by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 27, 2014 | News
What a difference a year makes.Last year’s inaugural list of The HCD 10 was an impressive group: The Healthcare Design staff selected these individuals (and one firm) across 10 different categories, with the goal of illuminating the contributions made by a...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 23, 2014 | News
When we asked readers about the climate of the healthcare market in 2013 as part of Healthcare Design’s annual Corporate Rankings Survey, there were still a lot of unknowns. Respondents shared lingering questions on what the post-reform environment would...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 23, 2014 | News
Completion date: Opened September 17, 2013Total building area: 750,000 sq. ft.Total cost: $400 million Owner: Hospital for Sick Children Architecture and interior design: Diamond...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 23, 2014 | News
SickKids Research Institute’s mission is to improve the health of children, but the hospital-based research center was experiencing its own set of growing pains.Since its founding in 1954, the Toronto-based organization had grown into Canada’s largest...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 22, 2014 | News
We can take a broad view of our industry, analyzing the political climate and cataloging trends and shifting consumer attitudes. And we can take a micro view, delving deep into very specific projects or the mind of one architect or facility planner or engineer. As we...
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 21, 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.Michael Lied is a principal and director of healthcare for GBBN Architects (Cincinnati)....
by Anne DiNardo | Jan 17, 2014 | News
Looking for a little inspiration to kick-start your new design year? Several color companies have announced their Colors of the Year, taking a marked departure from last year’s emerald, aloe, and yellow hues.For 2014, both Sherwin-Williams (Cleveland) and...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 17, 2014 | News
I recently presented a seminar on converting retail spaces into clinics at the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference. My colleague Dennis Vonasek and I noted how demographic changes, new healthcare legislation, and the after-effects of the Great Recession are creating...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Jan 17, 2014 | News
Available research on hospital healing gardens and outdoor spaces has indicated that despite several health benefits of access to nature for staff, patients, and family members, these amenities are not being used to their fullest capacity. Previous researchers have...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 15, 2014 | News
You may have noticed over the past year or so that we’ve been covering the design of behavioral health (BH) facilities with more frequency here at Healthcare Design. It’s not necessarily something we set out to do but instead happened rather organically.As...
