by HCD Guest Author | Nov 18, 2013 | News
James Hunt started his Healthcare Design Conference session on Monday by saying that if you're running your behavioral health facility on the principle of "that's the way we've always done it," it's time to change. His session was titled...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 18, 2013 | News
On day two of the Healthcare Design Conference, Michael Murphy, executive director and co-founder of MASS Design Group, was given The Center for Health Design's 2013 Changemaker Award. Deeply involved in reshaping the way healthcare is delivered in...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 18, 2013 | News
Hospitals are busy places—and caregivers, busy people. And it has traditionally been to them and their preferences that hospital planners have largely considered when designing bed placements, bathrooms, medical equipment, etc. Now patients are becoming part of...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 17, 2013 | News
Growing up in a family immersed in healthcare, Thomas Goetz says he made the conscious decision to follow a different path, becoming a journalist and serving as executive editor of Wired magazine for several years before his current stint as entrepreneur in residence...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 17, 2013 | News
Walking through the former Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital, a facility in New Orleans East that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, was an eerie experience, said Glenn Boardman, associate director of the healthcare real estate practice at Navigant Consulting...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 17, 2013 | News
There's been a growing adoption of electronic medical records in the past several years and today more than 44 percent of hospitals use electronic over paper medical records, says Jessica Ellison, principal consultant, NorCal operations manager, Environmental and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 17, 2013 | News
The concept of the health village is one that's still being explored and defined by the healthcare industry. On day one of the Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando, the plans for one iteration of this community-anchored-by-hospital model was shared with...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 17, 2013 | News
by Kristin D. Zeit | Nov 17, 2013 | News
Industry professionals who produced some of the most impressive and memorable work of the past year were invited on stage to accept awards at a special luncheon held Sunday, November 17, at the Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando.With images of their...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2013 | Trends
We know that hospitals are energy and water intensive, and when looking inside, laboratory space emerges as one of the worst offenders. As with all conservation measures, best practices start with downsizing wherever practical. Fume hoods Fume hoods may provide one of...
