It has been well documented that self-harm activities are prominent among patients suffering from psychiatric disorders and that inpatient suicides have occurred with increased frequency in many psychiatric units/facilities.1,2,3 The last decade also has seen an...
Pathogen-free water features Accents In Water is the only water feature manufacturer to have clinically proven the effectiveness of its PathoBan AG254TM cleaning system for maintaining pathogen-free water. For more than 15 years, Accents has designed and manufactured...
Designing and building a new hospital takes creativity and determination. Ushering several new hospitals at once through the demanding California regulatory process takes focus and dedication. Opening as many as 20 new, replacement, or expanded hospitals in the next...
Whether it's diagnosing a facility's systems problem from home, making a quick adjustment to a patient room's thermostat right from one's desk, or taking advantage of advanced trending and reporting functions, remote Web-based monitoring is rapidly proving its worth....
JCR Releases Safety and Design Book A not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has released a new book, Safe by Design: Designing Safety in Health Care Facilities, Processes, and Culture. The publication offers lessons learned...
The Nightingale Awards are the industry's first and most prestigious healthcare-product design competition. Sponsored by Contract magazine in association with The Center for Health Design and Vendome Group, LLC (publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN) and judged by a panel...
Deciding whether to renovate an existing facility or build a new facility from the ground up is not for the faint of heart. Fortunately, there are a few key elements in the process that can assist you in clarifying the key decision points. Typically, these come up as...
The new year brings new opportunities to engage in the growing movement toward a green and sustainable healthcare sector. For more than 10 years, Health Care Without Harm and our partners have been working with leading healthcare systems, health professionals,...
Since the late 1980s, architects at The Estopinal Group (TEG) have provided facilities solutions on more than 500 projects, with significant attention to healthcare-related assignments. President R. Wayne Estopinal, AIA, AHCA, founded TEG and has grown it into a...
Artist Tom Moberg has been fascinated with nature, especially trees, since childhood, and for more than thirty years these ancient symbols of life have inspired his art. In fact, trees of various shapes, sizes, and textures have been the focus of his artwork...
Recently I finished reading a book called Architecture of the Absurd (Quantuck Lane Press, New York) by a hard-bitten former university president, John Silber of Boston University, who oversaw the building of nearly 14 million square feet of varied structures for his...
Striving to provide quality care in a healing environment, healthcare facilities are taking a closer look at methods of sterilization and high-level disinfection for reusable medical equipment. Prevalent practices, including the use of ethylene oxide and...
