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…

Meridian Health and Cornell University team up to study Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Transforming Care project

When planning of the $300 million expansion and renovation of Meridian Health’s Jersey Shore University Medical Center began…

The digital transition

In publishing circles, the debate has been raging for years now. With the closing of some high-profile daily…