by HCD Guest Author | Aug 8, 2018 | News
R. Wayne Estopinal has achieved fellowship status with the American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA). Fellowship is granted to ACHA board-certified architects specializing in healthcare who have shown distinction in fulfilling an area of expertise as determined...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 7, 2018 | News
Florida Hospital Altamonte recently completed renovation work on its new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), designed by Gresham, Smith and Partners (GS&P), in Jacksonville, Fla. The new NICU includes 10 private patient rooms, a family lounge and nesting room,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 7, 2018 | News
Alberto Salvatore, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, has joined Steffian Bradley Architects as a principal and lead healthcare expert. He has more than 35 years of experience in healthcare functional programming, master planning, department planning, and overall architectural design...
by Elana Ben-Tor | Aug 6, 2018 | Projects
Submitted By: Blair + Mui Dowd Architects (New York) The VUMC plaza (Nashville, Tenn.) was recently reinvented as a campus-wide healing garden, accessible to the entire patient population and medical center community. The renovated plaza sits atop an existing 53,000...
by Anne DiNardo | Aug 6, 2018 | News, Projects
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital scored big with jurors for a variety of reasons: a curvilinear plan that supports onstage/offstage circulation, parent-only respite rooms, building orientation to maximize outdoor views, and pursuit of LEED...
by Elana Ben-Tor | Aug 6, 2018 | Projects
Submitted by: CDH Partners (Marietta, Ga.) Perched on a hilltop overlooking the rural town of Clayton, Ga., Mountain Lakes Medical Center provides 360-degree views of the surrounding foothills. Every detail of this wellness campus has been crafted to connect patients,...
by Elana Ben-Tor | Aug 3, 2018 | Projects
HONORABLE MENTION Submitted by: Hord Coplan Macht (Baltimore) The design team was charged with providing detailed analysis, architectural design, and medical planning services for a proposed three-story, 170,000 sq. ft. infill renovation of MidMichigan Medical...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 2, 2018 | Trends
Patients and families are confronted daily with difficult decisions that impact their future, and caregivers are responding to patient needs in a swiftly changing healthcare system. Designing healthcare environments that address patients’ well-being while increasing...
by Elana Ben-Tor | Aug 2, 2018 | Projects
Submitted by: EwingCole (Philadelphia) The new Jefferson Health Cherry Hill (Cherry Hill, N.J.) was designed to provide the hospital with the beginning of a new modernized cutting-edge facility to support its high-quality care and establish its place as one of the...
by Elana Ben-Tor | Aug 2, 2018 | Projects
Submitted by: EwingCole (Philadelphia) The new Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Westchester (White Plains, N.Y.) was designed to provide outpatients access to the same level of world-class musculoskeletal care as the main Manhattan campus, in a convenient county...
