Ecological intensive care
As Mother Nature offered up a wonderful bout of late-summer sunshine this past September, a group of healthcare…
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Designing for staff and patients
Healthcare design has undergone rapid changes in just a few short years, with a renewed focus to improve…
News November 1The Integrated Operating Room
Integrated operating rooms (I-ORs), when optimally designed, can lessen the complexity of the most complicated environment in the…
News November 1In 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…
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