Efflorescence is not to be confused with laitance, which is the appearance of a loose, powdery deposit of cement powder and sand fines on the surface of concrete. Laitance is caused by excess water in the concrete mix, by poor concrete curing practice (i.e. failure to apply wet hessian, wet sand or a curing membrane
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:15 am. Report: VCU Medical Center is best hospital in Virginia By Tammie Smith Richmond Times-Dispatch roanoke.com. VCU Medical Center is the best hospital in the state, according to U.S. News & World Reportâs 2015-16 hospital rankings. The annual report, released Monday, also ranked Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Hampton Roads as No. 2 and Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia as third.
University of Washington Medical Center is ranked No. 1 as the best hospital in the state and in the Seattle metro area. UW Medical Center is rated among the nation's top 10 hospitals in three specialties: rehabilitation (No. 4), cancer (No.7), and diabetes and endocrinology (No. 8).â Of nearly 5,000 hospitals considered for the publication's 2013-14 survey, only 150 scored sufficiently high to be ranked in even one of 16 specialty areas. UW Medical Center was nationally ranked in eleven specialty areas: rehabilitation (No. 4); cancer (No. Of nearly 5,000 hospitals considered for the publication's 2013-14 survey, only 150 scored sufficiently high to be ranked in even one of 16 specialty areas. UW Medical Center was nationally ranked in eleven specialty areas: rehabilitation (No. 4); cancer (No.