by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2020 | News
Healthcare has been shifting from hospital-centric care delivery to lower-cost, decentralized outpatient settings for the last couple of decades. During the HCD Virtual session “Searching for Goldilocks: Is There a Right Size Hospital?” speakers William J. Hercules,...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2020 | Projects
An affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been serving residents and tourists in Nantucket, Mass., since the 1910s. The organization’s most recent facility was built in 1957 and lacked the amenities, robust technology network, and...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2020 | News
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle), which is run by UW Medicine (Seattle), is planning to upgrade and expand, according to an article in the Seattle Times. The project calls for a $952 million tower with private patient rooms and a new emergency department, seismic...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 30, 2020 | Projects
The existing Schenzhen Children’s Hospital has been a landmark in the Futian area of Shenzhen, China, since it was established in 1998, situated on a central site on the edge of the well-known Lianhuashan urban park. In an effort to advance pediatric healthcare in the...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 25, 2020 | News
Venice Regional Bayfront Health (Venice, Fla.) and parent company Community Health Systems Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.) are forgoing plans to build a 210-bed replacement hospital and instead are opting to renovate its existing campus in Venice, according to an article in...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 25, 2020 | Trends
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject. Chris McQuillan is the global healthcare practice leader at B+H Architects (Toronto). Here, he...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 25, 2020 | News
New York will reopen a temporary field hospital on Staten Island to help treat an influx of coronavirus patients in the New York City borough, according to an article in CNBC. The field hospital is located on the grounds of South Beach Psychiatric Center, according to...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 24, 2020 | News
Speakers from a variety of backgrounds, including architecture, lighting engineering, and nursing, discussed how to support behavioral health care through facility design and lighting at the HDC Virtual session “Advancing Care In Behavioral Health Through Lighting.”...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 24, 2020 | Projects
Since 1983, Asian Health & Service Center (AHSC) has catered to the Asian population in Portland, Ore., with a mission to deliver healthcare and social services while serving as a cultural bridge between Asian and American cultures as well as the community. Over...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 24, 2020 | News
Teri Oelrich, partner at global architecture, planning, and design firm NBBJ (Boston), has been elevated to fellow of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD). The NIHD Fellows Program recognizes and appoints those NIHD members who have demonstrated...
