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    posted July 18th, 2016 by E4H

    EMMC featured by Healthcare Design
    Thank you to Healthcare Design for highlighting Environments for Health's work at Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC)! Read the full article here. EMMC has been a tremendous, long-term client of ours having worked with them on this project from master plan through implementation. We were proud to see phase 1 open, bringing improved care to t[...]

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    posted July 12th, 2016 by E4H

    Food in Healthcare
    There is a growing trend in healthcare to make hospitals more hospitable. One element of this trend involves hospitals cooking up food that doesn’t taste like ‘hospital food’, but instead restaurant quality fare. Many restaurants across the country have embraced the ‘localvore’ movement (cooking with locally sourced ingredients). Chefs[...]

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    News

    posted July 6th, 2016 by E4H

    LEED Gold for UVMMC’s Mother Baby Unit
    UVM Medical Center’s Mother Baby Unit, was recently awarded LEED Gold Certification. This $15.8M project designed by E4H MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health upgraded rooms that were over 50 years old, relocating them to the same floor as the nursery as well as labor and delivery rooms, improving patient transport and communication. The 22 n[...]

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    posted June 28th, 2016 by E4H

    Virtual Reality and Architecture
    We are excited to announce E4H Healthcare Architect Mike Bennett, AIA, EDAC will be speaking at the 2016 New England Healthcare Engineers’ Society Fall Conference in Whitefield, NH!  He has teamed up with Ailyn Mendoza, Director of Architecture at Iris VR for a presentation titled, “Virtual Reality and the Design of Healthcare Environments.â[...]

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    Technology

    posted June 22nd, 2016 by E4H

    Imaging Technology
    Technology is getting smarter. It is helping professionals all over the world do their job faster and better - and doctors are no exception. From new equipment to cloud-based medical records to telemedicine, technology is changing the way physicians provide care. Israeli based start up Zebra Medical Vision is seeking to revolutionize the way radio[...]

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