by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 30, 2012 | News
As Superstorm Sandy pummels the East Coast, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are put to the ultimate test of disaster readiness. NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan had to evacuate all 215 of its patients after its backup power system failed on Monday...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 29, 2012 | News
The words “smart hospital” seem to be making an appearance a lot more often. What exactly does the phrase mean? Is it defined by the type of medical equipment available in the hospital, or is it the technology integrated into the structure to enhance its...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 29, 2012 | News
Along the picturesque southern shore of Back Bay in the city of Biloxi, Miss., is an expansive complex of buildings organized in a campus-like setting on more than 100 acres of land: the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS).Since the 1930s, the GCVHCS,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 26, 2012 | News
While noting that healthcare construction has taken a “bit of a breather” in the last two years may be an understatement, a new report from consulting firm FMI also says the market will recover. And we're talking a double-digit recovery. This...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 25, 2012 | News
Improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey scores is a top priority among healthcare administrators to ensure funding. The latest HCAHPS Public Report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 24, 2012 | Trends
When a person needs to be hospitalized, should there be a different expectation of the experience whether it’s in an urban or non-urban environment? Philosophically, the answer should be no. And yet, by necessity, there are unique and specific differences that make...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 23, 2012 | Trends
If you’ve been following healthcare sustainability, you’ve likely heard about Gundersen Health System. Gundersen Lutheran facilities had been pieced together over the last century and the physical space no longer met the needs or expectations of patients, families,...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 22, 2012 | News
Facey Medical Group’s new building is a 124,000-square-foot, multi-specialty medical office in Mission Hills, Calif. The group sought to consolidate several of its smaller regional clinics and offices into one technologically advanced, energy-efficient building....
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 22, 2012 | News
Architect Derek Parker is a 50-year veteran of the healthcare design industry and co-founder of The Center for Health Design, which is honoring Parker with its Changemaker Award for 2012. He’ll be keynoting the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference on Monday, November 5,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 19, 2012 | News
Healthcare has always been at the forefront of major technological advances. Our innate desire to live longer, healthier, and more impactful lives coupled with the huge potential financial gains possible from a market segment that continues to regenerate itself has...
