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New surgical tower is largest addition to UNC Health campus in Chapel Hill

Construction on UNC Health’s North Carolina Surgical Hospital, the largest addition to the Chapel Hill campus since it was built in 1952, was recently completed. The seven-story, 375,000-sf structure houses 26 operating rooms, four of which are hybrid size to accommodate additional equipment and technology for newly developed procedures. 




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Healthcare Facilities

From hospitals to research facilities, healthcare buildings are essential to the health of the world’s population, as well as medical innovation. Designing these structures requires a delicate balance of technical requirements with the needs of doctors and patients, but when done right, these designs can save lives.

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 19, 2016

Rapid growth of retail health clinics presents new choices for consumers, payers, and providers

Service expansions help dealers boost clinics’ profitability. 

Healthcare Facilities | Jun 10, 2016

Top 10 health technology hazards include some influenced by space design

ECRI Institute’s annual list includes operational and workflow issues.

 

Healthcare Facilities | May 30, 2016

CBRE finds that investors are still flocking to healthcare sector

Over the past year, healthcare accounted for nearly one-fifth of all new jobs in the U.S.

Big Data | May 27, 2016

Analytics alone won't save money for healthcare facility owners

Advanced technology provides insight into the actions necessary to cut costs, but it's the people, processes, and implementation that make a difference with analytics, writes CBRE's Paul Oswald.

Hospital Design Trends | May 19, 2016

CannonDesign releases new white paper on advancements in operating room environments

"Surgical Suites: Emerging Approaches to Planning and Design" offers solutions for collaboration and technology integration.

Healthcare Facilities | Skanska | May 6, 2016

Infographic: The greening of healthcare

By adopting green building and sustainable practices, healthcare facilities can save $15 billion over 10 years. Skanska's infographic spells it all out.

Healthcare Facilities | Apr 29, 2016

How improving emergency department design leads to greater hospital efficiency

Efficient ED operations result in shorter wait times, quicker diagnosis and care plans, maximum utilization of high-cost human and physical resources, and overall better patient experiences and patient satisfaction scores, writes CBRE Healthcare's Curtis Skolnick.

Healthcare Facilities | Apr 24, 2016

A symposium in New Jersey examines how a consolidating healthcare industry can better manage its excess real estate

As service providers position themselves closer to their communities, they are looking for ways to redirect non-core buildings and land for other purposes.

Senior Living Design | Stantec | Apr 14, 2016

Creating a home for eldercare using the ‘Green House’ design concept

VOA Associates’ Douglas King offers design considerations in implementing the Green House concept in eldercare for continuing care retirement communities.

Adaptive Reuse | Apr 7, 2016

Redevelopment plan announced for Chicago’s historic Cook County Hospital

The century-old, Beaux Arts architecture-inspired hospital will transform into a mixed-use development. 

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