A friend of mine in New Orleans has a favorite saying: “Laissez bon temps roulez—let the good times roll!” That's how we're feeling at HEALTHCARE DESIGN right now, several weeks after the conclusion of our HEALTHCARE DESIGN .03 conference. As an editor, I've been to...
A new design initiative in the residential industry called evidence-based design is surfacing, and its benefits may translate to the healthcare industry. Evidence-based design becomes connected to anticipated patient outcomes by being research-informed, i.e., through...
High-impact signs The Impression Series from Cooper Signage & Graphics, Inc., offers personalization to fit any interior at a fraction of the cost of custom-designed and -fabricated signage. These signs are available as wall plaques or single- or double-faced...
It is interesting, when delving into the history of Architecture, to see how little the “common man” figures into the overall scheme of things. Those soaring, spectacular Gothic cathedrals, for example, were built not for man's comfortable contemplation, but to...
For hospitals planning a building program, one of the most fundamental questions is whether to construct a new hospital or expand/renovate the existing facility. Each hospital faces different circumstances, so this decision must account for the approach best...
Every hospital goes through an-nual planning exercises to help it meet patients' needs most ef-fectively in the upcoming year. Is facility planning on your list? It should be, because facilities play such a vital role in the function of an organization. If your staff...
It has been said that evidence-based design is the natural parallel and analog to evidence-based medicine. It is the deliberate attempt to base design decisions on the best available research evidence. Healthcare architecture can be powerfully influenced by the...
When the weather grows cooler and as the major fall holidays come and go, many of us grow a bit introspective at the passing of yet another year. The idiom that time passes more quickly as the years tick by feels more and more true. And, in a decade of “doing more...
Photography By Tony Lopez, East End Film and Digital Corporation This past year, nearly 50,000 patients visited the emergency department at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC) in East Patchogue, New York. The new Clare F. Rose Emergency, Trauma, and...
In 1998, Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois, was a 70-year-old institution looking to change its image from a “rural hospital” to that of a regional medical center. For this to happen, Condell needed improved circulation for patients, staff, and...
How can an architect uncover the innermost thoughts and feelings of patients, families, and staff to create a physical environment in which every experience contributes to the transformative process of healing? This fundamental challenge prompted our firm, Astorino,...
Healthcare facilities are becoming ever more complex, making them more maze-like and unfriendly to their users. Factors such as poor vision, low literacy levels, and multilingual needs blend to become a nightmare when attempts at communicating complex medical jargon...
