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In appreciation of lean processes
In this age of super-size budget reductions and bariatric-size facility expansions, hospitals are increasingly looking to Lean processes.…
News November 1Planning and Designing Highly Functional Nurses' Stations
The nurses’ station is the fulcrum of activity on the inpatient hospital floor. At some point, virtually every…
News November 1Safety Versus Aesthetics
Safety of patients and medical personnel is a hot button of concern among healthcare institutions. Patient falls, infection…
News November 1The Rise of the Creative Class
Richard Florida’s book, The Rise of the Creative Class, develops the idea that people in their middle and…
News November 1Beyond traditional treatment: Establishing art as therapy
I couldn’t understand why an important hospital like Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis would hang abstract art…
News November 1A Restorative Environment
The intense and stressful healthcare workplace environment continues to challenge healthcare leaders in their efforts to improve staff…
News November 1Everything flows
Installing custom water features in healthcare facilities requires much more care in engineering than installations in other facilities.…
News November 1CREATING A NO-WAIT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
With the release of three reports by the Institute of Medicine early last summer, the rest of America…
News November 1Infection control 101
An estimated 75% of healthcare construction projects involve an expansion or renovation of an existing hospital. The healthcare…
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