by HCD Guest Author | Aug 1, 2016 | Trends
The August issue of Healthcare Design includes sizable features on sports medicine and academic medical centers (AMCs). It seemed like a strange pairing to me, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Do these facilities have anything in common? You...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 29, 2016 | Trends
“I think I read that.” “I heard it somewhere.” “I’ll report back to you.” You may be hearing—or saying—statements like these a lot in current political discussions, but I want to talk about it in the context of evidence-based design (EBD), where we can also run across...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 29, 2016 | Projects
Seeking to move the “front door” of its hospitals closer to where its patients live and work, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida engaged Gresham, Smith and Partners (Jacksonville, Fla.) to design multiple freestanding emergency departments (ED), as the new building...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 28, 2016 | Projects
Florida Hospital Healthcare System’s new women’s hospital is designed to be a holistic women’s healthcare facility that complements the existing architecture on the flagship’s main campus and allows for new synergies of care.When it’s...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 27, 2016 | Trends
Home design may not be the purview of healthcare architects, but as a nexus in a spectrum of spaces that contribute to health and well-being we should start paying more attention to where and how people live, especially as healthcare broadens its focus from treating...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 27, 2016 | Projects
Bringing together 11 physician practices into one location gave ProMedica Health and Wellness Center in Sylvania, Ohio, the opportunity to improve operational efficiencies while creating a sense of place within the community. The 230,000-square-foot project was...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 26, 2016 | Projects
Scheduled to open in spring 2017, the new 154,000-square-foot outpatient pavilion at the University of California San Diego will support the new Jacobs Medical Center and serve as the outpatient hub for UCSD’s La Jolla Health Sciences campus. The four-story facility...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 25, 2016 | Trends
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject.Dan Morris is founder and managing partner of MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health, which...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jul 22, 2016 | Projects
Ravenswood Family Health Center’s (RFHC) new John and Susan Sobrato Campus in East Palo Alto, Calif., offers a full spectrum of health, social, and wellness resources. After operating in modular buildings since 2001, the $39 million facility provides all residents of...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jul 18, 2016 | Projects
The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix), winner of an Award of Merit in the 2016 Healthcare Design Showcase, opened in June 2015—but it almost didn’t happen at all. The...
