by Anne DiNardo | May 15, 2015 | News
For someone who, in his own words, didn’t particularly like school, George Mann has built quite a career in academia. In fact, when he was hired at Texas A&M University to launch the university’s Architecture for Health program, he planned on staying for just a...
by HCD Guest Author | May 13, 2015 | Trends
We all have milestones that mark major events in our lives and stay as clear in our memories as if they happened yesterday. For me, the sharpest memories seem to be tied to rites of passage. I still clearly remember every one of my graduations, from elementary through...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 12, 2015 | Projects
In the hours and days immediately following the May 22, 2011, EF-5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo.—including the former St. John’s Mercy Regional Medical Center—there wasn’t a whole lot of time to think about rebuilding. “This isn’t something you normally plan...
by Anne DiNardo | May 12, 2015 | Trends
One thing is for certain when it comes to master planning in healthcare today: The process is a lot different than it was 10, even 5, years ago. While in the past, hospitals looked mainly at where to build, these days, the conversation is about that and so much more....
by Anne DiNardo | May 11, 2015 | Projects
Concerned with declining job satisfaction among its physician members related to shifting job responsibilities, data overload, and diminishing time spent with patients, the American Medical Association (AMA) set out to design a simulated medical environment where...
by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2015 | Projects
Prebys Cardiovascular Institute opened on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., in November 2014 and began admitting patients in March 2015. The $456-million, seven-story facility features 108 inpatient beds in private rooms, 59 intensive care...
by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2015 | Trends
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