by HCD Guest Author | Sep 29, 2017 | Trends
Across the country, the population of patients who may experience mobility issues and/or are at risk for falls is increasing. For example, obesity rates continue to rise, with more than one-third of adults considered obese by U.S. national surveys. According to the...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 29, 2017 | Trends
Ellen Taylor, PhD, AIA, MBA, EDAC, vice president for research, The Center for Health Design (Concord, Calif.) WHO SHE IS: Taylor graduated with a degree in architecture from Cornell University and spent a decade working in a firm environment before becoming project...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 28, 2017 | Projects
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) in Burlington, Mass., opened in 1980 with an emergency department designed for an annual capacity of 17,000 patients; in 2016, 42,000 patients were treated there. The high demand resulted in patients frequently lined up in...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 28, 2017 | Trends
As the treatment of mental illness and substance abuse disorders gains parity within the healthcare environment, new approaches are evolving to accommodate the particular needs of these patients. Facility design for these patients must balance the need to provide a...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 28, 2017 | Trends
William Worn, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, architect, clinical associate professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, Ill.) WHO HE IS: After a decade teaching healthcare design to students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chicago...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 27, 2017 | News
Dennis Vonasek, AIA, ACHA, has transferred to HGA’s Washington, D.C., office as vice president and healthcare practice group leader. He has more than 25 years of healthcare design, medical planning, and project management experience, including 15 years with HGA,...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 27, 2017 | News
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, has selected HDR as the architect to program and develop its new project. The new hospital tower is part of the university’s campus expansion plan, Framework 2.0. It will include surgical services,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 27, 2017 | Trends
Becky Olson, LEED AP, project manager, Skanska USA (Richmond, Va.) WHO SHE IS: Born and raised in northeast Nebraska, Olson graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in construction management. Now with more than 20 years of...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2017 | News
Ed Paine, AIA, LEED AP, and Scott Radcliff, AIA, ACHA, NCARB, LEED AP, were recently named principals of Hasenstab Architects (Akron). Paine has been with Hasenstab Architects since 1996. During his 21-year tenure with Hasenstab, he has provided professional design...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 26, 2017 | Projects
Completed in June 2017, the Building A Addition on Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley campus consolidates service offerings previously located at multiple locations. By bringing together the primary and specialty care services Akron Children’s Hospital offers...
