by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Uncategorized
When the Mayo Clinic’s 1.5-million-square-foot Gonda Building was dedicated in October 2001, officials of the Rochester, Minnesota, medical center were not only opening a new “front door” and lobby to the storied institution, but they were also ushering in a new...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | News
Designing a 60-bed facility for efficient expansion to 300 beds was the challenge facing the architects for The Villages Regional Hospital. The client projected the eventual expansion over the next 8 to 10 years. Many aspects—from minimizing demolition to sizing...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Amedeo Obici, an Italian immigrant and founder of Planters Peanuts™, named a hospital for his wife, Louise. The existing hospital faced a dilemma like many healthcare providers—existing buildings could not accommodate the changing needs for the delivery of...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Uncategorized
The project was to transform the ground floor of a former nurses’ residence into a stimulating, 44-space licensed daycare for the children of hospital employees. Challenges were creating a safe, stimulating environment for children; reconciling extensive program...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Planetree was founded by a patient 25 years ago as a nonprofit organization to advocate for the patient’s perspective in healthcare. Planetree’s first demonstration site, opened in 1985, was a 13-bed medical-surgical unit in San Francisco, which brought...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon, Indiana, is a hospital that reinvented itself from an inpatient-focused facility to a friendly, community-oriented outpatient hospital. A careful plan of both phased new construction and renovation facilitated this...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2003 | Trends
As we all know, change is inevitable. It’s often unpredictable and, more often than not, brings new opportunities. This is the case for The Center for Health Design. After more than a decade and a half of either producing or being associated with The Symposium...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2003 | Trends
In looking at the interior design of a space, what says “hospital”? And what can we do about it if we don’t want to hear it anymore? Recently HEALTHCARE DESIGN spoke with three interior designers who have helped lead the charge away from that institutional look...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2003 | Trends
Wall-Saving Recliner Sieste Wallsaver from Braytonspaces incorporates the award-winning features and superior strength of its sleeper version. The Wallsaver Recliner features a removable seat and a black powder-coated mechanism that only requires 5″ of space to fully...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2003 | Trends
Two years ago, a coworker and I decided that to provide the most effective design strategies for our healthcare provider clients, we needed to better understand the needs of their clients-the patients who are the actual patrons of the facilities. My colleague, Steve...
