by Anne DiNardo | Apr 23, 2014 | Trends
More than 1 million Americans are expected to travel outside the U.S. for medical care in 2014, according to Patients Beyond Borders, a resource and publisher on medical tourism. Globally, approximately 11 million patients go abroad for medical...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 22, 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.Sheila Bosch is director of healthcare research at Gresham, Smith and Partners (Tampa) and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 21, 2014 | Trends
Planning healthcare campuses to promote health and wellness requires a new approach to the way this process has traditionally been done.Rather than creating hospitals as towering structures set apart from communities and surrounded by a sea of parking lots, modern...
by Jennifer Silvis | Apr 21, 2014 | Trends
The idea that the built environment can have a positive effect on health outcomes is a generally accepted truth today. Research has proven the benefits of providing natural light and views to nature, configuring spaces to prevent falls, and more.But what about the...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 18, 2014 | Trends
I enjoy the fact that taking canvas bags to the grocery store doesn’t elicit weird looks anymore, that school kids learn about recycling and reuse alongside their ABCs and math facts, and that my city-supplied recycling bin is way larger than my trash can. But...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Apr 18, 2014 | Trends
Embryo Clinic Assisted Reproduction is a 5,600-square-foot IVF unit in Thessaloniki, Greece, completed in September 2013. The facility, designed by local firm MALVI, was completed in four months and provides outpatient care for couples from all over Europe seeking...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 16, 2014 | Trends
CVS Caremark Corp. recently announced that it will discontinue the sale of all tobacco products. President and CEO Larry Merlo said in a press release that CVS is evolving into a healthcare company and that to sell products known to be harmful to a person's health...
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 16, 2014 | Trends
As the importance of waiting rooms pushes design to new levels with better layouts and various social experiences, healthcare facilities are also placing greater emphasis on aesthetics to up the ante.Christine Guzzo Vickery, vice president and senior interior...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 15, 2014 | Trends
by Anne DiNardo | Apr 15, 2014 | Trends
The patient experience is taking on a whole new level of importance for providers, as the industry shifts to a value-based service model, where outcomes and satisfaction drive reimbursements.“Most hospitals have been focused on the back-of-house operations,...
