According to the U.S. Department of Energy, food service has the highest energy intensity of any sector, followed by healthcare—a fair incentive for taking a closer look at energy costs related to healthcare food service operations. Healthcare facilities often place their kitchens on the backburner. Even those that can tout overall energy conservation successes voice frustration with their outdated food service equipment and lack of buy-in from leadership on greening the kitchen.
Completion date: October 2012
The new Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla., situated on a 60-acre greenfield site, is surrounded by well-landscaped scenery, continuing the legacy of its sister hospital in Wilmington, Del.
While the high-end assisted living market was booming a decade ago, the housing market crash several years back, combined with aging in place trends, has produced very a different situation in 2013. Of course, the baby boomers—also known as the “silver tsunami”—are still a significant percentage of the population, but elders are generally moving into long-term care facilities at a more advanced age, creating a more compressed marketplace.
The idea: Mount Sinai Hospital Queens, a 235-bed licensed adult acute care facility in Astoria, N.Y., wanted to upgrade its outdated and cramped double- and multiple-occupancy patient rooms to single-patient rooms, responding to informal patient surveys on room comfort that indicated a desire for more upscale interiors and privacy. In Phase 1 of the project, Charles J.
Background
In 2010, a survey was distributed among researchers and practitioners who were involved with healthcare research projects, identified through Researchers in Professional Practice (RIPP). The goal of the survey was to identify barriers to research, as perceived differently by researchers and practitioners. The outcomes of this survey indicate that practitioners struggle with the research process, while researchers are mainly concerned with the existing practice model that sets limitations for research activities.
This week, Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, released its annual study that identifies the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
Much of our discussion about healthcare design has focused on the patient experience and workflow improvements, yet an often overlooked side of healthcare design is the physicians’ own workspace.
As with corporate workspaces, physicians’ workspaces are evolving to reflect a more mobile, technology-enabled workforce.
As I mentioned in Part 1 of this blog (read it here), the healthcare planning and design industry is very optimistic about the challenges we face in our industry.
To really grasp the potential available for healthcare planning and design, one only needs to see the opportunities available for development. Included below is the second part of my list that illustrates and exposes those factors.
Online games are no longer just a hobby (or obsession) for those with lightning-fast fingers and lots of time to fill. These games can also be structured for educational use or to engage multidisciplinary professionals for a very specific purpose.
Whether you call it an online, crowdsourcing, collaborative, or multiplayer forecasting game, the ability to reach out to a particular group of users or a more diverse number of people in real time is becoming a great tool for innovative organizations looking for a wider pool of ideas.
For-profit healthcare systems are buying not-for-profit healthcare systems. Not-for-profit healthcare systems are buying for-profit systems. Everyone is buying physician practices. Some are buying health insurers. Health insurers are eying healthcare systems.
The healthcare industry is consolidating.
Whether it’s taking care of a required physical exam, finding out if an injury requires an X-ray, diagnosing an ear infection, or getting a needed prescription for antibiotics, retail centers are quickly becoming the go-to place for minor medical needs.
