by HCD Guest Author | May 9, 2019 | Trends
Every day, we’re all faced with more work to do than can realistically be done in eight hours. So, we prioritize, we delegate, we start a little earlier or stay a little later, and we move into the next day with both new challenges and leftover baggage. The era of the...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 8, 2019 | Trends
While efforts to improve the patient experience may be the primary driver behind healthcare design projects today, staff satisfaction isn’t far behind. Healthcare worker recruitment and retention is a critical issue for any organization, as is physician and nurse...
by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2019 | Trends
Growing awareness of the importance of behavioral healthcare is renewing focus on the design of inpatient psychiatric facilities, with the goal to provide welcoming, relaxing, safe environments that put patients at ease and help them be receptive to their treatment....
by HCD Guest Author | May 6, 2019 | Trends
Structural drawings are an important part of the construction documents for a healthcare facility. They provide information to the contractor regarding the foundations, superstructure, and construction materials to use on a specific project. A good set of structural...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2019 | News
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA) Reid Health Services Center has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The new two-story, 70,088-square-foot medical clinic includes 19...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2019 | Projects
With a goal to further its mission to help patients be well, get well, and stay well, Virtua Health (Marlton, N.J.) turned to Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA; Philadelphia) to design a new cancer center. The challenge was that it required rezoning and repurposing a...
by HCD Guest Author | May 2, 2019 | News
NexCore Group has broken ground for the new CHI Health Clinic in Millard in Omaha, Neb. The clinic is patterned after a prototype NexCore developed. The new 38,700-square-foot facility will double the size of the existing clinic on the site. The CHI Health Clinic...
by HCD Guest Author | May 2, 2019 | Trends
Over the last few years, the types of flooring specified and installed in healthcare facilities has evolved in many ways, as product options available from manufacturers grow to answer healthcare’s complex needs. “When you go into a meeting with a hospital system,...
by HCD Guest Author | May 1, 2019 | News
Dewberry has hired Charlie Newsome as senior construction manager in the firm’s construction group in Raleigh, N.C. His main areas of expertise include complex multiphased construction renovations in occupied healthcare facilities. Newsome is responsible for...
by HCD Guest Author | May 1, 2019 | News
Joe Doherty has joined Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA) as principal in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Doherty has more than 25 years of experience in architecture and project management. He specializes in healthcare and workplace projects with an emphasis on...
