Outpatient Operations: Putting the Patient First at Northwestern Memorial

In 2009, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare recognized that healthcare reform was coming down the pike and with it the…

HAIs Linked to Design Features and Materials

Emerging results from a large study focused on the relationships between design and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) point to…

The Network for Improving the Healthcare Built Environment

Penn Medicine Considers Big Med

 What do The Cheesecake Factory and the University of Pennsylvania Health System have in common? It was a…

Two Emergency Departments, Many Lessons Learned

In “Lessons Learned from Two Emergency Departments,” a session at the 2012 HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference, Kathy Bell from…

Conference Attendees Preview Energy Benchmarking Results

Preliminary results of the Benchmarking 2.0 Report for Health Care Facilities from the IFMA Health Care Institute, American…

Parker Inspires Progress in Healthcare Design

When The Center for Health Design (CHD) created its Changemaker award, the intent was to recognize those who…

Opening Ceremonies: HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference Kicks Off in 2012

As the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference celebrated the kickoff of its 10th year with close to 4,000 attendees at…

Anticipating the Demon: Planning and Programming Mistakes