by Anne DiNardo | Oct 25, 2013 | News
This month, PBS released the documentary The Waiting Room, providing a 24-hour window into the ER waiting room at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif. “We’re a public hospital, we’re the safety net in society, the institution of last resort for so...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 25, 2013 | News
Designed by William Thomas, one of Toronto’s most important 19th century architects, the Old Don Jail is a historic landmark. Built in 1864, it was the largest prison of its kind in North America—a jail that attempted to reform its inmates rather than...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 25, 2013 | News
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare's new Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto established a number of links between patients and the community. Here are a few highlights:Diverse and plentiful views from the interior spaces to the immediate park environment and the city...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 25, 2013 | News
Research is so important to Healthcare Design's mission of providing current, usable information to help our readers build and maintain modern and efficient facilities that positively affect patient outcomes. But we're not a technical research...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 25, 2013 | News
As hospitals have become more patient-centered, there’s been a trend toward including a family area inside the patient area to promote family presence, support, and involvement in patient care. Growing evidence shows that family members play an important role in...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 24, 2013 | News
The procurement model for the Bridgepoint Active Healthcare Bridgepoint Hospital project is design, build, finance, maintain (DBFM), a common strategy used in the healthcare industry outside of the U.S. Under this model, the consortium developer, Plenary Health...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 24, 2013 | News
A new acute care facility being constructed on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles tackles the realities of providing respiratory care, which often requires extended stays, by creating a space that's comfortable for both patients and family members while...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 24, 2013 | News
Thanks to a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), The Center for Health Design (CHD) has embarked on a three-year quest to make hospitals safer for patients and staff. As part of this project, CHD and partners the Facilities Guidelines...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 23, 2013 | News
As far back as 2008, we at Healthcare Design were reporting on the growing popularity of standalone emergency departments (EDs), a solution to both the rising demand for services and the declining stock of hospital-based EDs.Five years later, little has changed....
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 23, 2013 | News
Completion date: June 25, 2013Owner: Bridgepoint Active HealthcareArchitecture: Stantec Architecture/KPMB Architects (planning, design, and compliance architects); HDR Architecture/Diamond Schmitt Architects (design, build, finance, and maintain architects).Interior...
