Corey Gaarde, principal, project executive, IMEG (Naperville, Ill.) As a principal and project executive at IMEG, Corey Gaarde leads the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Services team and strategically aligns HIT to the collaborative design process. With 20-plus years of experience in HIT, his work focuses on strategic planning and execution of advanced solutions pertaining to facility design and transformation, clinical collaboration and communication, patient/family engagement, clinical workflow, telemedicine, and medical device integration. His goal is to ensure that the healthcare

Henry Ford Health (Detroit) announced plans for two new projects in Detroit: the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and the Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute. Expected to open in 2029, the 125,000-square-foot Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will have 72 beds for inpatient rehabilitation for those recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other conditions. The new facility, which will be managed by the Chicago-based Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, will occupy three floors of a new patient tower planned at the Henry healthcare

Extending specialized care into the growing communities surrounding the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the Middleman Family Pavilion (King of Prussia, Pa.) was conceived as a beacon of hope. CHOP envisioned a new hospital that could both provide advanced pediatric care and also imbue patients and families with a sense of joy. Designing a building that dovetailed with CHOP’s existing outpatient building, the Specialty Care Center (SCC), was important to the client and the community, and stitching the site together while providing healthcare

Eating disorders are serious and complex mental health conditions that require a comprehensive care approach to treat potentially life-threatening medical complications caused by malnourishment, disordered eating behaviors such as purging and restrictive eating, and co-occurring psychological issues such as anxiety and depression. Two of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, characterized by an abnormally low body weight resulting from starvation and overexercise, and bulimia nervosa characterized by overeating followed by purging to lose weight. Because severe malnutrition impacts healthcare

The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has been completed in Orlando, Fla. The 375,000 square-foot project was completed in two phases. The first phase delivered a six-story building with a medical office pavilion housing 12 operating rooms (ORs), 62-exam room clinic, and walk-in orthopedic care along with physical therapy services. Phase 2 included a seven-story orthopedic hospital with 10 ORs, 75 smart inpatient rooms, and a bioskills lab. The project team comprises architecture firm Page Southerland Page Inc. (Orlando) and healthcare