by HCD Guest Author | Mar 4, 2016 | Trends
One of the newest programs and building types being developed within the healthcare industry is the freestanding emergency department (FSED). These projects are growing in popularity as hospitals and healthcare systems strategize ways to provide improved, responsive...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 4, 2016 | Trends
It’s April and with that comes spring, traditionally associated with new beginnings. In spring, plants begin their cycle of growth after a winter of dormancy and animals end their months-long hibernation. ...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Mar 3, 2016 | Projects
As its patient population grows, Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston is extending its services out into the suburbs with the new Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands. FKP Architects provided master planning for the dedicated pediatric campus as well as...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 25, 2016 | Trends
In 2004, as part of nationally coordinated antiterrorism efforts, Nebraska Medicine brought online a first-of-its-kind unit for the safe treatment of deadly infectious diseases. Early involvement of frontline staff with the design team of Leo A Daly was crucial to...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 25, 2016 | Trends
Cleveland Clinic has been working to standardize its design aesthetic over the years to create a unified identity for its facilities while improving patient care with an environment that helps to lessen stress and anxiety. When the opportunity arose to expand its...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 19, 2016 | Projects
Two years ago, HCA Healthcare Systems (Nashville, Tenn.) set out to expand its presence in northern Virginia with a new 124-bed, 234,000-square-foot hospital and medical office building. The facility would be located on a 51-acre greenfield campus in Dulles, Va., and...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 19, 2016 | Trends
Sometimes the best ideas are the most obvious. For example, if you want to make cancer patients comfortable during treatments, ask them how. When designing cancer facilities, architects must keep the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of patients at the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 18, 2016 | Trends
A hospital stay can often be described as an emotional roller coaster, an experience riddled with loaded expectations, anticipation and uncertainty, moments of fear, and relief when it’s all over. But a real roller coaster—in a real amusement park—should be fun. And...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 18, 2016 | Trends
In 2008, leadership at Parkland Hospital in Dallas realized that the facility built in 1954 had reached its useful life and it was time to embrace the future. So began a journey that lasted nine years. The new $1.3 billion, 2.1 million-square-foot New Parkland...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 16, 2016 | Trends
A group of well-meaning politicians crafted the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), in an effort to make schools accountable for improving student performance. The law required all schools to test the reading and math skills of 2nd through 12th graders....
