by Anne DiNardo | Jun 11, 2014 | Trends
In 2007, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas opened what would earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) first LEED Platinum certification under the rating system’s new construction category.Four years later, when funding was...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 10, 2014 | Trends
From a therapy trail to an outdoor staff corridor to a private NICU garden, the possibilities for how creative landscape designs can enhance the healing environment—for patients, staff, visitors, and even the neighboring community—are as bountiful as the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 10, 2014 | Trends
In the heart of busy New Haven, Conn., is a little piece of tranquility for patients going through chemotherapy treatment at Smilow Cancer Hospital. In fact, the Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Healing Garden, perched on top of a seventh floor setback of a 14-story...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 10, 2014 | Trends
As director of project strategy and implementation for LePatner & Associates LLP, a law firm that serves as construction adviser to healthcare facility owners and design professionals, I’ve worked on many healthcare construction projects, assembling project...
by Anne DiNardo | Jun 6, 2014 | Trends
Earlier this year I wrote about the evolution of waiting rooms and how these spaces have gone from simply a room with rows of chairs to warm, comfortable environments that are as important to patient and family satisfaction as they are to branding.Another area on the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jun 6, 2014 | Trends
In February 2014, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands opened the new Joint Center and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) inpatient medical rehabilitation unit on levels 6 and 7 of the East Tower. The two new floors, comprising 45,593 square feet, include...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jun 4, 2014 | Trends
A lot of Australian healthcare projects have crossed my desk over the past year—some new, some still in progress—and the design Down Under has impressed me. What these projects have in common is an overall aesthetic that’s quite angular, sleek, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 3, 2014 | Trends
The development of healthcare megaprojects—those topping out at more than 1 million square feet and 1,000 beds— is continuing to grow globally, especially in Asia and the Middle East. This can offer significant opportunities for U.S. design firms, as...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 3, 2014 | Trends
MaineGeneral Health is the amalgamation of a series of mergers over the years that’s created a system of acute care hospitals, outpatient facilities, and home care services in Maine’s Kennebec Valley. And when the time came for leadership to address two...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 3, 2014 | Trends
Research in practice is a commitment to better healthcare design, by informing the decisions and measuring impact after occupancy. The goal of research isn’t academic; it’s rooted in real-world priorities to create a better environment, enhance the human...
