These specially designed therapy suites in behavioral health hospitals provide space for diagnosis-specific therapies and treatments, assisting patients on their path to recovery.
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How We Heal: The Power of Nature
Biophilic design strategies and the careful integration of nature within healthcare environments can support human health and wellness.
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center’s New Patient Tower Expands Care In Rural Ohio
A 120-year-old community hospital tackles its first major expansion in decades, offering its rural Ohio community much-needed upgrades inside and out.
How Has Designing For The Patient Experience Evolved In The Last 25 Years?
In Healthcare Design’s Looking Back column, JumpGarden Consulting’s Sheila Cahnman reflects on how recognition and importance of patient and family experience changed the healthcare design industry.
UChicago Medicine Crown Point Brings Multispecialty Care, Microhospital To Rural Indiana
The 132,000-square-foot facility, designed by Perkins&Will, marks the academic health system’s largest off-campus facility to date.
Enhancing Healthcare Environments Through Digital And Human-centric Innovations
As more digital tools enter the healthcare landscape, facilities must continue to prioritize patients’ needs, experiences, and behaviors, writes Arcadis’ Con McGarry.
Fertility Clinics Embrace Hospitality-driven Design Strategies
Growing demand for assisted reproductive services is driving new approaches to fertility clinic design that balance comforting care spaces with safe and efficient clinical and lab environments.
The Case For Financially Driven Design In Healthcare
More than ever, hospitals need design solutions that prioritize economic sustainability.
Improving Surgery Efficiency With An OR “Megafloor”
University of California Irvine Health is constructing a surgical floor that connects inpatient and outpatient surgical services to improve efficiency and quality control on its Irvine campus.
Ohana Center For Child And Adolescent Behavioral Health Creates Welcoming Spaces For Mental Health Care
Montage Health’s Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health delivers a bright, welcoming environment that actively contributes to child therapies while destigmatizing mental health.
Tackling Maternal, Infant Health Disparities Through Healthcare Design
Understanding disparities in maternal and infant health can guide new healthcare planning and advance health outcomes.
Site-of-Care Shifts Are Impacting Emergency Department Design
Contrary to predictions for a shift in care sites, emergency department use rates are growing, driving the need for new planning and design strategies.
