Signage systems 2/90 Sign Systems introduces FlxSign, an ADA solution for environments with a unique safety requirement for lightweight, sanitary, pliable signs with no sharp edges. FlxSign requires no tools for installation and is a suitable choice for laboratories,...
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Designing for Lean
We have seen amazing technical advancements in medicine in recent years. New drug regimens, minimally invasive surgeries, advanced imaging technologies, and electronic medical records are all increasing healthcare effectiveness. It is also threatening old ways of doing business. With advancing technologies comes increased complexity, and that complexity requires specific knowledge and greater specialization of labor.
Makeover magic
HEALTHCARE DESIGN 2010
Healthcare's New Era and Implications for the Design Profession
Accelerated by the global economic crisis, U.S.
Las Vegas revisited
As mentioned in last month's column, our recent HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference was the best-attended in the show's history, topping out the previous high-water mark set in 2008 with more than 3,700 attendees. But as great as that turnout-and the conference...
Designing For Fast-track Treatment In Emergency Departments
Wellstar Paulding Hospital in Dallas, Georgia, shares how its emergency department is designed to support a fast-track treatment approach for patients with urgent conditions, resulting in shorter wait times and improved operational flow.
Metrics today, metrics tomorrow
Based on a sustainable building session, “Trends in Greening-Where Does Your Facility Fall in the Greening Spectrum?” presented at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas. Medical waste incinerators are a major source of mercury in the...
Healing landscapes research
Based on an evidence-based design and research session, “Natural Images-The Effects on Patients Undergoing Surgery,” presented at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you so very much for your September 2010 interview as a preview to our Evidence-Based Design (EBD) Furniture Checklist presentation at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference. We were delighted to share with HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine readers the...
Healthcare Design.10 Photo Gallery
Healthcare Design 2011 January;11(1):26-27
People's Choice Awards
Voting for the First Annual Product Pavilion People's Choice Awards took place throughout the live HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, held November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas.
HITECH meets healthcare design
The transformative effects of healthcare reform and ARRA-HITECH are not always apparent to facility planners and architects, but the provisions are tightly linked to building and renovation plans, Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland told attendees at the Healthcare Design Executive Forum held Nov. 14 in Las Vegas. Cohosted by Hagland and HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Todd Hutlock, the day-long forum, which was part of HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10, focused on technology and its implications for current and future healthcare environments.











