by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Uncategorized
As the largest healthcare provider in the East Valley of Metropolitan Phoenix, Desert Samaritan treats close to 45,000 patients annually, with the number growing each year. To meet demand, increase the hospital’s state-of-the-art services and gain further...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
Children’s Cancer Hospital in Cairo will be anything but typical. As a teaching facility, built and operated solely by donations, it will provide a benchmark of healthcare excellence for the children of Egypt and the Middle East, incorporating Western standards...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Uncategorized
Form follows function at Hematology & Oncology Associates, where it is clear that the needs of patients and staff were given the utmost consideration in the planning and designing of the new facility. Innovative design allowed for better flow of patients and...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
The primary design criterion was to provide a transition from a semiprivate patient room floor with a single central nursing/staff area to a unit with 24 private patient rooms. The 24 rooms are divided into two 12-bed wings, each with its own nursing station and...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
The benefactor, Mrs. JoAnn Jones, stated the project’s goal: “To create a sensitive environment so that when women visited for the first time, they would step inside and know immediately they were in the right place and would be taken care of.” The benefactor,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
PROJECT CATEGORY New Construction (completed November 2000) CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR Ken Navarro, CEO, Healthtrax, Inc., (860) 633-5572 FIRM O’Connor Gordon Architectural Group, LLP, (609) 448-3888 DESIGN TEAM David Sessions, Design/Builder (CASLE Corporation); Mary...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
Project Category New Construction (completed May 2001) CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR Lisa Favell, Director of Capital Projects, Cancer Care Ontario, (519) 434-3777 FIRM Vermeulen/Hind Architects, (905) 628-1500 DESIGN TEAM Mary Jo Hind, Principal, Design Architect; Chris...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
Treatment of cancer patients has been characterized as requiring personalized care coupled with technology and humanity. The administration of a rigorous program of chemotherapy requires a facility that will help mitigate the stress and anxiety experienced by patients...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Trends
Trying to operate a cardiology group practice with 24 cardiologists in five separate facilities was a logistical nightmare for The Heart Center, in Huntsville, Alabama. In an effort to consolidate operations, become more efficient and accommodate more growth in the...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2002 | Uncategorized
This 500,000-square-foot Comprehensive Cancer Center contains radiation therapy, infusion therapy, inpatient beds, research facilities, operating rooms, recovery and surgical intensive care beds, and ancillary support services. The hospital’s previous Oncology...
