by HCD Guest Author | Oct 4, 2012 | News
Now that autumn has begun, it's time to finalize the sessions and workshops that you plan to attend at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference coming up next month in Phoenix.There are many pre-conference workshop opportunities this year, but only two from The...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 4, 2012 | News
Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center (Normal, Ill.) is a 224-bed community hospital serving central Illinois, with inpatient services on the Advocate BroMenn Medical Center campus and outpatient services located throughout the region.Advocate BroMenn implemented a...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 3, 2012 | News
News of the recent introduction of the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act (S.3535) by two members of the U.S. Senate, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., may not have received nationwide coverage, but it was warmly welcomed by nonprofit organizations...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Oct 3, 2012 | News
Interactive workshops at conferences are an ideal way to network, and as I mentioned in my last blog, the Institute for Patient-Centered Design is presenting one at this year’s HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference. It’s called the Patient Experience Simulation...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 3, 2012 | News
Finding a healthy balance between personal care and the demands of a job are a part of every worker’s life. When your job is to care for others and even to save a life, it is easy and often necessary to put your own needs aside in the midst of stressful,...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 2, 2012 | News
When evaluating the holistic patient experience, there are three important factors involved: people, process, and place. As planners and designers of the healthcare built environment, we understand that “place” should be an enabler of patient...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 28, 2012 | News
Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital worked with the local office of architecture firm Schemmer Associates to design a 6,500-sq.-ft. healing garden (completed in fall 2011). Funded by private donations, the $200,000 garden is located near...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 25, 2012 | News
With the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare industry is set for change. I was recently talking with HGA colleague and healthcare planning principal Hal Henderson about how he views designers’ role in the...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Sep 24, 2012 | News
There’s really nothing like a conference to make you feel like you’ve jumped into the deep end of your chosen profession. Hopefully, once you’re there, you realize that the water’s fine, and you’re able to learn a ton; meet a bunch of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 21, 2012 | News
HEALTHCARE DESIGN’s annual Architectural and Interior Design Showcase has always been one of the most exciting projects the editorial team works on each year. Not only does it result in a concise portrait in print of healthcare design and construction in any...
