by HCD Guest Author | Jan 21, 2016 | Trends
The results are in! Each year at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, The Center for Health Design conducts a very informal survey to discover the topics that are top of mind for attendees. Prior to the show, The Center’s staff narrows down a potential list of...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 20, 2016 | Projects
Charleston Area Medical Center’s (CAMC) new cancer center gives southern West Virginia cancer diagnosis and treatment services in one location. Opened in May 2015, the three-story, 110,000-square-foot building houses a comprehensive suite of cancer services: radiation...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 19, 2016 | Trends
The effect of patient falls is far-reaching. Falls are the leading cause of injury and account for 6.5 percent of reported sentinel events in hospitals, with a direct medical cost of $34 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 14, 2016 | Trends
In The Center for Health Design’s column in the January/February issue of Healthcare Design, Debra Levin describes The Center’s informal efforts to capture Healthcare Design Expo & Conference attendees’ top issues of interest in 2015. Among the findings, this one...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 14, 2016 | Trends
Millennials, or Americans born between 1982 and 2000, have replaced baby boomers as the largest population segment in the country at 83 million, according to a June 2015 report from the U.S. Census Bureau. That puts them at center stage when it comes to how the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 12, 2016 | News
The 2015 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference brought thousands together to learn and engage in Washington, D.C. Here, we’ve compiled all the links to our on-site coverage, with insights from the keynote speakers, facility tours, and a sampling of educational...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 8, 2016 | Projects
The new replacement hospital for SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Jefferson City allowed SSM to implement significant changes to its existing care model and operational processes. Located about five miles from the existing hospital in downtown Jefferson City, the new...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 7, 2016 | Trends
Although in existence for decades, urgent care has seen a resurgence in recent years, thanks largely to a provider push toward outpatient treatment and the hole that urgent care stands to fill in the overall preventive health puzzle. It also answers growing demand...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 5, 2016 | Projects
In 2011, California State University Northridge (CSUN) in Northridge, Calif., conducted a survey to evaluate the health of its students and found the two top health concerns affecting academic performance were stress and lack of sleep. Benchmarking the results against...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 4, 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. Jeff Nicholas is director of healthcare at Tocci Building Companies (Woburn, Mass.) and has 30...
