title: A good, old-fashioned building boom.
abstract: After a decade of little activity, the pace of hospital construction began to surge in 2000 and it shows no signs of slowing down soon. Aging facilities, staffing issues and consumer demands are fueling the boom. And hospital leaders are betting their new facilities will be flexible enough to accommodate ever-changing technology.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005379:Financing, Construction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D015144:Southeastern United States; D015206:Southwestern United States; D014481:United States