An estimated 75% of healthcare construction projects involve an expansion or renovation of an existing hospital. The healthcare construction industry is currently experiencing tremendous growth because of advancing technology, outdated healthcare facilities, an aging...
In this age of super-size budget reductions and bariatric-size facility expansions, hospitals are increasingly looking to Lean processes. These processes don't address weight loss, but instead seek to create value through greater efficiencies and less waste in all...
The nurses' station is the fulcrum of activity on the inpatient hospital floor. At some point, virtually every hospital function intersects at this critical junction, often simultaneously, via impromptu meetings among a wide cross-section of hospital staff. This...
Healthcare design has undergone rapid changes in just a few short years, with a renewed focus to improve not only the overall healthcare experience for the patient, but also staff satisfaction. Design and construction trends in newly constructed hospitals and...
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Richard Florida's book, The Rise of the Creative Class, develops the idea that people in their middle and older ages want a continuing lifestyle of stimulating amenities and cultural opportunities. The challenge for those in aging-related housing and services is to...
With the release of three reports by the Institute of Medicine early last summer, the rest of America learned what those of us in the healthcare industry have known for some time: Emergency departments are in a nationwide crisis. The product of a two-year analysis of...
Known for its modern architecture, manicured landscaping, and business friendly climate, Singapore, a country roughly three times the size of Washington, DC, may soon have another reason to boast: It's working to create one of the most advanced healthcare systems in...
The size, scale, and exterior materials respond to the wider campus and urban context to provide a recognizable symbol for YUMC and the new Severance Hospital Educational buildings, civic buildings, and healthcare buildings all have roles to play in supporting their...
It was a watershed moment for hospital design in the United Kingdom in 1992 when the British government introduced the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Under this new system, the National Health Service (NHS) began contracting with private-sector consortia to...
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed December 2005) Chief administrator: Richard H. Peterson, President and CEO, (206) 320-2000 Firm: Callison, (206) 623-4646 Design team: Bob Hutnik, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Janet Faulkner, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal;...
The new Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is designed to achieve the aggressive Platinum-level LEED certification, unprecedented in the healthcare market. It is the first major development on a 700-acre brownfield site that was formerly the municipal...
