by HCD Guest Author | Sep 18, 2014 | Trends
As the CEO of Adelante Healthcare, a federally qualified community health center with seven sites, Avein Saaty-Tafoya has overseen the delivery of comprehensive primary care services to 40,000 patients in Phoenix and surrounding communities in Maricopa County, Ariz.,...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 18, 2014 | Trends
There’s been a great deal of discussion recently about integrated care and issues related to providing treatment for both medical and psychiatric illnesses in one location, by one team.Some patients experience both types of illnesses at the same time, and the...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 17, 2014 | Trends
The benefits of private patient rooms are widely understood, from improving patient satisfaction to reducing healthcare-associated infections. But that doesn’t mean that there’s been wholesale adoption among healthcare facilities.For one, the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 17, 2014 | Trends
Robin Guenther, a principal with Perkins+Will and senior adviser to Health Care Without Harm, took to the TEDMED stage last week to present an architect’s perspective on the built environment’s role in health. Guenther was a fine ambassador for our...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 16, 2014 | Trends
I’ve written about bariatric design for healthcare facilities and what are the right considerations to make so that all patient populations have a welcoming and comfortable experience at a facility. But this morning, as I was drinking my coffee and going through...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 16, 2014 | Trends
With plenty of vacant properties available and a growing demand to bring healthcare directly into communities, the conversion of former retail spaces into clinics and other types of facilities just makes sense. “Ambulatory healthcare is the new retail property anchor...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 15, 2014 | 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.Dave Ruthven, the 2014 HCD 10 Rising Star, is the creative director at NXT Health, a...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 12, 2014 | Trends
Over the years, people have repeatedly shared with me that the one issue of Healthcare Design they keep on their shelves from year to year, and refer back to on a regular basis, is the annual Healthcare Design Showcase issue (published in September).Serving as a...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 12, 2014 | Trends
In a review of any body of work, there’s an obvious value to the patterns and themes that start to emerge and paint a picture of whatever it is that’s being studied.For this year’s Healthcare Design Showcase, when our multidisciplinary panel of 25...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 12, 2014 | Trends
After studies showed the positive effects of daylighting in healing environments, designers began introducing large windows with views to the outdoors in patient rooms and waiting areas. As the practice grew, family respite areas and staff spaces eventually saw the...
