by Tracey Walker | Jan 17, 2025 | News
*This article has been updated with an extended deadline date. Presentation proposals are being accepted for the 2025 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo through Jan. 21. The annual conference will be held Oct. 25-28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. The education,...
by Robert McCune | Jan 16, 2025 | News
Healthcare provider Northern Health (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada) opened the new $158 million Fort St. James Hospital and Health Center in Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada, according to a news release from Canada’s Ministry of Health. The...
by Robert McCune | Jan 16, 2025 | News
Novant Health (Charlotte, N.C.) opened a new 5-story south tower at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., according to wschronicle.com. The 193,000-square-foot tower houses 59 critical care rooms, 36 medical/surgical rooms, and a procedure room...
by Robert McCune | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Multidisciplinary architecture, engineering and planning firm CPL (Rochester, N.Y.) acquired Commonwealth Architects (Richmond, Va.) to expand its services into Virginia, according to a news release. With the acquisition, CPL adds an office in Richmond, Va., to its...
by Robert McCune | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh) opened the new College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pittsburgh to students in the summer of 2024, according to a news release from national multidisciplinary design firm the SLAM Collaborative (Glastonbury, Conn.), the designer on the...
by Robert McCune | Jan 15, 2025 | Trends
Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) such as autism and Down’s syndrome can process or interpret the built environment differently, which can create barriers to healthcare. For example, some individuals may experience typical lighting as...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 14, 2025 | Trends
The Looking Back column is part of Healthcare Design’s 25th anniversary coverage in 2025. If you’re interested in contributing, contact Editor-in-chief Anne DiNardo at [email protected]. Looking back One of the greatest impacts on healthcare design over the...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 14, 2025 | News
A new $60 million mental health and substance-use crisis center is planned for Palm Beach, Fla., according to the website wrln.org Healthcare provider Health Care District of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Fla.) will be the primary funder, builder, and operator...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 14, 2025 | News
Inova Loudoun Hospital in In Leesburg, Va., opened a pediatric care unit on the sixth floor, according to the website loudounnow.com. The unit includes 12 pediatric beds, with six additional rooms available for overflow; 36 adult-sized medical beds; eight nurses’...
by Tracey Walker | Jan 13, 2025 | Projects
Orthopedic Clinic Sant Joan Institute, Barcelona, Spain Interior design firm Rai Pinto Studio (Barcelona, Spain; and New York) worked with Sant Joan Institute to deliver a new pediatric orthopedic clinic in Barcelona. Opened in February 2024, the 1,600-square-foot...
