by Tracey Walker | Feb 4, 2021 | News
The Center for Health Design is accepting nominations for its annual Changemaker Award, which recognizes an individual or organization that has demonstrated an exceptional ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built and whose work has a...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 4, 2021 | Trends
After completing graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Maher joined MASS Design Group in early 2014, spending his first two years working at the firm’s office in Kigali, Rwanda. Now based in Chicago, Maher has led projects across the globe,...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 4, 2021 | News
Plans are progressing on a new Veterans Affairs (VA) replacement medical center in Louisville, Ky., according to an article in Louisville Courier Journal. The project will replace the current Robley Rex VA Medical Center and include a 104-bed hospital, parking...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 3, 2021 | News
SwedishAmerican Hospital (Rockford, Ill.), a division of UW Health (Madison, Wis.), is poised to open its new $55 million women and children’s tower in Rockford, according to an article in Rockford Register Star. The four-story, 120,000-square-foot project will...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2021 Healthcare Design Product Innovation Awards, an annual program that celebrates advancements in the design of products serving the healthcare design industry. Jurors, appointed by Healthcare Design, will review all...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 2, 2021 | News
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID; Washington, D.C.) has named Gary Wheeler as CEO and Susan Chung to vice president, research and knowledge. Wheeler previously was appointed as interim CEO and has more than 40 years of industry experience. A longtime...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Northwest Health—La Porte (La Porte, Ind.), a full-service, acute care hospital, has opened [correct?] in La Porte. The four-floor, 200,000-square foot facility replaces the aging La Porte Hospital and features 84 private inpatient rooms with private bathrooms. The...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 1, 2021 | News
HKS (Dallas) and Arup (London) released a new report for hospital executives, facility directors, planners, and designers that outlines seven principles for pandemic-resilient facility design. The report, “The Pandemic-Resilient Hospital: How Design Can Help...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 1, 2021 | Projects
The 4,800-square-foot Acero Dental Office in Henderson, Nev., delivers a design that recognizes the benefits of a physical and mental connection to nature for its patients and staff. To that end, the project integrates green space with architecture with a visual...
by Tracey Walker | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Proximity to a healthcare facility may be a bigger factor than ever in where patients choose to seek care, according to a recent survey by JLL, a real estate and investment management firm. In the poll, 83 percent of patients stated they would prefer to be near their...
