by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 12, 2016 | Projects
With an increasing demand for more convenient access to healthcare, Stamford Health Medical Group, an affiliate of Stamford Hospital, has co-located multiple adult primary care and specialty care practices into a new outpatient medical building. Designed by The SLAM...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 11, 2016 | Trends
Earlier this year as the World Health Organization was declaring that the countries hit hardest by Ebola—Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—had zero reported cases for at least 42 days, another infectious disease was making daily headlines around the globe: Zika virus....
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 9, 2016 | Projects
Before Juliana Children’s Hospital opened in June 2015 as part of the new The Hague Hospital, Dutch firm MVSA Architects (a member of building consortium VolkerWesselsHaga) sought to enrich its architectural and interior design with a “finishing touch” that would...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 5, 2016 | Trends
Many types of patients no longer meet inpatient admission criteria but still need to remain in a hospital bed for significant amounts of time, even though reimbursed as outpatients. So what’s the most appropriate setting for these patients that promotes the best...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 4, 2016 | Trends
Shorter wait times are a patient satisfier, but certain design configurations can make patient wait times and appointments take longer. In the case of an ambulatory care center, longer appointments mean fewer appointments per day, restricting the “carrying capacity”...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 3, 2016 | Projects
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) was founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, and today is one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups. ARC focuses on primary care—family practice, pediatrics, and internal medicine—and includes 21 specialties to best serve its...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 2, 2016 | Trends
Once fairly standardized, exam rooms are evolving to address changes in delivery models and technology. In the past, most non-exam activities took place at different locations in a clinic. However, as more healthcare services flow toward the patient, the exam room is...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 28, 2016 | Projects
When Community Health Systems (CHS) acquired the old Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., back in 2007, hospital leaders had already been considering a relocation. An undeveloped piece of real estate in the city’s Grants Mill area was the anticipated site for...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 26, 2016 | Projects
Owner: Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Completion date: Oct. 2, 2015 Total building area (sq. ft.): 645,834, plus 1,200-space garage Total construction cost: $236 million Cost/sq. ft.: $3940 Architecture: BDP Ltd. Interior design: BDP Ltd. Contracting: Laing...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 26, 2016 | Projects
In 2010, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, was feeling some growing pains. Over the years, several additions had been made to the 100-year-old campus’s two- and three-story buildings, creating inefficient and labyrinth-like circulation routes. This...
