by Kristin D. Zeit | Nov 16, 2013 | News
The University of Florida’s Clinical Translational Research Building (CTRB) is a five-story, 120,000-square-foot facility that provides a headquarters for clinical and translational research for both the campus and the state. The building houses the Clinical and...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 16, 2013 | News
In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and to share some ideas on the subject.Here, Mark Herstein, design manager at Tocci Building Companies (Woburn, Mass.),...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 14, 2013 | News
Named for a young girl who died in the 1970s from a simple, treatable infection due to lack of available care, the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center was founded 35 years ago in a small garage to provide healthcare to migrant farm workers and their families....
by Kristin D. Zeit | Nov 14, 2013 | News
I'm still surprised when I see articles that talk about well-designed, impressively built healthcare facilities as if they're like rare-bird sightings. I shouldn't be–in the grand scheme, there are still a lot of grim-feeling buildings desperately in...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 13, 2013 | Projects
With only general hospitals operating in the northern United Arab Emirates, 300,000-some residents of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah had to hop on a plane or take a long drive to a larger city such as Abu Dhabi or Dubai—or even go out of the...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 13, 2013 | News
Throughout the evolution of healthcare design, architects, engineers, and planners have responded to significant changes in the patient population. This has included responses to changes in demographic patterns and the changing philosophy around care and...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 12, 2013 | Trends
In 1960, the U.S. Public Health Service reported that disability from immobilization was one of 10 preventable health problems and that such disability could be reduced by 50-75 percent. Decades later, immobility is still an issue and garnering even more attention in...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 12, 2013 | News
Acibadem Hospitals Group, a private healthcare provider in Turkey that was recently acquired by global healthcare provider IHH Healthcare, operates 16 regional hospitals but recognized the need for services that are immediately accessible to the urban Istanbul...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 11, 2013 | News
Classified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as the most significant and comprehensive update since LEED’s inception, the new LEED v4 features more aggressive energy and water efficiency prerequisites and credits, and unprecedented building...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 8, 2013 | News
A century ago, a doctor’s visit meant the doctor came to you and managed everything from lumps and bumps to minimal surgical procedures. Going to the hospital happened only when all other options were exhausted.In today’s healthcare environment, with its...
