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....
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...
