by Anne DiNardo | Oct 10, 2014 | Projects
The Herman Family Pavilion on the campus of Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa, Calif.) is a new diagnostic and surgical pavilion that’s scheduled to open for patient care in November 2014. The three-story, 72,000 square-foot facility, designed and constructed...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 7, 2014 | News
Attendees of the 2014 Healthcare Design Conference will have a chance to look into the future through the eyes of a diverse group of healthcare leaders during the closing keynote presentation, “Changing Healthcare—Innovation and Leadership Forging a Bright Future.”...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 3, 2014 | Projects
In January 2014, the University of Delaware’s Health Sciences Complex became the first new construction project to open as part of a 272-acre redevelopment at the site of a former automotive and U.S. military tank assembly plant. Collaborating with local architects,...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 2, 2014 | Projects
Healthcare facilities geared to men are few and far between, especially compared to women’s or children’s specialty centers. So when NYU Langone Medical Center decided to open a new outpatient clinic in Midtown Manhattan dedicated solely to the Y chromosome set,...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 2, 2014 | Trends
If the men in your family are like mine, they never go to the doctor until they absolutely have to—and even then they still wait a few more days before calling to get an appointment to get that cough looked at or that sore shoulder x-rayed. But with the shift toward...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2014 | Trends
Some insightful observations by physicians are making me rethink some current facility planning assumptions.The Wall Street Journal recently published an essay adapted from the book “Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician” by Dr. Sandeep...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 26, 2014 | Trends
The Women’s Center is a landmark facility that houses two primary tenants, Asante Women’s Imaging, and The Women’s Health Center of Southern Oregon. The project prominently features natural materials that emphasize both beauty and durability, and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 25, 2014 | Trends
I was in a car with Hank Adams, senior vice president and director of healthcare for HDR, as we drove along a Dallas freeway, chatting about the city, the weather, the industry. That is until we reached a clearing where, suddenly, a mass appeared on the skyline.Hank...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 25, 2014 | Trends
How many healthcare clients have you worked with that have run the numbers, looked at the demographics, understood the prevalence of chronic disease in the community, and developed a community assessment to define the appropriate approach and services for those...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 19, 2014 | Trends
The Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center holds a special place in the organization’s history. Opened in 1942 to treat Kaiser shipyard workers and their families, Henry J. Kaiser stood on the steps of the Oakland hospital when he launched his prepaid medical...
