In January 2014, the University of Delaware’s Health Sciences Complex became the first new construction project to open as part of a 272-acre redevelopment at the site of a former automotive and U.S. military tank assembly plant.
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Fine Tailoring At The Preston Robert Tisch Center For Men’s Health
Healthcare facilities geared to men are few and far between, especially compared to women’s or children’s specialty centers. So when NYU Langone Medical Center decided to open a new outpatient clinic in Midtown Manhattan dedicated solely to the Y chromosome set, Perkins+Will knew it had a rare opportunity to do something special.
Designing For Men
If the men in your family are like mine, they never go to the doctor until they absolutely have to—and even then they still wait a few more days before calling to get an appointment to get that cough looked at or that sore shoulder x-rayed.
But with the shift toward preventative care and an overall focus on wellness and community health, more men may be putting aside their fears and reluctance and going to the doctor more often. And when they do, shouldn’t the right environment be there to help welcome them, put them at ease, and ultimately keep them coming back?
PHOTO TOUR: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
The Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center holds a special place in the organization’s history. Opened in 1942 to treat Kaiser shipyard workers and their families, Henry J. Kaiser stood on the steps of the Oakland hospital when he launched his prepaid medical care program.
Renovation Tips For Converting To Private Rooms
The benefits of private patient rooms are widely understood, from improving patient satisfaction to reducing healthcare-associated infections. But that doesn’t mean that there’s been wholesale adoption among healthcare facilities.
Can Healthcare Design Help Tackle Obesity?
I’ve written about bariatric design for healthcare facilities and what are the right considerations to make so that all patient populations have a welcoming and comfortable experience at a facility.
Take Five With David Ruthven
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.
Bringing Daylight To Surgical Areas
Healthcare facilities are finding ways to incorporate daylighting into some nontraditional areas, including the surgical environment.
Building Blocks: South West Acute Creates A New Hospital In Ireland
At 742,000 square feet, it would be hard to miss South West Acute Hospital. And yet Showcase jurors couldn’t help but comment on how “authentically human,” “intimate,” and “reminiscent of a village” the greenfield project feels, set among the hills in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Take Five With Rives Taylor
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.
Daylighting Shines At Chris O’Brien Lifehouse In Australia
Working with Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (Camperdown, Australia), HDR Rice Daubney sought to create a comprehensive nonprofit cancer center in Sydney that would fulfill the vision of the late Chris O’Brien, a professor and medical oncologist who died of a malignant head tumor in 2009.
Designing To Help Those in Need
One of the reasons I love covering this industry is that the people that I get to interview—architects, interior designers, planners, and owners—are so passionate about their work and their efforts to use design to help others.
Thankfully that work isn’t reserved to hometowns and native countries, and is increasingly crossing borders, especially to developing parts of the globe where needs are vast and complicated.
