In schools and colleges across America, and around the world, there are students ready to learn, in need of mentors, and entering the workforce they decided to passionately pursue. But are they really connecting their onscreen skill with what the real world or a real...
We all know the stories from our own personal experiences: friends and families who have received the best and worst of healthcare delivery. The wait times were long. The staff was rude. The patient near us went nuts—aggravating well-intentioned caregivers while...
Authors Hank Adams, AIA, and Chuck Armstrong, AIA, from the new Parkland Hospital design team of HDR + Corgan, share the process their team went through to create the facility's master plan in HEALTHCARE DESIGN's four-part online exclusive series. The design team simultaneously executed both the master planning and hospital schematic design processes to achieve a completely integrated design solution. In the fourth and final installment of the series, Adams and Armstrong discuss the concept of "co-location" and how it works on the Parkland project.
In my last post, I discussed the design differences between adult and pediatric radiology units and how these differences impact children patient outcomes. The same may be said for other specialized pediatric units, such as emergency departments. While the basic ER...
When I was doing my undergraduate work in architecture, we had a senior class studio at CAL that required us to construct a cardboard city in the courtyard of Wurster Hall. Each student was assigned a 4’ X 4’ square in which we were to design and construct the perfect...
National Architecture Week gets underway April 10-16, 2011. It is a time to call attention to and publicize the many ways in which architects contribute to society and the importance of design. The event is celebrated around the general anniversary of the founding of...
Authors Hank Adams, AIA, and Chuck Armstrong, AIA, from the new Parkland Hospital design team of HDR + Corgan, share the process their team went through to create the facility's master plan in HEALTHCARE DESIGN's four-part online exclusive series. The design team simultaneously executed both the master planning and hospital schematic design processes to achieve a completely integrated design solution. In the third installment of the series, Adams and Armstrong discuss the hospital's new program statement.
While World Health Day is not exactly the sort of "holiday" that one generally celebrates, it is still worthy of attention none the less. The brainchild of theWorld Health Organzation (WHO), World Health Day was established in 1950 and is held on April 7 each year to...
The need to embrace Lean concepts is enhanced today by the present trend of consolidation of healthcare services into large organizations that can offer a continuum of care. In the United States, this is driven by a compelling need to reduce ballooning healthcare costs, which are the highest in the world, measured on a per capita basis. The recently passed healthcare reform legislation is historic in proportion and underscores the urgency of this problem. Generally, across the nation, it is hospitals and hospital systems that are stepping up to the task of consolidation.
Ene of the themes of this month's issue is evidence-based design (EBD), which has become a widely discussed topic, and often strong opinions fall on one side or another of what may seem to be a fairly straightforward concept. Indeed, words have strength and power in them, and when strung together, these three words often elicit strong emotions from a number of people.
