by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 21, 2015 | Trends
I thought I had a reasonably good grasp on 3-D printing and the effects it may have on healthcare design. I knew about the possibilities today (printing prosthetics) and in the more distant future (printing organs and bone). I knew that this might likely call for yet...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 21, 2015 | Projects
At 2.1 million square feet and an anticipated 30,000 people passing through its doors each day, Dallas County’s New Parkland Hospital, opening Aug. 20, is a monumental achievement in more ways than one. Since its inception in 2008, the $1.33 billion, 862-bed facility...
by Kevin Gaffney | Jul 16, 2015 | Trends
In the course of my 20-plus-year career, I’ve met thousands of people. For me, the greatest joy I’ve experienced throughout my time in the trade show industry has been all the wonderful people I’ve connected with. There’s Scott Moore, who gave me my first trade show...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 14, 2015 | Projects
As part of a campaign to replace or renovate its aging facilities, Shriners for Children Medical Center decided to construct a new 74,800-square-foot healthcare center in Pasadena, Calif., to provide better care to young patients while advancing education and...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 10, 2015 | Trends
I recently attended a meeting of the Built Environment Network (BEN), a group of senior-level facility executives from around the U.S. and Canada who are dedicated to improving safety, quality, and sustainability in healthcare. During the meeting, the conversation...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jul 9, 2015 | Trends
I’ve met a lot of people in this industry over the past three years, talking to countless architects, designers, providers, suppliers, and others about design best practices, the direction of healthcare, and the future of our built environments. Between myself and the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 9, 2015 | News
Each year the Institute for Patient-Centered Design challenges designers, healthcare stakeholders, and providers to collaborate and submit ideas on how to create better provisions for patients across various healthcare environments. The resulting design projects are...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 9, 2015 | Trends
Designers have often relied on visualization tools to test and refine design ideas. Now with the rapid advancements in technology and software, these tools come with even more options. Visualization tools include two basic categories: physical and virtual. Here are a...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 2, 2015 | Projects
University of Florida Health Jacksonville (UF Health) opened in March 2015 to provide medical care to an underserved area in North Jacksonville, Fla. The $52 million, 210,000-square-foot facility was designed by Gresham, Smith and Partners (Nashville, Tenn.) and...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 1, 2015 | Projects
Many former behavioral health patients remember a common experience: being transported to a treatment facility in handcuffs. Vulnerable, hurting, and desperately in need of healing, these patients received an unintended message that they were dangerous and criminal....
