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Industry News
Energy-Saving Strategy for Operating Rooms Released
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association has published a monograph titled Operating Room HVAC Setback Strategies. The monograph, which is part of a series of publications that cover single topics in clinical/biomedical engineering, facility engineering, design and construction, and safety and security management, details how operating room HVAC setback strategies can save energy. An operating room (OR) setback strategy reduces energy use by curtailing the amount of air supplied to an OR when the room is not in use.
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Opens in Gilbert
The $109 million Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center will open in September of 2011 in Gilbert, Ariz. The 133,000-sf outpatient facility will offer collaborative, integrated treatment for all types of cancers. The center will support 75 physicians.
Micron Builds Boise R&D Facility
Micron is building a research and development facility in Boise, Idaho. The project will feature a 50,000-sf advanced materials characterization lab and cleanroom. Completion is expected in early 2012.
Texas A&M Health Science Center Implements Enterprise Asset Management Software
Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAM HSC) has successfully implemented AssetWorks' AiM™ software solution. The implementation includes the systematic organization of design and construction digital data representing all the facility assets for TAM HSC. The AssetWorks Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system was implemented meeting or exceeding all target metrics of system performance, timing, and cost.
Sanford Health Plans Fargo Medical Center
Sanford Health will break ground in 2013 on the $360 million Sanford Fargo Medical Center in North Dakota. The 11-story, 704,000-sf hospital will provide 371 private patient rooms in a facility that promotes maximum integration of research with clinical care. Sanford Fargo Medical Center will house 30 operating rooms, 10 cardiac catheterization labs, 40 emergency and trauma rooms, and 300 clinical exam rooms. Completion is expected in 2016.