by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 13, 2012 | News
Stamford Hospital has had a long and close association with the city of Stamford, located on the Connecticut coast just 25 miles north of New York City. The hospital serves a diverse population of 120,000-plus middle- and lower-income urban residents, including a...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 12, 2012 | News
Designers often use storytelling as a way to communicate with clients. And a strong narrative becomes even more crucial in an evidence-based design (EBD) project, opening the doors for more innovation. It shows the client and user what’s important beyond the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 12, 2012 | News
For some, the choice to receive healthcare isn’t always an easy one to make. From juggling work and kids to not having transportation or money to cover the cost, there are a variety of reasons that going to the doctor may end up taking a back seat.With a mission...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 12, 2012 | Trends
I was recently asked what percentage of hospitals in the United States has started work on environmental stewardship activities. My answer is 100%. Every hospital has an action-oriented staffer who’s taken it upon themselves to do the right thing: a nurse collecting...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 8, 2012 | News
On the afternoon of Nov. 6, healthcare futurist Joe Flower predicted President Obama would see another term, and with that new term healthcare reform would see implementation. As it turned out later that night, he was correct.This was just one of a several projections...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 7, 2012 | News
Though the election results have not provided instant clarity to the healthcare reform issue, a light at the end of this very long tunnel is finally in sight. It may, however, be a very bumpy ride getting there.With the status quo...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 7, 2012 | News
Voters returned President Obama to the White House, overcoming a resistance to his agenda by Congressional Republicans, an anemic economic recovery, and a divided nation. In his defeat of Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the incumbent nearly swept the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 6, 2012 | News
In 2009, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare recognized that healthcare reform was coming down the pike and with it the need for providers that are both efficient and effective in offering patient-centered care.“We need to understand what that means,” said...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 5, 2012 | News
Emerging results from a large study focused on the relationships between design and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) point to risks in common design materials and how design can reduce risks, researchers told attendees at the Healthcare Design conference in...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 5, 2012 | News
The Center for Health Design’s Built Environment Network (BEN) event held Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Phoenix, Ariz., at the 2012 HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference gave attendees the opportunity gain a perspective into what the BEN is about and how the information...
