Health system Mercy Health (Cincinnati) is expanding its outpatient footprint with two new urgent care centers in Fairfield, Ohio, and Hamilton, Ohio, and two more locations, in Colerain Township and Cincinnati, planned to open by the end of the year, according to local12.com. The facilities include on-site X-ray and lab services and span 2,800 square feet, while the forthcoming Colerain and Cincinnati locations will be larger at 5,000 square feet, according to the website bizjournals.com. Mercy Health said its overall healthcare

Photo Courtesy of Rob Fleming Healthcare facilities are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and contain lifesaving equipment and systems that use large amounts of energy. The energy use intensity of hospitals is one of the highest of all building types, according to Energy Star Portfolio Manager, an energy measurement and tracking tool for commercial buildings. Many healthcare systems have recognized the environmental impact of their buildings and committed to being better environmental stewards, particularly through improved healthcare

Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) opened a school-based health center at Mount Vernon City Schools in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and a vision center at Reynoldsburg City Schools in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The health center at Mount Vernon High School is designed to provide additional access to primary healthcare services, such as well visits, immunizations, sports physicals, sick care, and asthma and diabetes management for students and their siblings. The Reynoldsburg High School Livingston campus will be the site of central Ohio’s healthcare

Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) is planning to break ground on a new $468 million pavilion at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., according to beckershospitalreview. The 190,000-square-foot project will house up to 90 private patient rooms, 10 operating rooms (ORs), and three procedure rooms. The new pavilion is expected to be completed in 2025. For more on Northwell Health, go here. The post Northwell Health Breaks Ground On $468M Pavilion At South Shore University Hospital In healthcare

Multidisciplinary design firm Cushing Terrell (Billings, Mont.) has added Joe Kane to its healthcare design group as a senior healthcare specialist. Kane will be responsible for business development, client relationship management, and project management. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry to his role, including the last eight years as regional facility director for Saint Alphonsus (Boise, Idaho), a member of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.). Among his project work is the recently completed Neuro, Surgical, Trauma (NeST) ICU. The post healthcare