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Inova Heart and Vascular Institute FALLS CHURCH, VA

The Inova Heart and Vascular Institute expands the mission of the Heart Center at Inova Fairfax Hospital by providing education, research, and treatment programs featuring state-of-the-art design and advanced technology. The Institute's diagnostic and treatment...

Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON

The design promotes a welcoming, residential atmosphere for children and adolescents, many of whom spend an extended period of time in the unit receiving treatment. The unit features a central infusion space with clusters of recliners organized into play zones for...

The Birthplace at Gaston Memorial Hospital GASTONIA, NC

This 52-bed LDPP program is housed on one floor along with a 24-bed NICU on a site 50 feet below the diagnostic level. The project includes a new education center, surgery waiting area, and expansion of the cancer program. The solution for the Birthing Center...

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AS PLACEBO

(Excerpted from Charles Jencks's essay, “Maggie Centres and the Architectural Placebo,” to be published in the forthcoming book The Architecture in Hospitals in November 2005, NAi Publishers, The Netherlands. With permission.) My own scepticism on architectural...

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, CA

Project category: Project in progress (January 2009) Chief administrator: Walter Noce, Jr., President and CEO, (323) 660-2450 Firm: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, (213) 617-1901 Design team: Ted A. Hyman, AIA, Partner-in-Charge; Doss Mabe, FAIA, Design Partner;...

Long Island Jewish Medical Center NEW HYDE PARK, NY

Project category: Project in progress (December 2007) Chief administrator: Dennis Dowling, Senior VP and COO, (718) 474-7764 Firm: Larsen Shein Ginsberg Snyder, LLP, (212) 803-0300 Design team: David Ginsberg, FAIA, Partner-In-Charge; Jonathan Miller, AIA, Design...

Indian River Memorial Hospital VERO BEACH, FL

Project category: New construction (completed February 2005) Chief administrator: Jeffrey L. Susi, President and CEO, (772) 567-4311 Firm: Jonathan Bailey Associates, (469) 227-3900 Design team: Tom Dwyer, Principal-in-Charge; Johnny Lau, Project Manager; Nestor...

Lutheran Heart Pavilion FORT WAYNE, IN

Project category: Addition (completed December 2004) Chief administrator: Thomas D. Miller, Chief Executive Officer, (260) 435-7011 Firm: MSKTD & Associates, Inc., (260) 432-9337 Design team: Chuck Braden, Principal-in-Charge, Healthcare Planner; Nick Slater,...

Florida Hospital Orlando—Patient Tower ORLANDO, FL

The new 15-story Patient Tower at Florida Hospital Orlando incorporates the vision, practice, and people of Florida Hospital. It capitalizes on the healing environment created by its proximity to Lake Estelle, providing optimal views for patients, family, and staff....

Physicians Hospital East EL PASO, TX

Physicians Hospital East, built in response to El Paso's growing population, is located on a 68-acre developing medical campus. The $34 million, three-level, 75,000-square-foot, 40-bed acute general hospital houses an extensive Imaging Department, a six-operating-room...

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