Orlando Health Opening Two Outpatient Resource Centers

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Orlando Health has opened a new resource center designed specifically to help individuals who may not have access to a primary care physician with their outpatient follow-up needs, Positively Osceola reported Aug. 8.

One of the two centers is already operational, and the other is set to open this fall.

The outpatient resource centers will offer health and wellness services ranging from post-discharge exams, medication management, to care coordination services and disease prevention education.

“Timely follow-up visits are an important bridge between hospital care and continued care post-discharge,” Ashley Dlugokienski, MD, medical director of the Orlando Health Support Team for Aftercare and Resources Outpatient Centers said in a statement. “The centers will help facilitate these crucial appointments, which enable patients to address lingering concerns and reduce the chance of readmission.”

Both outpatient resource center locations will be staffed by advanced practice nurse practitioners, RNs, care coordinators and pharmacists.

 

Source: Becker’s Hospital Review

Texas Health Rockwall Nearly Doubles Size Of Hospital: Estimated $104 Million Project Serves Growing Community

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Work is complete on an estimated $104 million expansion and renovation project at Texas Health Hospital Rockwall that nearly doubles the size of the facility.

A Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a cardiac catheterization lab and an expanded Emergency Department are among the new and enhanced spaces meeting increasing healthcare needs in this part of North Texas.

“We are growing with the communities we serve,” said Cindy Perrin, FACHE, president of the hospital. “We are proud of our new NICU, which is helping meet the health needs of our tiniest patients. We are also helping increase access to critical care services for more families, which we hope will bring them greater comfort.”

The eight-bed NICU, a first for Texas Health Rockwall, includes two private rooms and a separate room for parents who need to stay overnight. The hospital is expected to deliver an estimated 1,200 babies this year, up from about 400 in previous years.

The expansion at Texas Health Rockwall*, a joint venture between Texas Health Resources and area physicians, increases access to medical services for nearby communities, especially families living east of Lake Ray Hubbard.

Rockwall County’s population is on the rise. The population of the county was listed at 123,208 as of July 1, 2022, according to the U.S. Census. That figure is up from April 2020 when the population recorded was 107,819.

The hospital began as a small community facility in December 2007. As the region experiences continued growth, the hospital has strived to grow too – expanding to meet the needs of patients and opening healthcare access to communities shifting from rural to suburban. Today, it serves patients and families from Rockwall, Kaufman, Hunt, eastern Dallas and southern Collin counties.

The hospital’s two-story inpatient bed tower was expanded to four stories. The project, which added 32,000 square feet and renovated 51,000 square feet, was completed in phases during the past four years.

The renovated areas have spacious waiting rooms in light blue and gray tones. Wave features painted on the walls allude to the nearby lake and are intended to instill a sense of calm. Most of the first floor of the hospital was renovated or refreshed. The facility’s front-line caregivers provided input on the design based on needs identified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inside Texas Health Rockwall’s Expansion:

  • New NICU
  • Ten new Labor & Delivery Rooms in an expanded Labor & Delivery area
  • Two C-section rooms or operating rooms designated for patients delivering by cesarean section.
  • Twenty-four postpartum rooms
  • Twelve intensive care unit (ICU) beds
  • Renovation of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit – the recovery area in which patients are monitored after surgery.
  • Seven new emergency room beds, for a total of 14 in the expanded Emergency Department
  • New cardiac catheterization lab where healthcare professionals diagnose and treat common heart and blood vessel problems using sophisticated diagnostic procedures, screenings and interventional services.
  • New interventional radiology, or IR, suite, where doctors use imaging to diagnose and treat many health conditions.
  • New kitchen
  • New central energy plant
  • Additional parking on the north and south sides

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a joint venture involving Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to the community and meets the definition under federal law of a physician-owned hospital. Doctors on the medical staffs practice independently and are not employees or agents of the hospital.

 

Source: Blue Ribbon News

Denver-Area UCHealth Facility Planning $119M Expansion

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It was built in 2019, and already the new UCHealth hospital in Douglas County is overwhelmed with patients.

“Our beds are full all the time, our operating rooms are fully booked,” said UCHealth’s Merle Taylor. “We do need more space and we are recognizing that people want to be here in this hospital. So now, the health system is planning a $119 million expansion.”

The UCHealth Highland Ranch hospital said it plans to construct two new buildings and build out more than 30,000 square feet of shell space on the top floor, amounting to a total addition of 314,000 square feet. It will add on 14 new emergency department beds to the 93 inpatient beds.

Construction recently broke ground on the first building, a 194,000-square-foot hospital tower. Construction will begin in September on the second building, a new medical office building with an outpatient surgery center and an imaging center. In all, the expansion should be finished by late 2025.

 

Source: connectcre