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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…

Having a fully integrated design and construction team

Managing budget pitfalls in hospital construction

The digital transition

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

Navigating the choppy waters of the financial downturn

“Make no little plan. They have no magic to stir men’s blood.” –Daniel Burnham, father of the Chicago…

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 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…

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…