By consolidating autism and behavioral health services in a new outpatient clinic, Seattle Children’s meets the needs of its specialized patient population and creates an inclusive space for all.
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Trauma-informed Design Guides SCO Family Of Services Clinic
SCO Family of Services utilizes principles of trauma-informed design to create an inviting setting at its Genovese Family Life Center in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
Face Time: Steve Templet Of Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects
The associate at Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects (New Orleans) talks about his start in healthcare design, favorite spots in The Big Easy that HCD Conference attendees shouldn’t miss, and what local trinkets you’ll find on his desk.
2022 Healthcare Environment Awards Winners
Seven projects were recognized in the 2022 Healthcare Environment Awards for delivering evidence-based solutions that address healthcare industry challenges.
Face Time: Betsy Sanchez Of HCA
The director of medical equipment, capital deployment, at HCA in Nashville, Tenn., shares her career path as well as design skills she uses at work as well as to craft impressive gingerbread houses.
USGBC Names Top States For LEED
Massachusetts topped the USGBC’s latest ranking based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita.
Healthcare Design Products Making An Impression
Judges from the 2022 Nightingale Awards talk about new healthcare design products getting their attention and how manufacturers and suppliers can help address evolving client needs as well as ongoing supply chain challenges.
Face Time: Lara Macklin Of Seattle Children’s Hospital
The design manager of Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle talks about her start in the industry, lessons she learned working at design firms that she now applies on the owner side, and why making that career switch was the best move she’s ever made.
Saving Space In Healthcare Facilities
Zippsafe rethinks how to provide personal storage for staff in a limited footprint with its ZippSpace Pro flexible locker system, taking home top honors in Healthcare Design’s 2022 Nightingale Awards.
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Builds Resilient Central Utility Plant
The hospital’s new multistory utility building is easier for staff to utilize and keeps equipment out of flood-prone areas.
Finding The Right Note At Children’s Hospital Of New Orleans
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans orchestrated a 34-phase campus renovation and expansion, achieving the facility it needed while keeping its doors open along the way.
HCD Conference: 2022 Nightingale Awards Announced
Jurors in the annual product awards competition recognized 19 products, with Zippsafe’s ZippSpace Pro named The Nightingale Best of Competition.


















