It's hard to believe that we are almost a third of the way through 2007 and that 2006 is falling further behind us. I hope that the year is treating you well so far and your resolutions are holding up. Here at The Center, we have resolved to make this year our...
A modern hospital running without computers is unthinkable. Computers run everything these days–equipment (medical/surgical/radiological), clinical laboratory instruments, medical record systems, administrative operations, and patient/family entertainment. Usually...
We’ve all heard that hospitals are “dangerous places”. Just what does that mean? The increasing fear of being a patient in even the best hospitals in the United States has to do primarily with two things: avoidable medical errors and hospital-acquired infections due...
In the first part of this article, we discussed the strategic value of the request for proposals (RFPs)—why this “first date” of the project relationship is crucial to long-term planning, efficient operations, and the ongoing mission of delivering quality healthcare....
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently reported a 14% increase in U.S. emergency room cases between 1997 and 2000. NCHS attributed part of the jump to the growing number of people with the highest rate of emergency room and inpatient hospital use...
Upon entering the new atrium at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire, visitors are greeted with a large, welcoming statement of healing and renewal in the form of “Changing Seasons”, a 13′6″ × 11′6″ fused glass and steel installation created by artists Dr....
“Run until apprehended”. These were the three words Cheryl Herbert, president of OhioHealth's new Dublin Methodist Hospital (DMH), instilled in every member of the project team as we began the challenging endeavor of designing a hospital to be better than any that had ever before existed. With a client offering us the freedom to use our imaginations and creativity, we realized the tremendous opportunity ahead of the team of designers and the OhioHealth organization.
Today's hospitals are not just for patients. When someone becomes sick, the whole family is affected and the entire family unit should be embraced. Also, a key component for today's healthcare systems is the creation of a strong caregiving staff that is also happy...
GREENGUARD-certified countertops The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute has designated Silestone® Quartz as GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certifi ed. The certifi cation means that Silestone Quartz emits low-to-no-emissions of toxic chemicals into the indoor...
If your health system is planning a major facilities renovation or new construction project, you've probably already thought about the architect and the contractor. But how will you bridge the gaps between design, construction, and the end user? How will you ensure...
Based on “Can Planning Innovations Coexist With Today's Construction Cost Crisis? Case Study: Palomar Medical Center West”, a presentation at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.06, November 7, 2006, in Chicago by Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA, Principal, CO Architects, Los Angeles; Frances Moore, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, CO Architects, Los Angeles; Bill Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA, Principal, Anshen+Allen, San Francisco; and Joe Hook, LEED AP, Vice-President, Estimating, Rudolph and Sletten, San Diego.
Over the past few years, the construction industry has been hit with a flurry of steep price increases in material costs. This is expected to continue, but the healthcare construction market has flourished of late and looks to continue that trend. HEALTHCARE DESIGN...
