Children’s Medical Center Plano Opens New Patient Tower
Children’s Health opened its 395,000-square-foot new patient tower at Children’s Medical Center Plano. The expansion will triple the campus’s bed capacity. Located in Collin County, one of the top five fastest-growing counties in the nation, the new tower adds...
Advocate Healthcare Invests $1 Billion Into Chicago’s South Side
Together with faith and community leaders, elected officials, physicians and nurses, Advocate Health Care announced that it will invest $1 billion to expand access to primary care, specialty care and wellness services on the South Side of Chicago. The plan...
OSHA and Amazon Reach Settlement Over Ergonomic Safety at Facilities
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Amazon have entered into a corporate-wide settlement to help better protect employees from hazardous working conditions leading to serious lower back and other musculoskeletal disorders at Amazon facilities....
Capstan SkyTrain Station opens in Richmond
The newly completed Capstan SkyTrain Station on the Canada Line officially opened in December. The station will help deliver more efficient rapid transit in the growing Capstan Village area of Richmond. Located between Aberdeen and Bridgeport stations on the Canada...
A Transformative Year: 2025 Outlook for Facility Maintenance Teams
Facility maintenance teams are on the brink of a transformative year in 2025, with emerging industry trends shaping how they manage resources and technology. With an aging workforce and growing operational challenges, facility maintenance teams must adapt to remain...
Layered Security on the Rise in Facilities
More than three-quarters of survey respondents say digital and physical security integration is critical. While hospital data breaches and ransomware attacks against software systems dominate headlines, another related crisis is looming: the need to simultaneously...
OhioHealth Plans New Comprehensive Outpatient Cancer Center
OhioHealth has announced plans for a new comprehensive outpatient cancer center. This new center is focused equally on expanding access to cancer care and improving patient experience. The new facility will be in the current location of the south parking lot on...
Youth Coalition Helps Chart a Climate Course for Tucson Schools
You wouldn’t be wise to underestimate the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition. If that sounds like a cool name for an after-school club of teenagers that can’t possibly be doing much of anything significant, then prepare to be surprised. Members of the coalition, ages 13...
NFPA Tackles EV Fire Safety for Parking Garages
Alternative fuel vehicles are designed with larger quantities of combustible materials (e.g., fuels, plastics, synthetic materials, etc.) that present new and unique hazards, particularly in parking garages and vehicle carriers. To help provide informed guidance for...
Door Safety Matters as a Deterrent in School Shootings
National standards for door security do not exist. Two organizations are trying to change that. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Uvalde. Those names and others quickly became shorthand for school shootings and the security challenges presented by horrors that make...