by HCD Guest Author | Oct 18, 2013 | News
According to a survey released by the Beryl Institute earlier this year, 84 percent of healthcare organizations rank the patient experience in their top three priorities. And yet, 58 percent claim they haven’t made investments specifically related to improving...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 18, 2013 | News
With the goal of delivering cancer care closer to the community, UMass Memorial Health Care (Worcester, Mass.) added a new cancer center at its Marlborough Hospital in central Massachusetts. UMass worked with architects from The S/L/A/M Collaborative (Glastonbury,...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 18, 2013 | News
With offices in three neighborhoods and a separate therapy/gymnasium space in another town, Pain and Rehabilitative Consultants Medical Group (PRCMG) wanted to consolidate all of its operations under one roof in Emeryville, Calif.Kava Massih...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 18, 2013 | Trends
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of building performance is the process of systematically and rigorously evaluating buildings after construction and occupancy, and providing feedback. As one of the key components of continuous improvement of the built environment, the...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 17, 2013 | News
Some of healthcare design's most popular ideas—from acuity adaptable rooms to natural light-infused patient rooms and waiting areas—have benefits that touch patients and families, as well as the staff members delivering care. It’s a win-win...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 17, 2013 | News
The idea: Guthrie Health’s Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., had two very specific needs: first, to alleviate overcrowding in the emergency department and on inpatient floors caused by holding observation patients in those spaces, and second, to create an...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 17, 2013 | News
Spire Healthcare, a private healthcare provider in the U.K., has invested $54 million (£35million) to turn a local landmark—No.2 Montefiore Road—into its 37th private hospital. Located in the seaside town of Brighton and Hove, the neo-classical...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 17, 2013 | 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.Jeffrey Stouffer is a principal and academic and pediatric practice leader with HKS, Inc....
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 16, 2013 | News
Dr. Edward Levitan, founder of Visions HealthCare, a private health and wellness center, spent nearly two years searching for an ideal spot to relocate the practice. Proximity between the new facility and an existing one in Wellesley, Mass., was key to allowing...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 15, 2013 | News
Several months ago, we started a Healthcare Design Pinterest account and Associate Editor Shandi Matambanadzo created a few boards. We didn’t announce it with any fanfare—we didn’t “announce” it all, actually—because we wanted to...
