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# HCO News

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## Posts
- [HDR Promotes Sandy Tkacz to U.S. Health Director](https://hconews.com/2026/10/23/hdr-promotes-sandy-tkacz-to-u-s-health-director/): HDR has promoted Sandy Tkacz, FACHA, AIA, NCARB, to Health Director for the firm’s U.S. architecture practice. Her responsibilities will include client engagement, operations, talent and business development. 
- [Constructing for Care Beyond Hospital Walls: Opportunities Within the Growing Demand for Outpatient Services](https://hconews.com/2026/10/20/constructing-for-care-beyond-hospital-walls-opportunities-within-the-growing-demand-for-outpatient-services/): To meet the growing demand for outpatient services, healthcare organizations are increasingly pursuing adaptive reuse as a delivery model, where existing facilities are retrofitted into ambulatory hubs. This approach has been successful with a variety of original structures, from retail locations to existing medical facilities in need of updates.
- [UNC Health Starts Work on Cary-Durham Campus](https://hconews.com/2026/10/19/unc-health-starts-work-on-cary-durham-campus/): Residents and officials from Cary and Durham joined UNC Health system leaders for an Oct. 6 groundbreaking ceremony, according to a press release from UNC Health.
- [CPL Names Sean Williams VP and Regional Healthcare Leader](https://hconews.com/2026/10/16/cpl-names-sean-williams-vp-and-regional-healthcare-leader/): Sean Williams, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP has joined CPL as Vice President and Regional Healthcare Leader in the firm’s Tampa office, where he will support clients across Florida and the Southeast. His responsibilities include expanding the practice, mentoring staff and connecting clients with planning, advisory, architecture and engineering services. 
- [DLR Group, RAMSA Design 215,000-Square-Foot Ohio Pediatric Center](https://hconews.com/2026/10/15/dlr-group-ramsa-design-215000-square-foot-ohio-pediatric-center/): NEW ALBANY, Ohio – Nationwide Children’s Hospital is planning a three-story, 215,000-square-foot outpatient center in New Albany, Ohio, that will bring pediatric urgent care and specialty services together on one campus.
- [The Building Record Is the Foundation for the Future](https://hconews.com/2026/10/13/the-building-record-is-the-foundation-for-the-future/): Patient care did not evolve with better filing or one-off custom solutions. Health systems adopted a shared, industry-wide system of record. The time is now for design and construction to advance with a system for building records.
- [Lori Rutman Named Vice President of Quality and Safety at Seattle Children’s](https://hconews.com/2026/10/09/lori-rutman-named-vice-president-of-quality-and-safety-at-seattle-childrens/): Nationally recognized healthcare leader Lori Rutman, MD, MPH, has been appointed as Seattle Children's new Vice President of Quality and Safety, charged with establishing a robust safety culture for the health system to improve quality and patient safety.
- [Wallprotex Stainless Steel Crash Rail](https://hconews.com/2026/10/09/wallprotex-stainless-steel-crash-rail/): The Wallprotex Stainless Steel Crash Rail is a wall-protection system intended for areas subject to impacts from carts, equipment and other traffic.
- [Phelps Health Emergency Department Expansion Tops Out in Missouri](https://hconews.com/2026/10/08/phelps-health-emergency-department-expansion-tops-out-in-missouri/): ROLLA, Mo. — Construction of Phelps Health’s expanded emergency department advanced Sept. 22 as McCarthy Building Companies placed the project’s final structural beam, completing the steel framework for the addition and renovation. 
- [Verkada Unified Physical Security Platform](https://hconews.com/2026/10/02/verkada-unified-physical-security-platform/): Verkada’s unified physical security platform combines video security, access control, alarms, intercoms, air quality sensors and visitor management through a cloud-based management platform.
- [Carla Chiorazzo Named CFO at Adolfson & Peterson Construction](https://hconews.com/2026/10/02/carla-chiorazzo-named-cfo-at-adolfson-peterson-construction/): Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), a national, family-owned construction management and contracting firm, recently announced Carla Chiorazzo as chief financial officer.  
- [WinnMed Campus Expansion Complete with New 42,000-Square-Foot Outpatient Center](https://hconews.com/2026/10/01/winnmed-campus-expansion-complete-with-new-42000-square-foot-outpatient-center/): DECORAH, Iowa — WinnMed has wrapped the final major phase of its Transforming Tomorrow campus expansion and renovation project with the completion of a new 42,000-square-foot outpatient center in Decorah, Iowa.
- [An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Future Design of Interventional Imaging Spaces, Part II ](https://hconews.com/2026/09/30/an-interdisciplinary-perspective-on-the-future-design-of-interventional-imaging-spaces-part-ii/): Interventional imaging spaces and hybrid operating rooms facilitate seamless transitions between catheter-based interventions and open surgery, eliminating the need for patient transfer during critical moments. This capability is particularly valuable in cardiovascular and neurological procedures, where time and precision can directly affect outcomes. 
- [UCI Health, Lifepoint Rehabilitation Open 52-Bed Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital](https://hconews.com/2026/09/29/uci-health-lifepoint-rehabilitation-open-52-bed-irvine-rehabilitation-hospital/): IRVINE, Calif. — UCI Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation have completed the UCI Health – Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital, a 52-bed inpatient facility designed to expand access to specialized rehabilitation services in Orange County and Southern California.
- [Beyond the Hospital: Strengthening Compliance Across Non-Acute Healthcare](https://hconews.com/2026/09/29/beyond-the-hospital-strengthening-compliance-across-non-acute-healthcare/): As healthcare delivery continues to expand beyond traditional hospital campuses, maintaining consistent facility compliance across clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, medical office buildings and other non-acute environments is becoming increasingly complex.
- [Maquet PowerLED II Surgical Light](https://hconews.com/2026/09/29/maquet-powerled-ii-surgical-light/): The Maquet PowerLED II is a surgical light designed for operating-room applications.
- [An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Future Design of Interventional Imaging Spaces, Part I](https://hconews.com/2026/09/28/an-interdisciplinary-perspective-on-the-future-design-of-interventional-imaging-spaces-part-i/): Interventional imaging environments require architects and designers to think beyond immediate project needs. When design is informed by early collaboration with clinicians, healthcare leaders, technology partners and other proponents, the result is environments that remain safe, efficient and adaptable for the future. 
- [Memorial Healthcare System Elevates Stephen Demers and Felicia Turnley](https://hconews.com/2026/09/25/memorial-healthcare-system-elevates-stephen-demers-and-felicia-turnley/): Memorial Healthcare System has announced two leadership promotions, naming Felicia Turnley CEO of Memorial Hospital Miramar and Stephen Demers CEO of Memorial Hospital West. 
- [Mecho Healthcare Shading Solutions](https://hconews.com/2026/09/25/mecho-healthcare-shading-solutions/): Mecho’s health care shading solutions encompass manual, motorized and automated shade systems intended for patient rooms, clinical areas and other health care spaces.
- [Skanska Completes $27.3 Million Broward Health Emergency Department](https://hconews.com/2026/09/23/skanska-completes-27-3-million-broward-health-emergency-department/): SUNRISE, Fla. — Skanska has completed Broward Health’s new $27.3 million freestanding emergency department in Sunrise, Fla., adding an 18,000-square-foot facility intended to improve access to emergency services in a growing area of Broward County.
- [The Hidden Cost of Value Engineering MEP](https://hconews.com/2026/09/21/the-hidden-cost-of-value-engineering-mep/): Value engineering MEP systems rarely involves a single major decision.
- [Healthcare Beyond Walls: Designing the Future of Care](https://hconews.com/2026/09/18/healthcare-beyond-walls-designing-the-future-of-care/): By Rolando Conesa, AIA, NCARB
- [Kenall Recessed Cleanroom Luminaires](https://hconews.com/2026/09/14/kenall-recessed-cleanroom-luminaires/): Kenall Lighting introduces the next generation of SimpleSeal CSEDI and CSEDO recessed cleanroom luminaires, redesigned to meet the evolving demands of critical environments.
- [Rob Hennes Joins Gresham Smith](https://hconews.com/2026/09/14/rob-hennes-joins-gresham-smith/): Rob Hennes has joined Gresham Smith as Vice President and will lead the company’s Healthcare Strategic Consulting practice.
- [Connecticut Proton Center Opens, Delivering Highly Targeted Radiation Treatment](https://hconews.com/2026/09/14/connecticut-proton-center-opens-delivering-highly-targeted-radiation-treatment/): Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health have opened the Connecticut Proton Center in Wallingford, bringing proton beam therapy to Connecticut for the first time. 
- [Bariatric Folding Seat With Legs](https://hconews.com/2026/09/11/bariatric-folding-seat-with-legs/): Inpro’s Bariatric Folding Seat With Legs is a shower seat designed for use in health care and accessibility applications.
- [STO Building Group Appoints Peter Bulgarelli to Board of Directors](https://hconews.com/2026/09/11/sto-building-group-appoints-peter-bulgarelli-to-board-of-directors/): Construction management firm STO Building Group announced the appointment of Peter Bulgarelli to its Board of Directors.
- [Banner Ironwood Breaks Ground on 32,000-square-foot Expansion](https://hconews.com/2026/09/10/banner-ironwood-breaks-ground-on-32000-square-foot-expansion/): Banner Ironwood Medical Center has broken ground on an expansion that will add more than 32,000 square feet to its Queen Creek, Ariz., campus, increasing emergency and interventional care capacity. 
- [How Capital Constraints Are Reshaping Healthcare Project Delivery](https://hconews.com/2026/09/09/how-capital-constraints-are-reshaping-healthcare-project-delivery/): Healthcare capital has less room for error than it did a few years ago. Construction costs have climbed up to 40% since early 2020, while health systems operate on thin margins and continue to face reimbursement pressure from both government and private payers. 
- [Keeping Pace with Healthcare Evolution: The Modern Emergency Department is Built to Adapt](https://hconews.com/2026/09/08/keeping-pace-with-healthcare-evolution-the-modern-emergency-department-is-built-to-adapt/): The new Emergency Department at Monument Health in Rapid City, S.D., opened in 2019 after a campus master plan and, at the time, represented the largest construction project in the healthcare system’s history.
- [Planning Healthcare Security for an Evolving Risk Environment](https://hconews.com/2026/09/07/planning-healthcare-security-for-an-evolving-risk-environment/): Healthcare facilities face a complex balancing act: protecting patients, staff and visitors while maintaining open, welcoming environments for care and healing.
- [Rachael Rome Joins HDR as Behavioral Health Principal](https://hconews.com/2026/09/04/rachael-rome-joins-hdr-as-behavioral-health-principal/): Rachael Rome has joined HDR as a Behavioral Health Principal, dedicated to helping healthcare organizations create environments that support healing, dignity and improved outcomes.
- [Part 2: Designing and Operating the All-Electric Hospital](https://hconews.com/2026/09/03/part-2-designing-and-operating-the-all-electric-hospital/): The opening of UCI Health-Irvine and the proposed replacement of El Camino Health’s Los Gatos hospital demonstrate that all-electric healthcare facilities are moving from an emerging concept into real-world projects. 
- [Designing More Flexible, Welcoming Pediatric Waiting Areas](https://hconews.com/2026/09/02/designing-more-flexible-welcoming-pediatric-waiting-areas/): A healthcare visit can already feel unfamiliar or intimidating, and a crowded, static waiting room can add to that stress.
- [Atrium Health Commits More Than $700 Million to New Atlanta Teaching Hospital and Care Network](https://hconews.com/2026/09/01/atrium-health-commits-more-than-700-million-to-new-atlanta-teaching-hospital-and-care-network/): Atrium Health and Morehouse School of Medicine are moving forward with plans for a new teaching hospital and regional healthcare network in Atlanta following approval of the proposed development. 
- [How Correctional Administrators Can Prepare Themselves, and Their Healthcare Projects, for Success](https://hconews.com/2026/08/31/how-correctional-administrators-can-prepare-themselves-and-their-healthcare-projects-for-success/): One of the many issues that correctional administrators are facing today is the provision of more complex health interventions within the facility walls. 
- [Mannington Commercial Health & Wellness Flooring](https://hconews.com/2026/08/28/mannington-commercial-health-wellness-flooring/): Mannington Commercial’s Health & Wellness flooring portfolio includes carpet, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), resilient sheet and rubber flooring designed for healthcare and wellness environments.
- [Scott Krug Joins Andersen Construction as Project Executive](https://hconews.com/2026/08/28/scott-krug-joins-andersen-construction-as-project-executive/): Andersen Construction in Portland, Ore., recently announced Scott Krug as Project Executive.
- [Intermountain Health Opens 90,000-Square-Foot Badura Clinic in Las Vegas](https://hconews.com/2026/08/27/intermountain-health-opens-90000-square-foot-badura-clinic-in-las-vegas/): Intermountain Health has opened the new 90,000-square-foot Badura Clinic in southwest Las Vegas, marking the health system’s first ground-up construction project in Nevada and expanding access to primary, specialty and cancer care in one of the region’s fastest-growing communities.  
- [Part 1: All-Electric Hospitals Move From Concept to Construction Reality](https://hconews.com/2026/08/26/part-1-all-electric-hospitals-move-from-concept-to-construction-reality/): As energy costs rise and healthcare organizations face pressure to reduce emissions, some health systems are beginning to consider a more fundamental shift: designing hospitals to operate entirely on electricity. 
- [Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center Set to Open Aug. 26 in Georgia](https://hconews.com/2026/08/25/wellstar-columbia-county-medical-center-set-to-open-aug-26-in-georgia/): Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center is preparing to open Aug. 26 in Grovetown, Georgia, adding a 100-bed hospital and new clinical capacity in Columbia County and the broader Central Savannah River Area. 
- [Chris Giannotta on Building a Culture of Continuous Compliance](https://hconews.com/2026/08/24/chris-giannotta-on-building-a-culture-of-continuous-compliance/): For Chris Giannotta, Director of Sales for Enterprise and Healthcare Solutions at ABM, effective compliance requires organizations to look beyond individual tasks or preparation for an annual inspection.
- [Mobile Treatment Cabinets](https://hconews.com/2026/08/21/mobile-treatment-cabinets/): Mobile treatment cabinets by Clinton Industries Inc. are designed to move supplies or work surfaces closer to work or examination areas.
- [Mitzi D’Amico Joins Columbus Office of DLR Group](https://hconews.com/2026/08/21/mitzi-damico-joins-columbus-office-of-dlr-group/): Mitzi D’Amico has joined the Columbus, Ohio, office of DLR Group as a Principal and Senior Project Manager in the firm’s Healthcare Sector group, where she will help create environments that positively impact patients, caregivers and communities. 
- [Beehive Acoustic Panels by Momentum](https://hconews.com/2026/08/13/beehive-acoustic-panels-by-momentum/): Momentum’s Beehive acoustic wall panel is designed to provide sound absorption while adding a geometric element to interior spaces.
- [HMC Architects Expands Healthcare Practice](https://hconews.com/2026/08/13/hmc-architects-expands-healthcare-practice/): HMC Architects is expanding its healthcare practice into the Pacific Northwest with the addition of Principal-in-Charge Justin Brooks, AIA, LEED AP, and Project Architect Teresa Kruse, AIA, NCARB, CSI, CDT.
- [St. Luke’s Unveils $252 Million Heart Hospital at Anderson Campus](https://hconews.com/2026/08/13/st-lukes-unveils-252-million-heart-hospital-at-anderson-campus/): St. Luke’s University Health Network is preparing to open a new heart hospital at its Anderson Campus in October, adding 140 beds and nearly doubling the size of the campus.
- [Moving Beyond Compliance: ABM’s Michael Ream on Building a Culture of Safety in Healthcare](https://hconews.com/2026/08/12/moving-beyond-compliance-abms-michael-ream-on-building-a-culture-of-safety-in-healthcare/): Michael Ream is a Director of Sales for Enterprise and Healthcare Solutions at ABM, where he draws on nearly 18 years of experience across healthcare operations, environmental services, medical equipment and infrastructure development.
- [Strengthening Compliance Beyond the Hospital: ABM Shares Strategies for Safer Healthcare Facilities](https://hconews.com/2026/08/06/strengthening-compliance-beyond-the-hospital-abm-shares-strategies-for-safer-healthcare-facilities/): Healthcare compliance has never been more complex.
- [Rebecca Casey, New Director of Health & Wellness Practice at SMRT, On the Next Era of Human-Centered Design ](https://hconews.com/2026/07/30/rebecca-casey-new-director-of-health-wellness-practice-at-smrt-on-the-next-era-of-human-centered-design/): SMRT Architects & Engineers recently announced Principal Rebecca Casey, AIA, as Director of its Health & Wellness Practice, expanding the firm's focus beyond traditional clinical spaces to address the rapidly growing demand for holistic, community-wide health and well-being in the built environment. 
- [UCI Health – Irvine Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Rehabilitation Hospital](https://hconews.com/2026/07/27/uci-health-irvine-hosts-ribbon-cutting-for-new-rehabilitation-hospital/): UCI Health has marked the approaching opening of its new 52-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Irvine, Calif., with a ribbon-cutting event attended by more than 150 employees and community members.
- [Aluminum Handrail System](https://hconews.com/2026/07/25/aluminum-handrail-system/): Interna-Rail® aluminum handrail systems from Hollaender feature in-line fittings that create a clean, architectural appearance while simplifying installation.
- [Healthcare Construction Growth: Managing Costs Amid Uncertainty ](https://hconews.com/2026/07/22/healthcare-construction-growth-managing-costs-amid-uncertainty/): Healthcare construction is expected to continue to grow in 2026 with some of the same industry factors experienced last year impacting projects, including shifts in care delivery, rising demand for outpatient facilities and the need for more flexible, efficient buildings.
- [Geisinger Wyoming Valley Expansion Reaches Topping-Out Milestone ](https://hconews.com/2026/07/21/geisinger-wyoming-valley-expansion-reaches-topping-out-milestone/): Geisinger has reached a significant milestone in the nearly $900 million expansion and modernization of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, completing structural steel installation for the project's new patient tower during a beam-topping ceremony held July 15.
- [Anti-Viral Flooring by Toli](https://hconews.com/2026/07/14/anti-viral-flooring-by-toli/): Hitoe AdVantage by Toli features a refined granular visual designed for the most critical performance. 
- [Steve Walsh Appointed President, CEO of American Hospital Association](https://hconews.com/2026/07/14/steve-walsh-appointed-president-ceo-of-american-hospital-association/): The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently announced the appointment of Steve Walsh as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. 
- [Heena Santry Joins Columbus Office of DLR Group](https://hconews.com/2026/07/14/heena-santry-joins-columbus-office-of-dlr-group/): Heena Santry, MD, MS, MBA ,FACS, EDAC, recently joined the Columbus, Ohio, office of DLR Group as Principal and Senior Healthcare Planner. 
- [Bringing Modern Healthcare to a 19th Century City Building](https://hconews.com/2026/07/13/bringing-modern-healthcare-to-a-19th-century-city-building/): Working with architectural firm HGA, the Massachusetts-based construction firm Columbia recently renovated a 19th century structure located at the intersection of Boston’s Back Bay, Bay Village and South End neighborhoods. This extensive adaptive reuse project resulted in a 28,000 square foot, Department of Public Health-licensed location for Atrius Health, a Massachusetts-based healthcare organization that provides comprehensive multi-specialty care for adult and pediatric patients.  
- [Cleveland Clinic Advances Systemwide Growth With Main Campus Planning and Fairview Hospital Expansion](https://hconews.com/2026/07/13/cleveland-clinic-advances-systemwide-growth-with-main-campus-planning-and-fairview-hospital-expansion/): Cleveland Clinic is moving forward on two major capital initiatives that underscore its long-term strategy to expand patient capacity, modernize clinical infrastructure and strengthen access to specialized care across Northeast Ohio. 
- [CMS Proposes Medicare Outpatient Payment Update, New Policies for Hospitals and Surgery Centers](https://hconews.com/2026/07/13/cms-proposes-medicare-outpatient-payment-update-new-policies-for-hospitals-and-surgery-centers/): The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a broad package of changes to Medicare payment policies for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for calendar year 2027, including a 2.4% payment increase for providers that meet quality reporting requirements, expanded site-neutral payment policies and new initiatives aimed at lowering prescription drug costs and improving transparency.  
- [Engaging Caregivers in the Design Process](https://hconews.com/2026/07/13/engaging-caregivers-in-the-design-process/): For a healthcare organization kicking off a new building project, the beginning of the design process is an exciting and important moment.
- [Healthcare Lockers](https://hconews.com/2026/07/10/healthcare-lockers/): Hollman Inc. now offers Healthcare Lockers, a dedicated product line built specifically for medical environments.
- [Melissa Kiefer Joins Suffolk Construction as Vice President of Strategy](https://hconews.com/2026/07/10/melissa-kiefer-joins-suffolk-construction-as-vice-president-of-strategy/): Melissa Kiefer has joined Suffolk Construction as Vice President of Strategy, strengthening the company’s healthcare and life sciences efforts across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. 
- [Secure Healthcare Quality Alliance Launches to Advance Correctional Health Care Standards](https://hconews.com/2026/07/09/secure-healthcare-quality-alliance-launches-to-advance-correctional-health-care-standards/): Correctional healthcare leaders have launched the Secure Healthcare Quality Alliance, a new coalition focused on quality care, ethical leadership, operational accountability and workforce stability in correctional settings. 
- [University of Hawai’i Cancer Center Opens Hawaiʻi’s First Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Research Center](https://hconews.com/2026/07/06/university-of-hawaii-cancer-center-opens-hawai%ca%bbis-first-early-phase-cancer-clinical-research-center/): The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Cancer Center has opened the Hoʻōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center, a new Kakaʻako facility intended to expand local access to early-phase cancer clinical trials. 
- [Decorative Lighting Solutions](https://hconews.com/2026/07/03/decorative-lighting-solutions/): Eureka, an established leader in decorative lighting solutions, announced the release of its River luminaires. The family features a range of pendant and surface-mount fixtures in multiple shapes.
- [Luis R. Viña Appointed Board Chair of International Facility Management Association](https://hconews.com/2026/07/03/luis-r-vina-appointed-board-chair-of-international-facility-management-association/): The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the global board of directors for the 2026-27 fiscal year (1 July 2026 – 30 June 2027), including Luis R. Viña as board chair.
- [Designing Facilities That Support the Caregivers Behind Specialty Care](https://hconews.com/2026/07/02/designing-facilities-that-support-the-caregivers-behind-specialty-care/): In specialty care settings, from cancer centers to neurological hospitals and pediatric facilities, the relationship between design and workforce sustainability is especially pronounced.
- [Pocket Gardens Provide Sustainability at Scale Across Healthcare Campuses](https://hconews.com/2026/07/01/pocket-gardens-provide-sustainability-at-scale-across-healthcare-campuses/): As cities expand, “pocket gardens” have emerged as a scalable response to introduce green interventions into densely built streetscapes.
- [Ascension Saint Thomas Breaks Ground on Clarksville Hospital Campus](https://hconews.com/2026/06/30/ascension-saint-thomas-breaks-ground-on-clarksville-hospital-campus/): Ascension Saint Thomas has started work on a new full-service hospital and integrated health campus in Clarksville, Tenn., a $148.5 million project aimed at expanding care access in Montgomery County and the surrounding region. 
- [Facility of the Month: Children’s Nebraska Behavioral Health and Wellness Center Reflect Exemplifies Shift Toward Recovery-based Design](https://hconews.com/2026/06/29/facility-of-the-month-childrens-nebraska-behavioral-health-and-wellness-center-reflect-exemplifies-shift-toward-recovery-based-design/): Children's Nebraska's new $114 million Behavioral Health & Wellness Center in Omaha was designed for healing and safety simultaneously rather than treating them as competing priorities.
- [Jamie Easterling Named President of Memorial Hospital of South Bend](https://hconews.com/2026/06/28/jamie-easterling-named-president-of-memorial-hospital-of-south-bend/): Beacon Health System announced that Jamie Easterling, MBA, has been named President of Memorial Hospital of South Bend, effective June 29, 2026. 
- [Self-Adjusting Hem Bar](https://hconews.com/2026/06/28/self-adjusting-hem-bar/): For outdoor roller shade applications where uneven surfaces can create gaps, Draper’s Align Bar provides a self-adjusting solution designed for FlexShade ZIP systems.
- [Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Opens Lusardi Tower as First Phase of Campus Transformation](https://hconews.com/2026/06/24/scripps-memorial-hospital-encinitas-opens-lusardi-tower-as-first-phase-of-campus-transformation/): By Lindsey Coulter
- [Jupiter Medical Center Breaks Ground on Second Hospital at Avenir](https://hconews.com/2026/06/24/jupiter-medical-center-breaks-ground-on-second-hospital-at-avenir/): Jupiter Medical Center has started construction on its second hospital, advancing a planned expansion of emergency and specialty care in western Palm Beach County. 
- [Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Marks Topping-Out for $500 Million Expansion](https://hconews.com/2026/06/22/virtua-our-lady-of-lourdes-hospital-marks-topping-out-for-500-million-expansion/): Virtua Health has reached a major construction milestone on the Marvin Samson Pavilion at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, after crews placed the final steel beam atop the seven-story patient tower. 
- [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces $700 Million in New Funding for Behavioral Health, Recovery, Crisis Response and Homelessness Support](https://hconews.com/2026/06/18/u-s-department-of-health-and-human-services-announces-700-million-in-new-funding-for-behavioral-health-recovery-crisis-response-and-homelessness-support/): The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has posted more than $700 million in new funding opportunities aimed at expanding behavioral health treatment, recovery services, crisis response and support for people experiencing homelessness. 
- [Chris Jann of Wold on Trends, Technology and the Evolution of High-Performing Healthcare Environments](https://hconews.com/2026/06/16/chris-jann-of-wold-on-trends-technology-and-the-evolution-of-high-performing-healthcare-environments/): In April Wold Architects & Engineers announced Chris Jann as a Healthcare Business Development Leader in the company’s Minneapolis office.  
- [David Zambrana Elevated to President and CEO of Jackson Health System](https://hconews.com/2026/06/16/david-zambrana-elevated-to-president-and-cep-of-j/): On June 1, David Zambrana officially assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer at Florida’s Jackson Health System, one of the nation’s largest public academic health systems.
- [ChristianaCare Opens Neighborhood Hospital in Aston, Pa.](https://hconews.com/2026/06/15/christianacare-to-opens-neighborhood-hospital-in-aston-pa/): ChristianaCare opened the $50.9 million ChristianaCare Hospital, Aston, in early June, expanding 24/7 emergency and inpatient care options for Delaware County, Pa., residents. 
- [Security System](https://hconews.com/2026/06/15/security-system/): SentriZone® by Crotega is a facility-based security system designed to help organizations respond to active threats through a controlled, zone-based deployment approach.
- [Canopy LED Fixture](https://hconews.com/2026/06/12/canopy-led-fixture/): The Ace LED Canopy (AC2) by Linmore is made to last with its rugged aluminum die-cast housing and shatter-resistant lens.
- [Jack Reed Joins NexCore Group as Vice President of Design & Innovation](https://hconews.com/2026/06/12/jack-reed-joins-nexcore-group-as-vice-president-of-design-innovation/): Jack Reed, AIA, recently joined the healthcare real estate development firm NexCore Group in Denver as Vice President, Design & Innovation.
- [Planning for Growth: How Healthcare Systems Are Designing Hospitals to Support Ongoing Change and Expansion](https://hconews.com/2026/06/11/planning-for-growth-how-healthcare-systems-are-designing-hospitals-to-support-ongoing-change-and-expansion/): Healthcare facilities have always been complex to design and build, but today’s environment is introducing a new level of pressure.
- [The Best Healthcare Spaces Aren’t Just Designed, They’re Planned](https://hconews.com/2026/06/09/the-best-healthcare-spaces-arent-just-designed-theyre-planned/): Modern dermatology practices often combine medical care, cosmetic services and retail offerings under one roof.
- [Henry Ford Health Tops Out 20-story Grand Patient Tower in Detroit](https://hconews.com/2026/06/08/henry-ford-health-tops-out-20-story-grand-patient-tower-in-detroit/): Henry Ford Health celebrated a topping-out ceremony in May for the new $2.2 billion Henry Ford Hospital patient tower at its Destination: Grand campus expansion, marking when the steel structure reached its full 20-story height above West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. 
- [Solo Pod](https://hconews.com/2026/06/05/solo-pod/): The The Nook Solo offers a personal and private retreat from chaotic environments so users can focus and reset.
- [PJ Glasco and Ai Kurokawa Named Health Market Leaders at CannonDesign ](https://hconews.com/2026/06/05/pj-glasco-and-ai-kurokawa-named-health-market-leaders-at-cannondesign/): PJ Glasco and Ai Kurokawa have been named Central and East Region Health Market Leaders, respectively, at CannonDesign 
- [Beyond the First Wave: What’s Next for Healthcare Energy Efficiency?](https://hconews.com/2026/06/04/beyond-the-first-wave-whats-next-for-healthcare-energy-efficiency/): In recent decades, healthcare facilities have reduced energy intensity. Following lighting upgrades, advanced controls, and filtration improvements, hospitals that once operated at 300-500 kBTU per square foot annually now often operate in the 200-400 range. 
- [Facility of the Month: New $326 Million Tower at Connecticut Children’s Addresses Health While Also Honoring Wellness](https://hconews.com/2026/06/03/facility-of-the-month-new-326-million-tower-at-connecticut-childrens-addresses-health-while-also-honoring-wellness/): The 190,000-square-foot Connecticut Children's tower project marks the largest expansion for the hospital since it first opened in 1996.
- [Cape Fear Valley Health Opens Dedicated Adolescent Care Facility in North Carolina](https://hconews.com/2026/06/02/cape-fear-valley-health-opens-dedicated-adolescent-care-facility-in-north-carolina/): Cape Fear Valley Health recently celebrated the upcoming opening of Cape Fear Valley Dorothea Dix Adolescent Care – Lillington during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
- [University of Minnesota Breaks Ground on New Community-University Health Care Center](https://hconews.com/2026/06/01/university-of-minnesota-breaks-ground-on-new-community-university-health-care-center/): University of Minnesota leaders and faculty, state officials, clinic staff and patient board members broke ground in May on a new Community-University Health Care Center building.
- [Ceiling Heater](https://hconews.com/2026/05/29/ceiling-heater/): For spaces that need unobtrusive comfort, the Marley Engineered Products downflow ceiling heater delivers powerful warmth to offices, conference rooms, lobbies or entranceways.
- [MercyOne Announces Robert Baxter as New President and CEO ](https://hconews.com/2026/05/29/mercyone-announces-robert-baxter-as-new-president-and-ceo/): Robert Baxter, FACHE, will join Trinity Health as the new president and CEO of MercyOne beginning June 22.
- [Construction Firms Selected for $2.3 Billion Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center](https://hconews.com/2026/05/28/construction-firms-selected-for-new-kenneth-c-griffin-pavilion-at-memorial-sloan-kettering-cancer-center/): A joint venture of Turner Construction Company and Consigli Construction Co., Inc. was selected this week to provide construction services for new The Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), a state-of-the-art cancer care facility to be built on MSK’s main campus in Manhattan.  
- [View Behavioral Health Opens New 52-bed Colton Children’s Facility](https://hconews.com/2026/05/27/view-behavioral-health-opens-new-52-bed-colton-childrens-facility/): View Behavioral Health (VBH), a southern California-based behavioral health organization, recently cut the ribbon on the new View Behavioral Health Colton Children’s (VBHCC), a 52-bed inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility for children and adolescents.
- [Why Digital Infrastructure Deserves a Seat at the Table from Day One](https://hconews.com/2026/05/26/why-digital-infrastructure-deserves-a-seat-at-the-table-from-day-one/): Low-voltage systems, including structured cabling, Wi-Fi, AV, physical security and access control are the central nervous system of a modern building.
- [Right-Sizing Reliability: Hot Water System Planning for Modern Healthcare Facilities](https://hconews.com/2026/05/25/right-sizing-reliability-hot-water-system-planning-for-modern-healthcare-facilities/): As hospitals and healthcare campuses continue to modernize, expand specialty services and adapt to changing patient demands, hot water system s are becoming a far more critical design consideration than many project teams realize.
- [Wellstar Kennestone Opens 9-Story Tower, Expand Specialty Capacity and NICU Services](https://hconews.com/2026/05/21/wellstar-kennestone-opens-9-story-tower-expand-specialty-capacity-and-nicu-services/): Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, Ga., recently opened a new nine-story patient tower designed to expand inpatient capacity and specialty services across several high-acuity lines.  
- [Next Generation Dovetail Deck and Pintail Anchors](https://hconews.com/2026/05/19/next-generation-dovetail-deck-and-pintail-anchors/): Vulcraft-Verco developed the PinTail™ Anchor: a robust hanging solution designed exclusively for our next-generation Dovetail Floor Deck. It’s a smart way to futureproof today’s facilities for tomorrow’s needs.

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