, office building, city, university, hospital, etc….

Owner: Lake HealthCompletion Date: August 2009Architecture and Interior Design: Karlsberger, Columbus, OhioConstruction Manager: Gilbane Building Company, Cleveland, OhioMEP Engineering: Karpinski Engineering, Cleveland, OhioCivil Engineering: CT Consultants, Willoughby, OhioStructural Engineering: Paul J. Ford Co., Columbus, OhioWetlands Consultant: HzW Environmental Consultants, Mentor, OhioIT/Communications: