by Kristin D. Zeit | Jul 18, 2016 | Projects
With fritted-glass exterior walls that appear to spiral gently inward toward the accelerators anchoring its core, Kaiser Permanente’s Kraemer Radiation Oncology Center (Anaheim, Calif.) makes it clear from the first look that its approach to cancer care aims to...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 15, 2016 | Projects
Before designing a new pediatric waiting room for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (London), designers at Boex, an interior and product design firm based in Cornwall, England, asked to shadow the hospital staff for 24 hours to better understand the workings of the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 13, 2016 | Trends
In any project, conditions of satisfaction are a critical component of the contract because they provide an unchanging definition of success. When a project lacks this, the contract can mean different things to different people, or even different things to the same...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 13, 2016 | Trends
Reducing energy consumption isn’t the only area where healthcare organizations and designers are making a positive environmental impact these days. In response to rising water and sewage rates, changing regulations, and the increasing occurrence of extreme weather...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 8, 2016 | Projects
Optegra Eye Health Care (London) operates a network of world-class private ophthalmic hospitals and its newest facility is a flagship center for medical excellence based in the Harley Street district of central London. The 14,531-square-foot facility was designed by...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 8, 2016 | News
Reflecting on this year’s Healthcare Design Showcase, jurors noted that among the discussions about Lean approaches and wayfinding and operational efficiencies, there was a considerable amount of attention—positive attention—paid to projects’ overall design...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 7, 2016 | Projects
Having operated its current facility since the early 1970s, the University of Connecticut Dempsey Hospital was faced with an out-of-date building with undersized rooms, inefficient mechanical systems, small floor plates, and a lack of staff collaboration spaces....
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Large segments of the population throughout the Great Plains and agricultural Midwest are facing a crisis in maintaining, upgrading, and replacing aging healthcare facilities. Most rural hospitals, which were built during the post-World War II period under the...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 1, 2016 | Projects
The 50th anniversary of Denver Health and Hospital Authority’s (DHHA) community health centers coincided with the grand opening of its new Federico Peña Southwest Family Health Center and Urgent Care this spring.Several years ago, a community needs assessment...
by Paglia Donna | Jun 30, 2016 | Projects
Project category: Remodel/renovation Chief administrator: Mr. Robert Guimento, COO Firm: EwingCole, www.ewingcole.com Design team: Jim Wolters, AIA, principal; Mary Frazier, AIA, LEED AP, green belt, principal/planner; Lyudmyla Matyushko, interior designer; Michael...
