ASID: VIP rooms with concierge services, are these going to stay, grow or go away?

VIP rooms with concierge services, are these going to stay, grow or go away? With the universal healthcare…

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The imperative for Evidence Based research

In my last posting, I talked about the need for designers to conduct research. As trained professionals, we…

ASID: Lean 101 – How Lean Relates to Healthcare Design

I’ve been hearing the word “Lean” a lot lately. So what exactly is Lean and how does it…

ASID: How will Virtual House Calls impact future healthcare facility expansions?

In case you haven’t noticed over the past 18 months, people are being very cautious about spending money,…

ASID: Building up and patient well-being

Expansion is expensive. There is really no way around the costs associated with building a larger and improved…

Design Lessons Learned from Inpatient Experience

Designers who have been confined to a hospital bed identify with the concerns of the end user. These…

Accessible Healthcare It's More than Facility Access

Photography by Agi Studio Photography by Agi Studio When facility planners and designers think about healthcare accessibility, they…

Looking back to move forward

As some of you might recall, I made a plea in my March 2010 column for more postoccupancy…