by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 12, 2016 | Trends
If there’s one thing all the various players in our industry have in common—whether you work for a hospital, design firm, construction company, product manufacturer, or something else—it’s the challenge of hiring new talent. It’s not merely about finding the right...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 11, 2016 | Trends
So much of our days are spent problem-solving. From the large to the small, we jump from challenge to challenge, looking for unique, creative, and innovative solutions to the issue at hand. Problem-solving involves critical thinking, analytical skills, and creativity,...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 11, 2016 | Projects
Seeking to expand into a new market, Artemed Group, a hospital and senior living facility operator based in Germany, is working with Gresham, Smith and Partners (Nashville, Tenn.) to design its first hospital in China. Located in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Artemed...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 7, 2016 | Projects
The Stanford Children’s Health Specialty Services outpatient facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., opened its doors in May 2016, expanding access to outpatient care for children and adolescents as well as couples dealing with fertility issues. The...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 27, 2016 | Trends
Marvina Williams grew up in a household with four sisters and a mother who always wanted to be a nurse. “But with WWII, the economy, and having five daughters, she wasn’t able to achieve that goal,” says Williams. Still, her dream made an impression on her children,...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 23, 2016 | Projects
Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, designed by PhiloWilke Partnership, is a four-story, 275,000 square-foot, tilt-wall acute care hospital. Due to the rapid growth of the city of Pearland, Texas, and the surrounding suburbs, this facility was designed as an organic...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 21, 2016 | Trends
Only a few years had passed between the opening of Cooper University Hospital’s Roberts Pavilion in Camden, N.J., and the need to fit out two shell floors to add med/surg inpatient beds. Still, the project team didn’t want to simply duplicate the same design without...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 16, 2016 | Projects
Designed by HKS Architects Inc., the 15-story, 643,000-square-foot Children’s Pavilion at Children’s Hospital of Richmond in Richmond, Va., is an advanced outpatient facility dedicated to children in the region. The pavilion, built on an urban site in downtown...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 15, 2016 | Trends
As healthcare continues to move toward being a consumer-based service, focus has appropriately been placed on the experience and satisfaction of patients and families. To achieve positive results, healthcare has borrowed many ideas from retail and hospitality.But what...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 14, 2016 | Trends
The search for the right inpatient unit design shouldn’t just take into account size, footprint, and type of care being provided—it’s also about looking at an organization’s philosophy on patient engagement, care delivery, and technology in order to plan and build the...
