by Anne DiNardo | Jan 29, 2015 | Projects
Leaders of Morristown Medical Center recognized that the role technology plays in healthcare is growing and that the hospital could serve as a venue where patients and staff learn about new health tools. Last fall, a retail space was opened off the hospital’s main...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 28, 2015 | Projects
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide essential medical services to rural communities that otherwise would have little or no access to care. They’re part of a special class of Medicare hospital that, according to a 1997 law, must be at least 35 miles from any other...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 28, 2015 | Trends
As we enter this new year of 2015, it seems so long ago that we were celebrating the new millennium in 2000. Of course, it’s only been 15 years according to the calendar, but in terms of the criteria and metrics associated with healthcare facility planning and design,...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 27, 2015 | News
When we launched The HCD 10 awards three years ago, the goal was to give attention to the diverse range of professionals who contribute to the design process—and to do so in a targeted way, distinguishing 10 different areas of expertise from which to choose our...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 26, 2015 | Projects
Renovating an operational hospital is never an easy task. There are a number of challenges to tackle and elements to consider, including successfully maintaining daily operations, continuing to meet patient volume, minimizing downtime and interruptions to utilities,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 26, 2015 | Trends
Trends in the design of healthcare facilities are bringing us to the edge of a completely re-imagined environment of care. This new landscape is built on the foundations of evidence-based design and patient-centered care, but it’s a quantum leap from these somewhat...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 23, 2015 | Projects
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre is a new outpatient oncology center that provides consulting, treatment, and patient support facilities in a standalone facility at Harrogate District Hospital (Harrogate, England). Designed by IBI Group (Sussex, U.K.), the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 20, 2015 | Trends
Extending the time caregivers can spend at the point-of-care results in better patient satisfaction and outcomes. But how do hospitals achieve that in today’s healthcare setting where security plays a critical role? Advances in technology and well-designed equipment...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 20, 2015 | Trends
In the post-Affordable Care Act era, patients are becoming empowered consumers that have a much bigger say in how and where their healthcare dollars are being spent. In the new world of retail healthcare, providers such as Walmart are getting it right. They have a...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 16, 2015 | Projects
Atlantic Health System wanted to create a holistic health and well-being center for its Morristown, N.J., community where people can learn about the root cause of illness and prevention utilizing techniques from around the world. In November 2013, the integrated...
