The shift of where healthcare procedures and services take place continues to impact both outpatient and inpatient environments, affecting how these spaces are sized, planned, and built.
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Private Rooms, Public Good: How the Shift to Single-Patient Rooms Transformed the Hospital Industry
As the healthcare industry navigates current financial constraints and policy-driven cost reductions, it’s essential to recognize the hard-won progress represented by the all-private patient room model.
25 Years Of Technology In Healthcare Design: Drawing Faster, Thinking Deeper
GBBN’s Michael Grage reflects on the tools that have shaped healthcare architecture’s work—and a sketch of what may lie ahead.
25 Years Of Healthcare Design: Green Building Movement
TLC Engineering Solution’s Kim Shinn traces the sustainable design movement in healthcare and where it’s heading next.
Medical Equipment Planning’s Evolving Role In Healthcare Design
Steven Kennedy of FCA discusses why these specialty project team members are essential to creating future-proof medical facilities.
Making The Case For All-electric Hospitals: Part 2
As healthcare leaders pursue sustainability and carbon-reduction goals, all-electric hospitals offer a new solution to create more resilient, energy-efficient care environments. Here’s a look at some economic, operational, and design considerations for healthcare projects looking to shift to all-electric models.
Making The Case For All-electric Hospitals: Part 1
As healthcare leaders pursue sustainability and carbon-reduction goals, all-electric hospitals offer a new solution to create more resilient, energy-efficient care environments. The first installment of this two-part article series looks at the environmental and economic drivers of electrification.
Research-Driven Design For Hospital Kitchens, Serveries, And Dining Spaces
These essential spaces deserve research-driven and evidence-based planning strategies to deliver human-centered spaces that improve performance and promote well-being for patients and staff.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s New Pediatric Hospital Makes Big Impression In Atlanta
The Arthur M. Blank Hospital spans 2 million square feet and houses 446 beds, with a design that simultaneously embraces nature and technology.
Role Of Biophilic Design In Enhancing Behavioral Health Spaces
Prioritizing biophilic design in behavioral health environments can help deliver care spaces that foster healing, well-being, and a sense of safety.
Healthcare Project Team Integration And Collaboration: What’s Changed In The Last 25 Years?
In Healthcare Design’s Looking Back column, Vance Consulting’s Gary Vance reflects on the A/E/C industry’s evolution into a strong network of highly dedicated, knowledgeable, and creative partners.
Professional Women In Construction Panel Offers Insights On Trends In Healthcare Design
The New York chapter of the PWC hosted a Healthcare Forum where leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montefiore Einstein, and New York Presbyterian Hospital provided industry insights.
