by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 3, 2014 | News
Back in 2012, Skanska’s Amy Mazzo wrote a great piece for our former sister pub Healthcare Building Ideas on the shifting landscape of emergency department care. At the time, EDs were faced with a challenging future: increasing demand coupled with diminishing...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 31, 2014 | News
Sheila Bosch, PhD, LEED AP, EDACDirector of research for Gresham, Smith and Partners (GS&P; Tampa)Who she is: Although she’s spent only the last eight of her 20-year-career as a researcher in the healthcare field, Bosch has been prolific during that short...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 30, 2014 | News
Copper-infused products and their potential impact in fighting healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are not new to our industry. But as emphasis grows on reducing readmission rates, increasing patient satisfaction, and cutting the alarming cost of HAIs (estimated...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 30, 2014 | News
Carolyn BaRoss, ASID, IIDA, LEED APDesign principal, Perkins+Will (New York)Who she is: In her 19-year career with Perkins+Will, BaRoss has played a key role in many of the firm’s high-profile healthcare projects, including Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore) and...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 29, 2014 | News
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.Geoffrey Roehll is senior vice president with Hitchcock Design Group (Naperville, Ill.),...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 29, 2014 | News
Between the four of us, the editors of Healthcare Design keep a watchful eye on the healthcare front, scouring the news about new facilities, talking to our contacts in the field about pressing issues, conducting site visits, and noting trends as they ebb and flow....
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 29, 2014 | News
Douglas Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, HFDP, CHCPresident, TME Inc. (Little Rock, Ark.); CEO, Facility Guidelines Institute; Chair, FGI Health Guidelines Revision CommitteeWho he is: Among the founding board members for the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI),...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 29, 2014 | News
Recently, a prospective client asked some probing questions: Why should we engage clinicians in designing new healthcare facilities if most of their input really won’t change patient outcomes? Shouldn’t the designer already know best practices and bring...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 28, 2014 | News
Laura Poltronieri, AIAPrincipal, Poltronieri Tang & Associates (PT&A; Swarthmore, Pa.)Who she is: As the founding principal of PT&A, Laura Poltronieri has made a name for herself and her small firm that focuses exclusively on healthcare facilities serving...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 27, 2014 | News
Dr. David SchullerVice president of medical center expansion and outreach for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute...
