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MCD M D EDICAL CON ONSTRUCTION ON & DESIGNESIGN MARCH/APRIL 2012 > V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 2
SPOTLIGHT: LIGHTING A look at LEDs
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Creating a high-quality visual healthcare environment. LEDs are on everyone's mind, but is the lighting truly ready for widespread use and adoption?
FEATURES Green meets lean 24
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in northeast Washington State achieves signifi cant energy savings with its $34-million replacement facility. The critical-access hospital was recently awarded an Energy Star rating.
Breaking down barriers
Creating accessibility to foster dig- nity for patients in urban centers. The ultimate design goal for disabled patients is to ease access to services in order to help the population lead healthier and more productive lives.
Beyond Evidence- Based Design
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A call to leadership to create healthcare environments that enable communities to fl ourish. The industry is challenged to move beyond the foundations of best practice to pioneer the next evolution in healthcare design that better meets the challenges for system-wide change.
FOCUS Technology & Methods
36 Leveraging technology Collaboration and Building Information Modeling maximize value of the $385-million expan- sion of Washington's MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital.
42 Beyond 4-D BIM Managing technology integration and the construction schedule to deliver true interoperability.
On the cover:
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis.
>> Story on page 48 COVER PHOTO: ARCHPHOTO
46 Connecting the dots Utilizing data and technol- ogy to cut healthcare project costs. Several leading healthcare organizations are using connected data to signifi cantly re- duce project costs without impacting scope or schedule.
48 Trade Management Partnership Streamlined delivery method inspires solutions with Columbia St. Mary's Hospital.
54 Less is more with EMR How transitioning to computerized medical information impacts facilities.
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Trade Management Partnership inspires solutions for Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
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