by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2017 | News
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline has reached a construction milestone on its new 12-story tower addition. The hospital celebrated the topping out of the project. McCarthy Building Cos. broke ground on the new tower in July 2016 and it is...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 26, 2017 | Trends
Manuel Hernandez, MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE, principal and health practice leader, CannonDesign (Chicago); assistant professor, department of emergency medicine, Penn State Health/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center WHO HE IS: As a practicing emergency physician, Hernandez...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 25, 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 Jennifer Silvis | Sep 25, 2017 | Trends
Tim Keenan, CHFM, CBET, administrative director of support services and facilities, St. Anthony Hospital (Lakewood, Colo.) WHO HE IS: With 28 years of experience in the healthcare industry, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Colorado...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 22, 2017 | News
FKP (Houston) has joined CannonDesign (Grand Island, N.Y.), completing a merger that strengthens CannonDesign’s pediatric healthcare expertise and broadens FKP’s services. The union establishes CannonDesign’s presence in Texas and Ohio and strengthens...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 22, 2017 | Trends
Kari Thorsen LEED AP, Green Belt Lean Certification for Facilities Design, principal, ZGF Architects LLP (Seattle) WHO SHE IS: With 13 years of experience leading the planning and interior design of many of ZGF’s largest healthcare projects, Thorsen is well-versed in...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 22, 2017 | Trends
This past summer, I spent multiple days on an inpatient unit with an elderly family member who became temporarily delusional post-surgery. I subsequently learned upwards of 30 percent of older surgery patients experience some form of delirium or post-operative...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 22, 2017 | News
The venue for global design show ICFF Miami has changed. The event scheduled for Oct. 3-4 will now be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Originally planned for the Miami Beach Convention Center, the event had...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 21, 2017 | News
Haskell , a global architecture, engineering, construction and consulting firm, has appointed James ‘Jim’ O’Leary as president. He will retain his title as COO and take over day-to-day operations of the company effective immediately. O’Leary succeeds...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 21, 2017 | Trends
Jon Crane, FAIA, EDAC, LEED AP, senior vice president, director, translational health, HDR (Atlanta) WHO HE IS: In 1990, Crane contributed to the design of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York, where clinical and translational research efforts led to the...
