All images courtesy of K.R. Moeller Associates, Ltd. Over the past several years, researchers have highlighted the importance of acoustic control in healthcare settings. Topics include patients' right to speech privacy, as well as the physical and psychological...
Recliner/sleeper chair ZZZZZ from Elements of Care provides the options of a chair, a recliner with ottoman, or a bed with the push of a button or flip of the wrist. The back reclines to any position via a pneumatic piston; an optional storage ottoman slides out from...
I recently attended a presentation by Cynthia Leibrock, MA, ASID, Hon. IIDA, in San Francisco that addressed the unique design needs of different healthcare populations. It started me thinking about the opportunity each and every one of us involved in creating the...
Is I write this we are approaching the opening day for HEALTHCARE DESIGN.05, our third annual conference, which runs from November 6-9 in Scottsdale, Arizona. It will come as a surprise to no one that recently we carefully reviewed our registrant listings to see which...
Project category: New construction (completed May 2004) Chief administrator: Lynn Mergen, Chief Executive Officer, (972) 963-3045 Firm: RTKL Associates, Inc., (214) 871-8877 Design team: Brad Barker, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; John Castorina, AIA, ACHA, Design Leader;...
Maggie Keswick Jencks couldn't have said it better than that. Diagnosed with cancer in 1988, she asked herself many questions, including “How am I going to deal with this?” and “What are the questions that I should have asked my doctor but didn't?” She felt that...
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore recently commissioned planning, architectural, and engineering services for a Labor/Delivery/Recovery Suite and Postpartum addition and renovation on the hospital campus. As part of this project, the firm conducted focus groups with the...
Project category: New construction (completed December 2002) Chief administrator: Richard Becker, MD, Chief Executive Officer, (202) 715-4000 Firms: HKS, Inc., (214) 969-5599; Tobey + Davis, (703) 318-5000 Design team: Don Pyskacek, Assistant Vice-President,...
Increasing volume in surgical procedures and increased market share in the downriver communities have placed heavy burdens on the existing Oakwood Southshore Medical Center operating suite. To support the growth in primarily outpatient procedures, the Oakwood...
Project category: Project in progress (May 2007) Chief administrator: Nancy Harris, Cancer Center Director, (714) 771-8259 Firm: Chong Partners Architecture, (415) 433-0120 Design team: Adam Woltag, Project Designer; Joseph Marshall, Project Architect; Tatiana...
Project category: New construction (completed January 2005) Chief administrator: Marion McGowan, Interim President and CEO, (717) 544-5848 Firm: IKM Incorporated, (412) 281-1337 Design team: Mihai Marcu, AIA, Project Executive; John C. Schrott III, AIA, ACHA,...
