One of the more difficult and confusing tasks during the predesign phase of a new hospital project is sizing the facility appropriately. Hopefully, by the time functional and space programming (allocating space room-by-room and department-by-department) begins, there...
Hospitals are among the most important buildings in people's lives. They are where many of our most profound experiences take place, from the births of children to the deaths of parents to personal struggles with illness or injury. They are the buildings with which we...
Seating collection The Ambient guest and tandem seating collection by Arcadia is suited for a wide range of environments. Multiple seat configurations are offered with several back and arm choices, as well as accompanying intermediate, corner, and end tables. A full...
The Edward A. Doisy Research Center was designed and constructed primarily to protect the valuable research and experiments being conducted there while connecting the medical and central campuses of Saint Louis University, but creating such a center has more similarities to a building that houses patients than one might expect.
With all that I travel, I try to get a flu shot every year. Hard to say if it makes a difference or not, but it's something I'm committed to even if it's just for the placebo effect. There's nothing all that interesting about getting a flu shot; I'm one of millions...
One of the many perks of being Editor-in-Chief of HEALTHCARE DESIGN is this very space, devoted on a monthly basis to allowing the EIC to discuss any number of topics under the sun, although generally at least somewhat related to the publication and/or the industry as...
The changing of the calendar from one year to the next often inspires personal changes. From simple resolutions to eat less, save more money, or exercise more, to wider lifestyle changes; something about the transition inspires a similar move in many of us. Here at...
Recent years have seen an increasing focus on the design and function of the patient room. The evolution of the all-private room concept, the design of the room to fit a specific function and, conversely, the universal room, have a rich history behind it. In 2006,...
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. For my first effort from the “back of the book”—not such a bad neighborhood, really—I'd like to look back on something that caused my staff and...
The world economy is moving from a service economy to experience economy. Why? Because an experience economy provides a new source of value. Companies find if they engage their customers in a memorable way, customers come back and pay a premium for the experience they...
In a year of political and economic change, The Center for Health Design's Pebble Project has shown consistent progressive growth. The program gained nine new Pebble Partners, bringing the total to 50 active national and international Partners and 12 alumni. Pebble...
One would normally think of a nature preserve and a healthcare center as two separate places, with separate functions and goals, but Parrish Healthcare Center in Port St. John, Florida, and architects RTKL were able to pull these two together by creating a safe and...
