Opened in summer, the new Mazzoni Center offers a new home for comprehensive health and social services delivered to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community.
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Research Matters: Pre-op/Post-op Areas
The latest Research Matters blog from The Center for Health Design looks at a 2017 article that offers insight into pre-op/post-op design and how these environments can either support or hinder nursing work.
All Together Now: Cancer Care Trend Report
Healthcare Design looks inside recent cancer care projects that captured our attention over the past year, serving as ambitious examples of how to deliver on goals to lessen patient stress and fatigue, often via the consolidation of services.
Call For Presentations Opens For 2018 HCD Expo
Session proposals on topics ranging from designing for patient satisfaction to innovations in facility management are currently being accepted for the event to be held in Phoenix.
Hello From The Other Side
Is healthcare ready for the baby boomers? One senior living design expert isn’t so sure.
HCD Expo Session: Critical Access 30 Miles At Sea
The island community of Nantucket, Mass., will see a replacement of its Nantucket Cottage Hospital complete with faux dormers, double-hung windows, and a human scale that reads more as big house than hospital.
HCD Expo Keynote: How To Be Unmistakable
Wrapping up the HCD Expo in Orlando, Fla., podcast host and author Srinivas Rao shared the secret behind being unmistakable and making competition irrelevant.
Nightingale Award Winners Named At HCD Expo
Winners of the annual Nightingale Awards presented by Healthcare Design and Contract magazines were announced Monday at the Healthcare Design Expo.
PHOTO TOUR: The Birth Place At Olathe Medical Center
Olathe Medical Center’s new 109,000-square-foot, four-story obstetrics wing delivers a new birth experience to parents.
Research Matters: Toilet Room Grab Bars
The latest Research Matters blog from The Center for Health Design looks at a 2017 study on accessibility standards and findings that suggest how alternative grab bar configurations can improve toilet transfers.
PHOTO TOUR: Salem Health Rehabilitation Center
The center serves patients of all ages in a park-like setting and includes an accessible playground.
HCD Expo Preview: Designing Quiet Buildings
A session on designing to control noise will be presented by the AAHID at the upcoming Healthcare Design Expo & Conference. Solutions will include consideration of background noise levels, sound isolation, and materials.