Healthcare Design was recognized with an Honorable Mention award in the annual Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio: magazine. The Eddie & Ozzies recognize excellence in magazine editorial and design across all sectors of the industry. More than 1,400 entries were received across nearly 175 categories for the annual awards program, which is judged by a panel of experts in journalism or design. In total, 200 awards were given out at the awards gala held Oct. 14 in New York. healthcare

Full-service design, architecture, and engineering firm Page (Austin, Texas) has named Brian Martin as healthcare principal for its East region. He will be based out of the firm’s Washington D.C., office. Martin has experience on a variety of projects from new design and construction to the expansion and renovation of hospitals, medical office buildings, specialty hospitals, and cancer centers. healthcare

Jefferson Health engaged global architecture and design firm CallisonRTKL (CRTKL; Washington, D.C.) to help expand the health system at its Cherry Hill, N.J., campus. The result is a new 230,000-square-foot inpatient bed tower addition that adds 90 patient rooms; diagnostics; pharmacy; surgical services; and public spaces including a cafeteria, outdoor dining, and a healing garden. Completed in November 2020, the new patient tower will connect to a five-story atrium lobby, allowing for easier access to the new medical building. The healthcare

To support the noninstitutional environment of its new hospital, Arkansas Heart Hospital Encore Medical Center traded large television screens in the first-floor lobby for original art—specifically, a 29.5-foot-by-8.6-foot wall screen. WDD Architects (North Little Rock, Ark.) collaborated with Yellow Goat Design (Chicago) on the custom creation, which comprises 100 “branch” elements in various shades of brass and chrome that are held in place by steel suspension cables. A blue backing and ceiling plate add a burst of contrasting color while healthcare

A new, five-story patient tower addition has topped out at South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas. The 150,000-square-foot tower will include an emergency department (ED), dedicated pediatric ED, imaging, cardiac lab, clinical lab, intensive care unit (ICU), 28 inpatient rehabilitation suites, a 15-suite medical/surgical unit, and shell space for future expansion. The updated ED is expected to be completed in mid-2022 and will contain 15 exam rooms, two trauma rooms, and four triage rooms. The remainder of the healthcare