New Address – New Facility – Better Patient Care New Address – New Facility – Better Patient Care
	Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi, President/CEO of Whittier Health Network, recently announced that, after three, long years of preparation and planning, Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital successfully completed its move from 76 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA to 145 Ward Hill Avenue, Bradford, MA – in the city’s largest industrial park.  Whittier Health Network is a family owned organization that owns eight long-term care/skilled nursing facilities, two rehabilitation hospitals, an assisted living facility, a home healthcare agency, a pharmacy and manages numerous nursing homes throughout New England. Whittier Health Network’s multi-million dollar investment to purchase and renovate the former Speedline Technologies building, which has laid vacant for six years, has transformed the highly visible building into a bustling rehabilitation and healthcare center. [More]
	Cutting-Edge Technology Yields Improved Communications In Healthcare Design Projects
	Healthcare building projects can be extremely complex, requiring excellent communication and collaboration between all team members.  The more that hospital staff are involved in the design process and can provide informed input regarding facility layout, room features, and workflow, the more successful the project will be. A growing number of architects are beginning to utilize Building Information Management (BIM), the newest generation of architectural design software.  Autodesk’s Revit is one such program. This tool promises to improve the coordination of information between architects and engineers, [More]

New England Edition
Issue #6
June 30 - August 11, 2008