by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2003 | News
For hospitals planning a building program, one of the most fundamental questions is whether to construct a new hospital or expand/renovate the existing facility. Each hospital faces different circumstances, so this decision must account for the approach best...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2003 | News
Photography By Tony Lopez, East End Film and Digital Corporation This past year, nearly 50,000 patients visited the emergency department at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC) in East Patchogue, New York. The new Clare F. Rose Emergency, Trauma, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2003 | News
A new design initiative in the residential industry called evidence-based design is surfacing, and its benefits may translate to the healthcare industry. Evidence-based design becomes connected to anticipated patient outcomes by being research-informed, i.e., through...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2003 | News
Every hospital goes through an-nual planning exercises to help it meet patients’ needs most ef-fectively in the upcoming year. Is facility planning on your list? It should be, because facilities play such a vital role in the function of an organization. If your...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2003 | News
In 1998, Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois, was a 70-year-old institution looking to change its image from a “rural hospital” to that of a regional medical center. For this to happen, Condell needed improved circulation for patients, staff, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Project category: New construction (completed June 2002) Chief administrator: Steven Oster, Executive Director of Ambulatory Services, (203) 967-6194 Firm: TRO/The Ritchie Organization, (617) 969-9400 Design team: Robert W. Hoye, AIA, Project Executive, President;...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Adirondack Medical Center is located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. The primary goals of this small acute care hospital were to provide a comfortable and familiar setting for regional folks, as well as to equip the hospital for future technologic...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Before designing Sentara CarePlex Hospital, we asked staff, doctors, and patients to tell us what features would make the care and the patients’ healthcare experience the best possible. We designed the hospital to support their answers. The hospital features a...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Mercy Hospital is a licensed, 284-bed community hospital that is part of the Alegent Health system, based in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to acute care services, the hospital provides behavioral health services. The Mercy Hospital campus includes two medical office...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
The Indiana Heart Hospital is not only Indiana’s first dedicated heart hospital to meet the growing needs of patients and their families, but a partnership with GE Medical Systems, making The Indiana Heart Hospital the world’s first paperless, filmless,...
