Clinic growth isn’t going anywhere, at least not for a while. Deborah Franqui, healthcare market leader at Leo A Daly and coordinator of healthcare design programs at University of Miami School of Architecture (Miami), says the trend is fueled by increasing demand for primary care services.
The desire to improve patient experience and support new models of care is driving an evolution of how modern clinics and ambulatory spaces are being designed.
The days of sports medicine being a service line that simply addresses the repair of injury and return to play are going…going…gone. Instead, the specialty today is tinged with notes of wellness and holistic care, with just as much attention paid to proper training and prevention as treating the average ankle sprain.
The new Ghana Ridge Hospital will provide contemporary facilities that reflect the current social aspirations of the rapidly developing African country. Since existing infrastructure at the site already serves as the main healthcare provider in the city of Accra, Ghana, the government’s Ministry of Health has been developing a comprehensive master plan that will increase the facilities’ program to 600 beds and more than 12 surgical theaters.
When the city of Hackensack, N.J., designated the current site of Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI) for redevelopment, the organization—the only of its kind in Bergen County to provide free primary healthcare to uninsured, low-income working adults—had to find a new home.
The Center for Health Design named the winners of its 2016 Changemaker Award who will be recognized at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference being held Nov. 12-15 in Houston.
The effort to promote and support population health and wellness has few rivals in its influence on healthcare today, inspiring the planning, design, and construction community to create environments that help providers deliver on that mission. The solutions being brought to the table vary widely, though, each in its own way answering the call. Healthcare Design asked industry members how wellness is being defined in their work—and they showed us.
The effort to promote and support population health and wellness has few rivals in its influence on healthcare today, inspiring the planning, design, and construction community to create environments that help providers deliver on that mission. The solutions being brought to the table vary widely, though, each in its own way answering the call. Healthcare Design asked industry members how wellness is being defined in their work—and they showed us.
The effort to promote and support population health and wellness has few rivals in its influence on healthcare today, inspiring the planning, design, and construction community to create environments that help providers deliver on that mission. The solutions being brought to the table vary widely, though, each in its own way answering the call. Healthcare Design asked industry members how wellness is being defined in their work—and they showed us.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va., is a 525-bed tertiary referral center with wings built in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s and also includes Sentara Heart Hospital, which opened in 2006.
The effort to promote and support population health and wellness has few rivals in its influence on healthcare today, inspiring the planning, design, and construction community to create environments that help providers deliver on that mission. The solutions being brought to the table vary widely, though, each in its own way answering the call. Healthcare Design asked industry members how wellness is being defined in their work—and they showed us.
