The researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago unpacked their story in a straightforward, methodical manner during the team’s presentation at the 2014 Healthcare Design Conference, titled “Centralized vs.
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Palomar Medical Center: Two Years Later
It’s been a rough road in a lot of ways for Palomar Medical Center (PMC) in Escondido, Calif., which opened in August 2012 and touted itself as the “hospital of the future.” Costing just shy of $1 billion (partially funded by a voter-approved $496 million bond issue), it laid off 84 workers less than a year after opening, citing lower Medicare payments, declines in reimbursement, concern over a drop in patient satisfa
PHOTO TOUR: St. Joseph Internal Medicine MOB
St. Joseph Internal Medicine’s new medical office building was completed in October 2014. The practice in this $6.2 million building is an accredited patient-centered medical home with both NCQA and Stage A for Medicaid. Twenty providers and 50 exam rooms are accommodated in this 23,000-square-foot facility.
Healthcare Design Honors The Year’s Top Projects, Individuals At Awards Ceremony
At a special awards luncheon on Sunday at the 2014 Healthcare Design Conference in San Diego, Healthcare Design honored the winners from its various competitions: the Healthcare Design Showcase, Remodel/Renovation Competition, Landscape Architecture for Healthcare Communities, and The HCD 10.
Welcome To The 2014 Healthcare Design Conference
The 12th annual Healthcare Design Conference officially kicked off yesterday, with workshops, networking receptions, and on-site tours of recent healthcare projects in and around our host city of San Diego. And today, we dive into the educational sessions in earnest, with 55 individual sessions to choose from plus an awards ceremony luncheon, an invigorating keynote presentation from artist and entrepreneur Erik Wahl, and our welcome reception in the Exhibit Hall.
PHOTO TOUR: Mercer Ambulatory Clinic
As part of its long-term vision, Mercer University School of Medicine had been seeking a medical home model for Mercer Medicine to answer a growing need for community health services in central Georgia. To that end, in fall 2012, it engaged McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture to renovate the former home of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame into its new multispecialty ambulatory clinic.
More Support For A Room Of One’s Own
Private patient rooms have gained such widespread acceptance in the U.S. that it’s pretty much step one in any large-scale acute care renovation or new-build project. And arguments have been made—and evidence gathered—in support of single beds in other types of care facilities, as well, from senior care settings all the way down to NICUs.
PHOTO TOUR: Southdown Institute
The Southdown Institute is a charitable organization that provides mental health and addictions assessment and treatment programs to the international religious community. The focus of the care centers is to promote health and well-being through the integration of psychological treatment and the Catholic spiritual tradition.
Infection Prevention: What Design Can Do
As we all track the Ebola story with acute interest and concern, healthcare design industry professionals (like everyone else in healthcare) are struggling to consider ways in which they might be able to stem the spread of disease within the care environment. When a virus like this takes hold, and even strict protocols prove not to be foolproof, the urgency of the matter demands real innovation, and fast.
Caring For Cancer Kids: Innovative Designs
Inspired by a young cancer patient named Hendo who underwent two bone marrow transplants before dying at age 3, the Institute for Patient-Centered Design launched its Family-Centered Cancer Care Design Competition this year.
Are You Top 10 Material?
Now it its third year, Healthcare Design’s HCD 10 Awards will once again honor those who’ve made a significant mark on our industry over the past 12 months. Because any given design project—be it a waiting room remodel or multibuilding wellness campus—is a team effort, The HCD 10 recognizes professionals across the spectrum of design, with 10 different categories of nominees.
We’ve fine-tuned things a bit this year in our categories, which are as follows:
PHOTO TOUR: The Women’s Center
The Women’s Center is a landmark facility that houses two primary tenants, Asante Women’s Imaging, and The Women’s Health Center of Southern Oregon. The project prominently features natural materials that emphasize both beauty and durability, and also connect the building with the surrounding context. Local stone and wood products are featured throughout the building.
