by Kristin D. Zeit | Jul 25, 2014 | Trends
Legacy ER in Allen, Texas, operates a hybrid program offering urgent care and 24/7 state-licensed emergency medicine services under one roof. The facility is an 8,432-square-foot building containing triage, exam rooms, urgent care rooms, emergency treatment rooms,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 23, 2014 | Trends
Each year in the United States, roughly 1.7 million cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause an average of 99,000 deaths and cost hospitals around $20 billion, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates.The majority of the...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 21, 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.Paula Crowley is CEO of Anchor Health Properties (Wilmington, Del.), a healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 21, 2014 | Trends
The days of healthcare staff locker rooms decked out with mismatched chairs and rickety tables are long gone. Rather, providing a comfortable setting for workers has become a priority that’s made its way to the top of ownership’s priority lists, all in an...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 21, 2014 | Trends
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of “appropriateness” lately. It started when I toured the latest Pebble Project, WellStar Paulding Hospital in Hiram, Ga., that opened a few months ago. I left there with a lot of thoughts tumbling around in...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 17, 2014 | Trends
Bringing the artistic façade at Mercy Health's new West Hospital (Cincinnati) to life involved an artistic vision, mock-ups, a dose of technology, and a leap of faith.For starters, the project team wanted to make a connection between the façade and Ohio’s...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 16, 2014 | Trends
As healthcare shifts from treatment of existing illness to more preventive care, the opportunities for the built environment keep expanding. We’ve now got flu vaccine clinics in our grocery stores while former retail spaces in commercial areas are being...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 16, 2014 | Trends
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb., provides specialized rehabilitation programs for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, and pulmonary, burn, and other disabling conditions for children and adults. Today, the hospital is planning a new...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 16, 2014 | Trends
Completion date: November 2013Owner: Mercy HealthTotal building area: 645,000 sq. ft.Total construction cost: NACost/sq. ft.: NADesign architect: AECOM with Mic Johnson, lead designerArchitect of record: Champlin ArchitectureInterior design and equipment planning:...
by Anne DiNardo | Jul 16, 2014 | Trends
When Mercy Health (Cincinnati) decided to replace two older hospitals on the west side of Cincinnati with one centrally located facility, the provider also saw an opportunity to support an anticipated evolution of services in years to come.For starters, the...
