American Recovery and Reinvestment Act early returns

Has the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act returned any new orders, contracts, hiring, or other changes in your…

ASID: The practice of narrative medicine

While reading a chapter from the book A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, I learned about the…

ASID: Bariatric Design: An Emerging Concern for Healthcare Designers

Ever since height and weight statistics were first compiled in 1960, the average weight of the general population…

Finding a Balance between Capital Costs and Life-cycle Goals

As a new frugality motivates Americans to do more with less in this recession, healthcare leaders likewise have…

Having a fully integrated design and construction team

Managing budget pitfalls in hospital construction

Should hospitals have separate seating areas for bariatric patients?

Should hospitals have separate seating areas for bariatric patients? 39.5% – Yes, the bariatric population needs to be…

The First 15 Feet

Let’s start at the very beginning” may apply as much to designing an acute care patient room as…

Interior design for rural healthcare

Photograpsher: Jerry Swanson At Mercy Medical Center, the addition of conference and event centers allows hospitals to become…