by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 24, 2015 | Trends
With a prolific output of books, articles, and presentations—in addition to the indelible design stamp she’s left on numerous healthcare facility projects, large and small—Jain Malkin is one of the best-known and most respected experts in healthcare design,...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 24, 2015 | Trends
We’ve been talking about it for years now, how the American healthcare landscape has been—and continues to be—radically altered in pursuit of a more sustainable system of better care, lower costs, and a healthier population. It’s a revolution, really, and the rooms...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 23, 2015 | Trends
By definition, a hybrid operating room is a surgery environment with advanced, fixed imaging equipment. Although the definition may appear simple, there are various layers to the planning and design phases. However, this type of high-performance environment can still...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 23, 2015 | Projects
Valued at approximately $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion), the massive modernization of the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein’s (UKSH) Kiel and Lübeck campuses is the largest public-private partnership (P3) project in Germany. The BAM/VAMED P3 team is charged...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 20, 2015 | Trends
I recently spoke with Susan B. Frampton, president of Planetree Inc. (Derby, Conn.), on the evolution of patient-centered care, how the concept is taking off around the globe, and how the 30-plus-year-old organization has adapted and evolved its mission to continue...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 18, 2015 | Projects
Behavioral health patients who are ready to leave an inpatient facility but aren’t quite ready to move back home don’t have many options. Last fall, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., addressed that issue by opening Hope House, a county-owned...
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 17, 2015 | Trends
These days, Susan B. Frampton, president of Planetree Inc. (Derby, Conn.), finds herself packing a suitcase a lot. Her 2015 calendar is booked with business trips, including a nine-day stay in China to visit a group of hospitals interested in the nonprofit’s...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 17, 2015 | Trends
The holiday season’s gift catalogs were filled with wearable devices that help build accountability for physical activity, caloric intake, and weight-loss goals. Many of these gadgets help users stay motivated in the most common goal for the new year—to be healthier....
by Anne DiNardo | Feb 16, 2015 | News
Hospitals play a large role in the physical, social, and economic vitality of their communities. But HKS’s Shannon Kraus, principal/senior vice president, and Lindsey Waters, LEED Green Associate and healthcare and urban designer, think they can do more. “The built...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 16, 2015 | Projects
Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center has dedicated more than 130 years to cancer care, with its latest step a ground-up build of the Josie Robertson Surgery Center in New York. MSK tapped innovation studio Icrave (New York) to provide experiential design and...
