by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 2, 2017 | Trends
To use an evidence-based design process, you have to know what the best available evidence is. But research is published faster than anyone can read it. In this blog series, The Center for Health Design’s research team will provide insight into a few healthcare design...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 2, 2017 | News
South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., has completed construction work on two new surgical suites, according to a press release from the hospital. The $7 million project converted storage space into two modern operating rooms that can accommodate larger...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 2, 2017 | News
Christopher Shaw has joined LF Driscoll Healthcare and the Structure Tone organization as vice president, healthcare leader to oversee the company’s expanding work in the healthcare market. Shaw has spent the past 15 years managing New York-area healthcare...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 1, 2017 | Projects
Salem Health opened the Salem Health Rehabilitation Center and Let’s All Play Space in February 2016 in Salem, Ore. The rehabilitation center was previously located on the hospital’s Center Street campus, two miles from the main hospital; however, the opportunity to...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 1, 2017 | Projects
Marin General Hospital (MGH) is at a significant turning point in its history. Since opening in 1952 in Marin County, Calif., the facility has seen a five-fold population increase. MGH is the only provider of many acute care services in the area, and its Level 3...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2017 | News
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare recently celebrated the topping out of the $275 million, 450,000-square-foot patient tower at Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in Memphis, Tenn., according to a press release. The ceremony signifies that construction of the steel...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2017 | News
John Ruggieri, LEED AP, and Travis Leissner, AIA, have joined Hoefer Wysocki as vice presidents in the firm’s Dallas office. Leissner has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, education, and recently wellness and active-aging environments. Previously,...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 31, 2017 | Projects
Shortly after Jonas Salk announced he had developed a successful polio vaccine in 1953, he began working on his next project: a building that would allow for collaborative research among scientists to develop additional cures. In 1960, Salk partnered with architect...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 30, 2017 | Trends
There were 2.2 million people incarcerated in the U.S. in 2014, with 1.5 million in state or federal prisons, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. This makes the U.S. home to the greatest number of incarcerated individuals in the world. The U.S. Constitution...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 26, 2017 | News
Construction has started on a new four-story, 174,000-square-foot, full-service community hospital in Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island Regional Hospital, designed by HDR, will feature 64 beds. Services offered will include emergency care, surgery, labor and delivery,...
