Last summer, as the Ebola virus continued to make headlines and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak—which spread primarily in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—a public health emergency of international concern, architect George Mann, a professor at the College of
Leaders of Morristown Medical Center recognized that the role technology plays in healthcare is growing and that the hospital could serve as a venue where patients and staff learn about new health tools.
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre is a new outpatient oncology center that provides consulting, treatment, and patient support facilities in a standalone facility at Harrogate District Hospital (Harrogate, England).
Atlantic Health System wanted to create a holistic health and well-being center for its Morristown, N.J., community where people can learn about the root cause of illness and prevention utilizing techniques from around the world.
Technology is helping fundamentally change healthcare delivery in the built environment, from the way patients check in for an appointment and how medical information is taken and recorded to how appointments and treatment are delivered. It’s also influencing the conversation between doctors and patients.
Many providers have started to transform staff workspaces, moving away from traditional models of assigned offices and segregated departments, and designers are considering a variety of approaches to accommodate the shift. The new University of Minnesota Ambulatory Care Center, a $160 million project, offers one interesting take on the concept.
If it weren’t for breaking out of his normal routine, Randy Geise might never have met Brendan Watson.
Geise is a senior healthcare facility planner at the Cleveland Clinic, where 13-year-old Brendan has been a patient at its Children’s facility for nearly half his life.
The trend to bring natural light and views to nature into healthcare spaces has been making the rounds.
Founded in 1978, Whitman-Walker Health’s roots are in serving individuals who face barriers to accessing care, starting as the Gay Men's VD Clinic and evolving to become Washington, D.C.’s primary HIV clinic.
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject.
John Michael Currie is a 40-year veteran of the healthcare design industry and serves as vice president of healthcare at Baskervill (Richmond, Va.). Here, he shares his thoughts on infection prevention, project budget constraints, and the importance of beauty in healthcare spaces.
1. Learn what your clients know
The emergency department—whether on a hospital main campus, in a freestanding location, or specifically designed for a particular segment of the population—and its role in healthcare is evolving.
In this Healthcare Design podcast below, Jeff Brand, design principal at Perkins Eastman, Jon Summers, principal, BRG3S Architects, and Craig Pickerel, project manager and architect at SSOE Group, discuss the trends they’re seeing and some of the design strategies they’re putting into place inside these important, lifesaving spaces.
Many factors are at play today in shaping the future of the emergency department (ED), a space that’s likely to face rising demand.
