by HCD Guest Author | Nov 29, 2018 | Trends
The celebration of anniversaries provides an opportunity to pause, take stock, and recognize all that’s been achieved over a period of time. This has been especially true for The Center for Health Design as we mark our 25th anniversary this year—and we’re proud of...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 28, 2018 | Trends
As more healthcare systems recognize that preventive care is better for people’s health in the long run—as well as more economical for patients, providers, and payers—they’re shifting focus from reactive treatment to more proactive care. As such, these organizations...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 27, 2018 | Projects
The 3 million-square-foot Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University opened in January in the Cantonese city of Shunde in southeastern China. Designed by HMC Architects (Los Angeles) in collaboration with Shunde Architectural Design Institute (Shunde), it combines...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 26, 2018 | News
BWBR has announced the launch of a new operational planning service that assists hospitals and organizations in meeting efficiency, experience, quality, and safety goals. Leading the new service is David Voller, a veteran operations’ executive whose experience spans...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 26, 2018 | News
North Central Health Care has selected MKM architecture + design and Angus-Young Associates to expand and renovate the Marathon County North Central Health Care (NCHC) Wausau Campus in Wausau, Wis. The $73 million project includes new construction for an aquatic...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 26, 2018 | Projects
Having outgrown its current location in Jackson, Tenn., Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital saw the need to expand its presence in the region. The organization wanted a location that was easily accessible and visible to patients and families, which was found in a site...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 26, 2018 | Projects
Insufficient and aging infrastructure dating back to the 1920s at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre’s Oak Street campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was significantly impacting the delivery of safe and effective care. “There was...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 21, 2018 | News
The 2018 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference began with a message of joy. Opening keynote speaker Ingrid Fetell Lee, designer and founder of The Aesthetics of Joy, author, and former design director at Ideo, took to the stage on Sunday, Nov. 11, to talk about the...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 19, 2018 | News
Frank Murdock Pitts, founding partner and president of architecture+ (Troy, N.Y.), began his architecture career in the 1970s and quickly became drawn to projects and industry leaders, such as Herman Hertzberger (who was one of the first architects to solicit user...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2018 | News
Healthcare Design and Contract magazines, in partnership with the Center for Health Design, named the winners of the 2018 Nightingale Awards during the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference taking place in Phoenix this week. Named after Florence Nightingale, the...
