by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2014 | Trends
While we know boomer nation is going to have a huge impact on the healthcare industry and the design of its facilities, there isn’t much research available on the demographic in relation to planning, design, and construction. However, there’s plenty to...
by HCD Guest Author | May 5, 2014 | Trends
A fitting metaphor: In a phased healthcare renovation, the building serves as the patient undergoing a radical surgical procedure. The operation must be meticulously planned, since whatever part of the building is being opened and repaired or replaced is connected to...
by Anne DiNardo | May 2, 2014 | Trends
Located in Westerville, Ohio, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital recently underwent renovations to bring new and expanded services to the facility while updating the environment to reflect the local culture.The demand to develop new cardiovascular and orthopedic...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 30, 2014 | Trends
The other day a colleague of mine told me she has nightmares about red dots—and I can’t blame her.Those red dots were part of a presentation given by Russell Olmsted, director of infection prevention and control services at St. Joseph Mercy Health System...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 28, 2014 | Trends
Providing a serene, comfortable environment where the terminally ill can spend their final days, hospice is a slowly but steadily growing market sector.Originally integrated into hospitals, hospice care began breaking out into standalone facilities in the early 1990s....
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 28, 2014 | Trends
Collaboration is a great thing, isn’t it? It happens all the time in healthcare projects—often with great success. One of the success stories of the new Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton at the United States Marine Corps’ major West Coast base is the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Apr 25, 2014 | Trends
No matter how much work you put into planning, designing, and constructing a space for healthcare, once you turn the keys over to the facility, all bets are off. You can design the world’s most patient-centered, aesthetically pleasing, community-serving,...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 25, 2014 | Trends
Completion date: October 17, 2013Owner: NAVFAC – SouthwestArchitecture: HDR Architecture and HKS Inc.Interior design: HKS Inc., HDR Architecture, and Young + Co. Inc.Contracting: Clark/McCarthy, A Joint VentureEngineering: KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Apr 25, 2014 | Trends
Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the first fully integrated sports medicine, science, and training venture in Canada. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of sports medicine professionals committed to best practices in prevention,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 25, 2014 | Trends
As the healthcare design industry continues to transition in response to the shifts taking place in healthcare overall, while exploring new lines of business and ways to bring more value to the table for clients, Healthcare Design is asking firms to report how...
