Jennifer Silvis

The current COVID-19 pandemic presents numerous challenges for the building and design community, requiring quick retrofit solutions. But what is learned now will help the industry address future crises more effectively.

CO Architect’s Tom Chessum discusses how his firm continues to work with clients and regulatory agencies during social distancing.

HKS’s Jeffrey Stouffer shares how the firm is assisting clients with developing triage solutions for screening and adding units to accommodate patient volume.

HDR’s Hank Adams offers an inside look at how his firm is fielding requests from both public and private healthcare providers for assistance in helping them ramp up their abilities to care for patients.

The COVID-19 outbreak presents an unprecedented opportunity to analyze how healthcare facilities are performing and which design elements could have an impact on clinical operations.

A practicing emergency physician and designer, Kahler Slater’s Dr. Manuel Hernandez shares his perspective on the unfolding COVID-19 crisis in our hospitals and challenges the industry to evolve its thoughts on appropriate environments of care.

In this series, HCD shares insight from industry leaders on what they’re seeing in the field amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Here, consultant Gary Vance offers details on how he contributed to a team working to identify space where a COVID-19 behavioral health inpatient could be transferred for treatment within 24 hours.

In this series, HCD shares insight from industry leaders on what they’re seeing in the field amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Here, SmithGroup’s Stacey Yeragotelis offers details on how the firm responded to a client’s request for guidance on converting six med/surg rooms to negative pressure semi-private rooms.

A message from Healthcare Design’s editor-in-chief as the industry navigates the COVID-19 crisis.

ESa’s Sam Burnette offers insight on best practices in creating short-term negative pressure areas for the treatment of pandemic patients.