by HCD Guest Author | Oct 4, 2013 | News
Sift through the pages of Healthcare Design’s Architectural and Interior Design Showcase (appearing in the September 2013 issue), to see what’s current in healthcare design. This juried section features healthcare projects from design firms that developed...
by Anne DiNardo | Oct 3, 2013 | News
As humans, we’re hardwired to know what’s good for us, says David Webster, partner, Ideo (San Francisco). For instance, our intuition tells us that rotten food is not good to eat. But when it comes to knowing what helps us heal in the built environment,...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 3, 2013 | News
If all goes according to plan, sometime next year, 30 million more Americans will have access to health insurance to pay for regular checkups and preventive care. The prospect of this greatly expanded customer base, along with a focus on wellness and incentives to...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 2, 2013 | News
There are an incredible number of variables that can influence the direction a healthcare building project might take, from budget to schedule to delivery method to ownership goals and everything in between.Managing all of those pieces is critical to a successful...
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...
