Industry E-News Update October 24, 2013
Ground breaks on Mount Sinai Queens expansion
Ground recently broke on a $125 million new building modernization and expansion project at Mount Sinai Queens in New York City. Read this article >
Team selected for Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
Toronto-based firm, Zeidler Partnership Architects will lead the planning, design and compliance aspects of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project. Read this article >
Chilliwack Health and Housing Centre opens doors
A new centre in Chilliwack will offer onsite health services and supportive housing to homeless people and those at risk of homelessness. Read this article >
New Brunswick hospital receives MRI machine
New Brunswick's Miramichi Regional Hospital is the recipient of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. Read this article >
Phase two of St. Mary’s Hospital expansion complete
Construction on the second phase of the $44.25 million expansion and renovation of St. Mary's Hospital in Vancouver is now complete. Read this article >
New Alzheimer’s care centre opens in York Region
A new facility for Alzheimer's care has opened in North York, Ont. The centre will bring together southern Ontario businesses, researchers and not-for-profit organizations to develop new technologies for Alzheimer's care. Read this article >
Sparse social networks reduce infection rate: study
Researchers at the University of Maryland and American University have developed a framework to help prevent deadly infections in hospital patients. They found that a "sparse social network structure," where each patient encountered only a few care providers was correlated with low infection transmission rates. Read this article >