Reading Health System's main hospital campus is in the heart of the city, an urban hub of nearly 88,000 people and the county seat for more rural surrounding towns and villages of Berks County.
The largest of its kind in Pennsylvania,...
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By Charles Steiner and Ray McDonald
For obvious reasons, infection control isn’t just a “best practice” in healthcare construction. It’s a responsibility, a moral duty and even a legal obligation. Over 100,000 people die each year from hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), and...
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Much has changed in the healthcare landscape over the course of 30 years. And Judith Kratka has seen it all. Kratka is the corporate director of facilities planning and sustainability at Abington Health, which combined with Jefferson in May 2015...
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Cutting-edge healthcare takes a cutting-edge facility. The new Medical Behavioral Unit at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is just that kind of place—the first in the country to specialize in patients with primarily acute medical issues who also have...
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It was a classic case of good news/bad news when Children’s Health determined to open a new pediatric sleep disorders center near their Dallas campus. The good news was an unused existing building was available right on the edge of...
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This spring, Penn Medicine announced what it calls the “largest capital project in Penn’s history,” and Philadelphia’s “most sophisticated and ambitious healthcare building project.”
The new Penn Medicine Pavilion will ultimately house 500 patient rooms and 47 operating rooms across its...
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As one of the largest healthcare networks in the state, New Jersey’s Atlantic Health System is constantly working to upgrade its facilities to provide the absolute best care to its communities. One such project is not only one of AHS’s...
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Record Setting Numbers
14 straight hours of pouring
6,540 cubic yards of concrete
650 concrete trucks
4 pump stations
120+ personnel
950 tons of reinforcing steel
It isn’t even completed yet and the Penn Medicine Pavilion is already breaking records. From...
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Intarcia Therapeutics’ new headquarters in Boston has earned the Award of Excellence for a Small Renovation from CoreNet Global’s New England chapter.
Led by construction manager Structure Tone and architect ACTWO, the 44,000-square-foot space is the new home of biopharmaceutical start-up...
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John Hickey, LEED® AP, has joined Structure Tone’s Boston office as vice president of sector development. A veteran in the construction industry, John brings over 25 years of experience with some of Boston’s most well-respected construction management firms.
As VP of...
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