by Tracey Walker | Aug 18, 2021 | Projects
The $270 million Texas Health Frisco was completed in 2019, the culmination of an ambitious goal to evolve the traditional healthcare facility to become a “health facilitator” that integrates community wellness and preventive care programs. Part of achieving that...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 18, 2021 | News
Outreach Community Health Centers (OCHC; Milwaukee), a primary care, family care, and behavioral health services provider, is planning a new addition that will connect to its current clinic building. The $15 million, 58,000 square-foot facility will provide expanded...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 18, 2021 | Trends
With a career in primary care, public health, and healthcare administration, Avein Saaty-Tafoya most recently opened her own consulting firm focused on medical and nonprofit administration and evidence-based design. “By being thoughtful, decisive, hospitable, and...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 17, 2021 | News
Hunter Properties (Cupertino, Calif.) and Arcadia Development (San Jose, Calif.) are planning to build a medical office building (MOB) as part of Evergreen Circle, an 80-acre development that includes 250 homes, sports fields, retail, restaurants, and small parks,...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 17, 2021 | Trends
Approaches to behavioral health design have been evolving in recent years, guided by input from patients as well as staff and families on the supportive and protective measures desired to create healing environments for all. The rise in telehealth in response to the...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 17, 2021 | Trends
The Design Showcase recognizes four additional projects that were named Finalists in the competition. Here, we share a few of their unique design elements that stood out to jurors. Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, Pa. Submitted by CallisonRTKL Evangelical...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 16, 2021 | News
The American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA; Overland Park, Kan.) recently released its “Future of Healthcare Task Force Report” that examines healthcare design and provides recommendations that architects and facility mangers should consider to improve access...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 16, 2021 | Projects
A new 1,700-bed, 2 million-square-foot building housing clinical care and teaching and research programs, the Guilin Medical School Affiliated Hospital is expected to be completed in December 2023. However, its planning and concept so far earned it an Award of Merit...
by Tracey Walker | Aug 16, 2021 | News
Norman Regional Health System (Norman, Okla.) and behavioral health provider Oceans Healthcare (Plano, Texas) are planning a new freestanding behavioral health hospital at Norman Regional Hospital’s Porter campus in Norman. It will replace the existing 20-bed...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 16, 2021 | Projects
As a whole, the NewYork-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center in Manhattan houses three distinct programs: ambulatory care; an integrative health and well-being center; and the newest addition, a hospital for women and newborns. Largely constructed following the opening...
