Architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with executing phase one of the initiative's multi-year rollout. The first stage involved consolidating all acute care services onto the Mary’s Avenue Campus, renovating the property’s existing facility and adding a new patient tower...

Doctors. Nurses. Researchers. Cheerleaders. As residents of rural and urban Pennsylvania, this collective group cares for their patients, members, and the Geisinger Henry Cancer Center family. The Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center - located at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley...

As a facility executive, it is essential to manage a multitude of responsibilities every day. Among them are two critical tasks: increasing energy efficiency and advocating for sustainability. Balancing these objectives while keeping operational costs down and having other long-term...

It’s no secret that “going green” is here to stay. More companies are embracing what it actually means to be sustainable – and it’s more than just going paper-free. While some facilities are just simply changing out lightbulbs for LED ones, they are thinking of it as a cost-saving...

The American Cancer Society estimates there will be over 1,900,000 new cancer cases in 2023. To support patients as they undergo treatments, facilities such as the new Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center specialize in oncology services and provide accessible, expert cancer care....

Located at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, The Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center (HCC) provides accessible, expert cancer care for the nearly one million residents of Northeast Pennsylvania. Due to an above-average rate of positive diagnoses...

Everyone is hearing the word “Metaverse” and for most, including myself, we have a very limited knowledge of what it fully means or could be, and that’s mostly by design. Just as soon as this piece is completed, many more angles and applications changing this innovative world will...

From the design side of healthcare facilities, the metaverse and digital twins are generating a great deal of interest and experimentation. These emerging technologies enable designers to replicate facilities in different locations with limited disruption. Meanwhile, these new...