Parkland Health Opens Updated $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas

DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.

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St. Elizabeth Hospital Develops Third Rooftop Garden

APPLETON, Wis. — St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently installed a green rooftop garden on top of the new Fremont Tower. Installation of the garden began in mid-July. The 235,000-square-foot, five-story tower will be an inpatient facility, which also has a new radiology unit and a restaurant-style cafeteria named The Market. The new, modern facility will replace a 90-year-old hospital wing and will provide a more comfortable place for patients to recover.

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Zlatka Lennihan

The award-winning international architecture firm Francis Cauffman Healthcare Division announced the appointment of Zlatka Lennihan, AIA, LEED AP, as senior associate/senior project manager in its health care division. Lennihan has more than 20 years of experience representing both the design team and the owner’s interests in the delivery of leading-edge facilities.

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