HCD Virtual in November will offer a variety of educational sessions delivered over four days. Here, WJH Health’s Bill Hercules previews the session, including key healthcare financial and strategic business drivers and their direct application to design.
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Working Hand In Hand
Prototype hospitals combined with a Lean approach offer opportunities for continuous improvement, reduced waste, and greater efficiencies.
HCD Virtual Session Q+A: The Spectrum of Technologies
HCD Virtual in November will offer a variety of educational sessions delivered over four days. Here, Ballinger’s Louis Meilink previews the session on current and future technologies in healthcare, including key takeaways the session will provide attendees.
HCD Virtual Session Q+A: The Many Roads to Resilient Design
HCD Virtual in November will offer a variety of educational sessions delivered over four days. Here, Perkins&Will’s Julie Frazier previews the session on resilient design, including what the speakers will discuss and key takeaways they hope to provide attendees.
Tailoring Mental Health Design To Young Adult Patients
Collaborating with youth on the planning of Stella’s Place in Toronto resulted in a space that will support young patients on their mental health journeys.
Rising To Meet The Challenge Of COVID-19
Industry leaders share their ideas on planning considerations and solutions to help address the current pandemic while preparing for future unexpected events.
How COVID-19 Is Changing Behavioral Healthcare Facility Design
The industry has an opportunity to proactively address the many challenges brought to light by the pandemic through flexible designs and reimagined care spaces, both indoors and outdoors.
Accelerating Change: Open To New Ideas
Embracing the technologies, systems, and new lifestyle implications of the COVID-19 crisis will help us progress in a better, healthier way.
Creating A Place Of Sanctuary For Mental Health Patients
Input from former patients helped guide design decisions for the West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.
Culture Change
Does prioritizing good design while encouraging organizational values in a hospital translate into a high-performing culture?
Rebalancing Design Criteria After COVID-19
It’s important that the industry addresses virus management without losing sight of other patient care unit design priorities.
Growing Research Supports Benefits Of Healing Gardens
Studies on the Legacy Emanuel Healing Garden is starting to bear fruit on the importance of outdoor access for patients, staff, and family visitors and best practices for achieving these spaces in healthcare facilities.


















