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20 Best Practices to Apply When Upgrading Your Pharmacy to USP 797 and 800 Standards

20 Best Practices to Apply When Upgrading Your Pharmacy to USP 797 and 800 Standards

UPDATE: On September 23, 2019 USP announced that the official dates of the revised <795> and <797>, and the new general chapter <825> will be postponed until further notice. In the interim, the currently official chapters of <795> and <797> including the section Radiopharmaceuticals as CSPs will remain official. USP General Chapter <800> is not […]

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How Prefabricating Headwalls Reduced Installation Time at Meriter

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|32px|0px” transparent_background_fb=”default”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”16px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”light”] JP Cullen is currently working for UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. They are anticipating a 20% increase in births for 2018, so they had a need renovate 36,000 sqft in their existing hospital to allow for a new

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Four Benefits of Laser Scanning

Four Benefits of Laser Scanning

Making inaccurate assumptions about a building’s existing structure and infrastructure are the root cause of many design changes, construction delays, added cost, and field issues.  These “best-guess” scenarios can have a dramatic impact on the project’s timeline and budget. What is Laser Scanning? Laser scanning uses a piece of survey equipment that rotates 360 degrees

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6 Ways Prefabrication Can Benefit Your Construction Project

6 Ways Prefabrication Can Benefit Your Construction Project

Prefabrication is not a new concept to the construction industry; it has been around for centuries.  However, it has reinvented itself with the growth of Building Information Modeling (BIM).  BIM enables the increased use of prefabrication, making it more feasible to implement on projects. Read on below to find out what prefabrication is and the

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Key Takeaways from WHA Advocacy Day

For the last several years, JP Cullen has attended the annual WHA Advocacy Day in Madison, WI. The event (which took place on April 19th this year) was brimming with healthcare professionals, hospital leaders, volunteers, and construction companies like JP Cullen, deeply committed to growing and maintaining our great healthcare systems in Wisconsin. Over the

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Micro-Hospitals: What are They and How will They Provide Better Patient Care

Micro-Hospitals: What are They and How will They Provide Better Patient Care

Bigger is better, right? Not necessarily. In the fast-paced world of hospitals and patient care, some facilities are choosing to build smaller facilities.  These facilities called micro-hospitals are aiming to serve specific communities in affordable ways with small-footprint hospitals. What are Micro-Hospitals? Micro-hospitals are small care facilities that provide services such as an emergency department,

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5 Ways Drones are Changing the Construction Industry

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no, it’s a DJI Phantom 4!  Drones are changing the construction industry in a whole new way providing better management, safety, and more! Over the past few months, we have been using drones to capture amazing photos and videos of our job sites, providing our teams with quick, accurate

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How Construction Barriers Are Protecting Patients

How Construction Barriers Are Protecting Patients

Construction management in active healthcare facilities is challenging for many reasons, but patient safety and comfort always come first, and are part of the reason the work is so rewarding. Construction firms need to find ways to keep hospitals and clinics functioning optimally during construction, while also protecting staff and patients from potential hazards like

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