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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.

Urban Planning | Jan 4, 2016

The next boomtown? Construction and redevelopment sizzle in San Diego

The city's emission-reduction plan could drive influx into downtown

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 29, 2015

Wood materials aid in patient recovery in healthcare environments

Report says patient recovery times, pain perception, stress levels improve where natural materials are present.

 

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 15, 2015

What the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 means for healthcare real estate development

CBRE Healthcare's Charles Maggio breaks down the impacts of the new legislation, which affects outpatient facilities.

Greenbuild Report | Dec 10, 2015

Sustainable performance: Hospital systems’ new financial and marketing imperative

Several years ago, the healthcare industry would have ranked in the bottom tier among adopters of sustainable design and construction. Now, it is outpacing other nonresidential sectors in moving toward high-performance, healthy environments.

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 2, 2015

Check out Perkins+Will’s ultra-transparent research center for the Allen Institute for Brain Science

The design orients labs like flower petals around a large light-filled central atrium; the effect is like the inside of a bee hive where researchers can see each other and what they are doing.

Healthcare Facilities | Nov 6, 2015

Paint company unveils product that can kill bacteria in hospitals

The new product from Sherwin-Williams, called Paint Shield, is said to not only kill over 99.9% of dangerous bacteria, but also reduces growth of “common microbes.”

Healthcare Facilities | Nov 4, 2015

Hospital designers get the scoop on the role of innovation in healthcare

“Innovation” was the byword as 175 healthcare designers gathered in Chicago for the American College of Healthcare Architects/AIA Academy of Architecture for Health Summer Leadership Summit.

Healthcare Facilities | Nov 2, 2015

Final funding comes through to complete over-budget and behind-schedule Denver VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs, cited for its mismanagement, is stripped of control over future major construction.

Healthcare Facilities | Oct 23, 2015

Mortenson study: Healthcare providers optimistic, but want changes to Affordable Care Act

The 2015 Mortenson Healthcare Industry Study found that 76% of providers are at least optimistic about the future of healthcare, but eight out of 10 would like to see changes made to ACA.

Healthcare Facilities | Sep 29, 2015

The ever changing physician real estate market

In the United States, the environment where outpatient healthcare is being delivered is as dynamic and diverse as the more high profile office and retail markets, writes CBRE Healthcare's Nelson Udstuen.

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