by HCD Guest Author | Sep 24, 2013 | News
Limited by the inefficiencies of its existing facility, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky., came to a conclusion about its future: Delivering a higher quality of care meant starting over and rebuilding. On June 1, Owensboro Health, along with its...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 24, 2013 | News
Completion date: March 2013Owner: Owensboro Medical Health SystemArchitecture: HGA Architects and EngineersInterior design: HGA Architects and EngineersConstruction Manager: Turner UniversalEngineering: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.Project Manager: KLMK GroupPhotography:...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 23, 2013 | News
In this series, Healthcare Design magazine asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject.Mark VanderKlipp is president, principal in charge, at Corbin Design (Traverse...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 20, 2013 | News
Moorings Park in Naples, Fla., transformed its 83-acre neighborhood by integrating new buildings into the existing landscape and creating an expansive yet intimate campus that encourages active lifestyles for its residents.Architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 20, 2013 | News
Every project has a story to tell, but there’s only so much space to tell them. Here, the 2013 Architectural and Interior Design Showcase jurors have called out some notable elements of specific projects that are worthy of attention.High-end hospitalityFrom the...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 19, 2013 | News
Vestibules are often an overlooked yet crucial aspect of hospital design. They’re a visitor’s introduction to a facility. When they’re well designed and work right, visitors barely notice them as they walk through. But when they don’t work...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 19, 2013 | News
Clinical approaches to behavioral healthcare treatment have evolved over the past couple of decades. Although still challenged by a negative social stigma, substance addiction and mental illness today are more often viewed as manageable diseases than character...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 18, 2013 | News
Healthcare reform is pushing organizations across the country to rethink their operations. As such, many owners are planning off-campus outpatient centers that integrate ambulatory services into a single facility located close to where people live.These “big...
by Anne DiNardo | Sep 18, 2013 | News
The role of the hospital campus as the “mother ship” of all services is changing. For some operators, the goal of bringing care closer to patients means adding new types of facilities to their network.Mervyn Alphonso, managing director of development,...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 17, 2013 | News
Controlled studies confirm that contact with the natural environment can alleviate stress, relax blood pressure, and even reduce the need for pain medication. So it isn’t surprising that many designers strive to organize outpatient cancer centers around natural...
