by HCD Guest Author | Oct 1, 2013 | Trends
Having an MRI can be a frightening experience, typically requiring patients to enter a small, enclosed space inside a machine that produces loud clicking or beeping noises as its magnetic fields alternate. Patients are also required to stay completely still, adding to...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 1, 2013 | News
“Is this a hospital or a hotel?” A New York Times article posed this question—rather cheekily, actually, complete with an interactive quiz featuring photos of actual hospitals and hotels—about a week ago. I scored a 9 out of 12. To my eye, any...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2013 | News
I love my iPhone. I really do. But I don't think it's going to replace my physician. Or his office.What's astounding, though, is that there are now more than 40,000 health apps that exist across multiple platforms. Many of these apps are simply things like...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2013 | News
With hundreds of projects coming through the door over the years, all hoping to be featured in this issue, there’s an obvious opportunity to observe and record the changing tide in design. Dan Miesle, MHA, EDAC, and administrative director for space planning and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 27, 2013 | News
It takes years to plan, design, construct, and open new healthcare facilities, and a lot can happen over the course of any building schedule. For projects submitted to this year’s Architectural and Interior Design Showcase, what “happened” was a...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 26, 2013 | News
Healthcare Design has been honoring the industry’s most influential people for a long time now, and last year we tried something new to put a finer point on the process. There are a lot of different players who have a hand in any design project, whether...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 26, 2013 | News
Offering refreshing solutions to projects’ specific design challenges, three of this year’s Healthcare Design Architectural and Interior Design Showcase submissions earned a Citation of Merit Honorable Mention. Winding roadSeattle Children’s...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 25, 2013 | News
The idea: Oncology services for Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) in Columbia, Tenn., had long been provided on the main hospital campus, but patients were required to go to multiple locations for the totality of diagnosis and treatment. To provide more convenience...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 25, 2013 | News
Private patient rooms have become the norm in newly constructed hospitals, largely due to the recommendation of the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI), which is motivated by concerns about the spread of infections and patient privacy.The FGI’s 2014 guidelines...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 24, 2013 | News
The specific needs being met by any given replacement project depend on the organization behind it, from accommodating growth in the patient population to introducing a new specialty program to simply meeting modern standards of care.But it’s safe to say that no...
