Hospital responds after parking garage safety questioned

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – A video circulating on social media prompted a response by Pikeville Medical Center. The video shows movement at a joint in the hospital’s parking garage as vehicles drive over it. Pikeville Medical Center posted this statement on social media Tuesday: “PMC has been made aware of a video posted on social […]

Project Profile: Allina Health Mercy Hospital

MINNEAPOLIS — Back in 2017, Allina Health Mercy Hospital had a problem. The Minnesota health care location had simply run out of space. The solution involved relocating and enlarging the main entrance, reconfiguring the hospital’s interior and adding a parking garage.  To coordinate the large project, Mercy Hospital partnered with HDR architectural firm and Knutson […]

Seismically sound: Mastering unpredictable movement in healthcare settings

Front facade of Dennis And Carol Troesh Medical Campus in Loma Linda, California. Photos courtesy Construction Specialties By Robert James Belvin, P.E. The devastating 7.8 moment magnitude (Mw) earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023, led to the deaths of more than 55,000 people and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of […]