by HCD Guest Author | Nov 20, 2017 | Trends
Rwanda, once devastated by conflict, now enjoys a fast-growing population and economy. But most of the East African country’s limited healthcare infrastructure dates from the 1960s and ’70s, and in some areas there are no hospitals at all. Since 2012, MASS Design...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 16, 2017 | News
Swedish Medical Center’s Issaquah Campus opened its doors in 2011 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Wash. And during the 2017 Healthcare design Expo & Conference, held Nov. 11-14 in Orlando, Fla., members of the project team opened up about the facility’s...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2017 | News
Nantucket Cottage Hospital isn’t your average hospital. Located on the small island of Nantucket, Mass., it serves a population of 11,000 permanent residents while balancing a seasonal influx of 50,000 additional visitors. Its 10 inpatient beds and ED provide 90...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2017 | News
As the host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast, Srinivas Rao shares the stories of individuals who “stand out in an incredibly distinctive way.” Those individuals range from a former bank robber to a doctor who teaches the art and science of love. As for...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 15, 2017 | News
The Center for Health Design awarded its annual Changemaker Award to Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, professor at Cornell University, department of design and environmental analysis, and associate director in the Cornell Institute for Health Futures, during the 2017...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 15, 2017 | Trends
With more than two decades of construction experience under his belt, Robert Timperio knows a thing or two about demanding healthcare project schedules and budgets. “Keeping the lines of communication open goes a long way toward keeping the project moving in the right...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 13, 2017 | News
Healthcare Design Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Kovacs Silvis and Contract Editor-in-Chief John Czarnecki presented the winners of this year’s Nightingale Awards Monday at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in Orlando, Fla. Named after Florence Nightingale, and...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 13, 2017 | News
Delivering the message that healthcare is in a time of “massive environmental change,” Nicholas Webb, healthcare strategist, futurist, author, and CEO of Lassen Scientific, kicked off the 2017 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, on Sunday, Nov. 12, in Orlando,...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 13, 2017 | News
The Healthcare Design Expo & Conference tours on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, gave attendees the opportunity to visit Lakeland Regional Health Hollis Cancer Center in Lakeland, Fla. Lakeland Regional engaged HuntonBrady Architects (Orlando, Fla.) in 2014 to transform...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 11, 2017 | News
The 2017 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, in Orlando Nov. 11-14, kicked off with a variety of facility tours, including a visit to Orlando VA Medical Center. Opened in 2015, the 950,000-square-foot facility houses a 134-bed hospital and an outpatient facility...
