by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 30, 2020 | News
In the healthcare design response to COVID-19, one of the biggest hurdles to clear is delivering fast, effective building systems and infrastructure. As we see the industry roll out solutions like temporary structures and field hospitals, retrofit existing hospital...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 30, 2020 | News
The Quality Inn hotel in Florissant, Mo., has been converted into a care site amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article in 5OnYourSide. The site has a 100-bed capacity and will be for patients who are not critically ill or in recovery. The state’s Dome at...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 29, 2020 | News
HMC Architects (Los Angeles) has published a seven-resolution climate action plan that challenges the firm’s 350-plus employees to work toward the reduction of greenhouse gasses associated with the built environment. The plan highlights ways to measure, plan, and...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 29, 2020 | Trends
The clock is ticking for leaders to meet the COVID-19 patient surge, with projections showing many states will have more patients than beds over the next four months. In response, governments and healthcare systems are devising creative ways to leverage...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 29, 2020 | News
In late March, the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) assembled a coalition of architects, engineers, and builders to help hospitals and other healthcare facilities identify and evaluate unused space that could be quickly activated to increase surge...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 28, 2020 | Trends
Designers of pediatric facilities have improved the healthcare journey of many families, creating rooms with sleeper sofas, playscapes for young patients and their siblings, and common areas decked with color and whimsy that make hospitals and clinics less scary. But...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 28, 2020 | News
Plans for two Colorado alternative care sites for recovering COVID-19 patients have changed, according to an article in the Coloradoan. A temporary hospital for non-critical COVID-19 patients that was slated to open April 18 at the Colorado Convention Center (Denver)...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 27, 2020 | News
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C., will be converted into an alternate care facility to treat COVID-19 patients who do not require intensive care, according to an article in Bisnow. The three main halls of the convention center can...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 27, 2020 | News
Mazzetti (Franklin, Tenn.), a MEP engineering design and technology/IT consulting firm, has developed a resource, “Guidance for Management of COVID-19 in Healthcare Facilities,” for firms and healthcare organizations preparing for COVID-19 patient surges. The guidance...
by Tracey Walker | Apr 27, 2020 | News
A new 66,467-square-foot medical facility is being planned in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. The three-story Lyndoch Medical Centre will include an urgent care center, pathology department, pharmacy, dental care clinic, cafe, and innovation space that will house...
