by Anne DiNardo | May 20, 2014 | Trends
Rather than cater to a specific demographic or region, Embryo Clinic IVF unit in Thessaloniki, Greece, focuses on translating its medical expertise into a space where patients will feel at ease throughout a complex process.“We decided to apply design principles...
by Anne DiNardo | May 19, 2014 | Trends
Located at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, Healthpoint is a comprehensive orthopedic center aimed at attracting patients beyond its borders. The LEED Gold-designed, 78-bed primary and specialty care facility, which is managed by Germany’s Asklepios, opened in...
by Anne DiNardo | May 16, 2014 | Trends
When I get ready to conduct an interview for an article, I go in with a handful of prepared questions—mainly the who, what, where, when and whys—to get the conversation started. I know that after you’ve been on the phone for a while, the barriers...
by Anne DiNardo | May 16, 2014 | Trends
When Cedars-Sinai Medical Center partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on a simulation center to address trauma care workflow and procedures, they didn’t just think outside the box—they replaced it.“If you really want to simulate, you...
by Kristin D. Zeit | May 16, 2014 | Trends
The new 28,000-square-foot pediatric emergency department at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., designed by Mahlum Architects, opened in January 2013. Tucked among several existing structures, the facility creates a recognizable new entry to the...
by Anne DiNardo | May 16, 2014 | Trends
Warm climates have always appealed to medical tourists, and Health City Cayman Islands, a 130,000-square-foot facility that opened in early 2014, takes advantage of its tropical location by providing an abundance of natural light and views to nature.Designed to...
by Anne DiNardo | May 15, 2014 | Trends
For decades, the term “medical tourism” conjured two distinctly different images: the affluent traveling to tropical destinations for nip/tucks or other elective surgeries and, in some parts of the world, individuals crossing borders to find care that...
by Kristin D. Zeit | May 15, 2014 | Trends
Of the architects and designers who read Healthcare Design, many (most? all?) have worked in other disciplines outside the healthcare space. Residential, hospitality, retail, education… they’ve dipped their toes in a variety of waters, and many of them...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 15, 2014 | Trends
Construction of the new Shatt Al-Arab Hospital will bring the first modern hospital to the desert town of Basra, Iraq. Funded by the Republic of Iraq’s Ministry of Health as part of a restructuring program, the project broke ground in 2013 and completion is...
by Kristin D. Zeit | May 13, 2014 | Trends
The new $12 million Health Simulation and Technology Center at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton, Wis., provides career training to new and existing healthcare professionals in nursing, medical assistance, health information technology, occupational...
