With a prolific output of books, articles, and presentations—in addition to the indelible design stamp she’s left on numerous healthcare facility projects, large and small—Jain Malkin is one of the best-known and most respected experts in healthcare design, particularly when it comes to evidence-based design. Her book Hospital Interior Architecture, published in 1992, was the first to propose a research-based approach to design.
We’ve been talking about it for years now, how the American healthcare landscape has been—and continues to be—radically altered in pursuit of a more sustainable system of better care, lower costs, and a healthier population. It’s a revolution, really, and the rooms and buildings in which healthcare happens have no choice but to change to meet these needs.
Among the many recent changes executed in workflow and campus redirection for Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., the restructuring of its emergency department stands out as one of the most dramatic shifts, a shift that made Kari Houser, director of construction and project management for Gundersen, quite nervous.
The story of Gundersen Health System’s La Crosse, Wis., campus renewal begins with the retreating glaciers that formed the Coulee Region 500,000 years ago.
To paraphrase the great Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap: This one goes to 11.
The third annual HCD 10, as always, honors a group of individuals and organizations that made a significant mark on the healthcare design landscape over the past year. We have 10 categories, covering a range of professions, as a way to focus attention on the value and necessity of different perspectives coming together when it’s time to turn a healthcare vision into a building, or a room, or a campus.
The new Scripps Critical Care Building, designed by Perkins+Will, was completed in September 2014 to serve residents of the seaside community of Encinitas, Calif. The project consists of a new, two-story critical care building and central energy plant, connected to and serving an existing 150-bed community hospital.
When we launched The HCD 10 awards three years ago, the goal was to give attention to the diverse range of professionals who contribute to the design process—and to do so in a targeted way, distinguishing 10 different areas of expertise from which to choose our winners. The fine-tuning process is continual; each year, we’ve reconsidered and tweaked our categories, revised our submission form, and debated the judging criteria. We probably always will.
Dr. Carolyn PoonWoo and the designers, Bruce Stratton and Stephanie Kamburis of Southside Design, wanted to create a calm, welcoming, and technologically-advanced dental office. An existing one-story building with a basement was purchased by the client and completely renovated. The facility includes five operatories for a variety of dental procedures, as well as six hygiene rooms.
This article was originally published on Feb. 28, 2014, and is among Healthcare Design's Top 10 most-read articles of 2014. To see a full list, click here.
The first new hospital built in Montgomery County, Maryland, in 35 years, Holy Cross Germantown is also the first hospital constructed on a community college campus. This partnership between Montgomery College and the Trinity Health/Holy Cross system will expand training opportunities for healthcare workers while bringing healthcare to residents who had previously traveled 20 miles to the flagship Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.
Indiana University Health and the building team on the Riley Hospital for Children Simon Family Tower at IU Health signed an integrated project delivery (IPD) contract for the design and construction of the 360,000-square-foot hospital addition in 2009.
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