by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 16, 2015 | Projects
The executive leadership of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, embarked on expanding its urban campus from about 280 to more than 750 beds of tertiary care. But the development, which began in 2009, was interrupted at the end...
by Kevin Gaffney | Jun 15, 2015 | Trends
What inspires you? Who’s your inspiration? You may be inspired by someone close to you, or perhaps it’s someone famous you admire. Others may be inspired by acts of courage or valor. For me, my lifelong inspiration was my grandmother. She embodied all that I’ve...
by Anne DiNardo | Jun 11, 2015 | Trends
While world leaders gathered this week at the G-7 Summit in Germany discussed the impacts of climate change globally, Robin Guenther, a principal with Perkins+Will (New York office), is focusing on what it means to healthcare facilities in the U.S. Recently, Guenther,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 11, 2015 | Projects
Born out of the need to expand its women’s, children’s, and cancer services previously spread across three miles and two campuses, the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco is the nation’s first integrated project of its size and scope—the 289-bed,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 11, 2015 | Trends
The U.S. healthcare system faces a looming shortage of physicians in the coming decade, with a deficit of up to 90,000 projected by 2025. The baby boomers have begun to retire and their generation’s declining health will further strain the system by increasing the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 10, 2015 | Projects
Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., is building a $250 million expansion, totaling 241,000 square feet of new construction and 29,000 square feet of renovated space, to better respond to changes within the healthcare industry. Occupancy is expected in...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jun 10, 2015 | News
The state of Texas, after a visit from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last fall, designated Texas Children’s Hospital as a pediatric Ebola treatment center. With a $16 million budget, the hospital’s west campus is now building out an eight-bed...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 10, 2015 | Trends
At a recent roundtable organized by the White House Business Council and Business Forward, senior government officials gathered with business leaders from across the country to discuss how international trade policy can help American companies prosper in the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jun 9, 2015 | News
The application of Lean thinking can have a significant effect on many aspects of healthcare design, and infection control—a top priority in the industry right now—is no exception. At the Healthcare Design Academy in Houston this past April, Pamela Redden, director of...
by Anne DiNardo | Jun 9, 2015 | 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. Darci Hernandez is a principal at Boulder Associates Architects and part of the healthcare...
