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An interview with Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC, Senior Partner, Mercury Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and Barbara Dellinger, MS, AAHID, IIDA, EDAC,

Lean and LEED-not to be confused with one another-continue to be two of the most prominent terms in the healthcare design industry; the former, a process of streamlining design, operations, and construction; the latter, a sustainability standard accepted...

Online Exclusives Visit healthcaredesignmagazine.com to read these Web-only stories! Industry Q&A: Diane Osen, FAIA, ACHA The AIA 2030 Challenge wants to make all buildings carbon neutral, but is such a thing possible when it comes to healthcare facilities? Diane...

IMAGES COURTESY OF RTKL A 200-bed acute care hospital is planned for construction during Phase II of the McLaren Master Plan. During Phase III, the hospital likely will be expanded to become a 300-bed facility RTKL's master plan for the Illinois Medical District at...

We couldn't bring you the Architectural Showcase issue every year without the help of our jury. Our heartfelt thanks go to each and every one of them for their outstanding service. On the following pages, the 2010 jurors reflect on their judging experiences and...

After a major collaborative effort on the part of more than 100 healthcare practitioners, building designers, and code officials, the industry is now reaping the benefits of the Facility Guidelines Institute's updated 2010 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of...

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital Patient Care Tower Park Ridge, IL Cannon Design 2009 JIM STEINKAMP PHOTOGRAPHY The vision for this 192-bed replacement patient care tower was a commitment to patient-centered care,...

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT McDONALD, HEDRICH BLESSING Cancer is more than a disease that attacks various parts of the body. For many patients it is a condition with severe emotional and psychological consequences as well. Spectrum Health's new state-of-the-art Lemmen-Holton...

Abstract Photography, Inc. - Terry Wieckert Vendome Group and The Center for Health Design are pleased to present the 10th annual Architectural Showcase edition featuring firms from across North America. All projects were reviewed by a jury of architects, designers,...

Just in case you couldn't tell from the page count and sheer weight, this issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN features our annual Architectural Showcase, featuring more than 100 peer-reviewed projects. Three of those projects were chosen by our jury to be the best of the best...

Every project has its obstacles and challenges. As evident by the examples that follow, creative solutions to problems require strategic planning and testing of many ideas. Judges were impressed by efficient layouts and site plans that accommodate existing...

When speaking with John Early of Portland, Oregon-based Site Painters, one word, explicitly or otherwise, kept recurring: harmony. Whether it be the way in which a piece of art interacts with its surroundings, those who come in contact with it, or within its own framework, harmony is what makes it all work, a concept that's not lost on the various hospitals that have commissioned Early, along with co-founder and collaborative partner Laura Bender, for murals and other more expansive installments.