Read the HEALTHCARE DESIGN February 2010 Showcase, A river runs through it. When the time came for Lake Health to replace LakeEast Hospital in Northeast Ohio, the decision was made to incorporate the latest life-saving technology, balanced with the healing environment...
Last week's HEALTHCARE DESIGN poll question asked: How significantly do you have to take a hospital’s brand image into account when designing a new/renovated facility? 84.21% - It’s often of primary importance to the owner and something we always take into account...
Customer service and partnering has become more important than ever. In this post I will share with you an example of going above and beyond to ensure a successful project.
With all of the talk about Integrated Project Delivery and Lean design and construction principles, it’s nice to be part of a team that truly gets it. I was fortunate recently to be part of such a team.
Last week's HEALTHCARE DESIGN poll question asked:Has the influx of evidence-based design (EBD) information made designing facilities easier or more difficult (sometimes contradicting your original design philosophy)? 35.29% - EBD helps us quickly and efficiently...
As part of the healthcare reform debate, there has been much discussion related to rebuilding a healthcare system that can support a model more dependent on the primary care physician. Of course, the healthcare system has largely come away from this model since...
We’ve all seen drab healthcare facilities that are cold, unpleasant, and outdated. I walk through a hospital every day with salmon-colored walls and then through a lobby that’s filled with forest green and looks like an interior photo from the early 1990s. As...
The economic realities of today have placed financial burdens on healthcare leaders and executives, causing them to shift their primary focus toward affordability and efficiency. Healthcare expenditures in the United States are currently 18% of the Gross Domestic...
Bleach-cleanable fabric Setting out to develop a fabric that meets the needs of healthcare design, Wearbest offers a blend of performance characteristics in its BD Healthcare collection. This is a bleach-cleanable healthcare fabric with recycled content and a high-end...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is transforming the A/E/C industry. As the industry understanding of the process matures, our models become more complex. Information in the model takes on a greater responsibility for being more accurate and our relationships with...
Owner: Lake Health
Completion Date: August 2009
Architecture and Interior Design: Karlsberger, Columbus, Ohio
Construction Manager: Gilbane Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
MEP Engineering: Karpinski Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio
Civil Engineering: CT Consultants, Willoughby, Ohio
Structural Engineering: Paul J. Ford & Co., Columbus, Ohio
Wetlands Consultant: HzW Environmental Consultants, Mentor, Ohio
A recent poll on Healthcare Building Ideas asked: As we enter a new year, what is your primary concern?
61.90% – The economy
9.52% – Finding qualified staff
0.00% – Finishing existing projects
19.05% – Finding new clients
