by HCD Guest Author | Jun 27, 2012 | News
Project category: New construction (completed April 2012)Chief administrator: Jonathan Flyte, Vice President, Facilities, (616) 391-1040Firms: Integrated Architecture, (616) 574-0220; Elzinga & Volkers General Contractors, (616) 392-2752; Spectrum Health Medical...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 27, 2012 | News
Project category: Addition (completed February 2012)Chief administrator: Peter Arn, Vice President of Capital Improvements/Campus Services, (410) 601-9000Firm: Hord Coplan Macht, (410) 837-7311Design team: Lee Coplan, AIA, Principal, Healthcare Studio Director; Scott...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 27, 2012 | News
When I learned that the July 2012 issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN would focus on ambulatory care, it made me pause and glance at the types of projects currently on my to-do-list.Not surprisingly, the large acute-care facility projects are all falling off and being...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 27, 2012 | News
Project category: New construction (completed June 2011)Chief administrator: Peter Daniels, President & Chief Executive Officer, (630) 833-1400Firms: Albert Kahn Associates, Inc., (313) 202-7000; Pratt Design Studio, (773) 755-2000Design team: Owner’s...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 26, 2012 | News
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed January 2012)Chief administrator: Michael N. Rosenblut, President and CEO, (718) 289-2351Firm: Tobin Parnes Design, (212) 462-4200Design team: Carol Tobin, Principal; Robert Parnes, Principal; Tim Kincer, Project...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 26, 2012 | News
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed December 2011)Chief administrator: Tom Sondergeld, Director, Employee Health Strategy and Innovation, (847) 315-2500Firm: Albert Kahn Associates, Inc., (313) 202-7000Design team: Architecture, Engineering & Interior...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 26, 2012 | News
The newly opened $1.1 billion Bloomberg Children’s Center and Sheikh Zayed Tower at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, signals one of many highlights in the hospital’s history. With a focus on delivering an environment that promotes healing and...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 26, 2012 | News
Some of the most widely accepted planning approaches used by healthcare design professionals focus on the use of operational scenarios, patient flows, and clinical processes. From this information, additional planning and design criteria is integrated into the concept...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 26, 2012 | News
With its blue coasts, warm climate, thermal hot springs, storied history, and culinary delights, Turkey has nearly always been an epicenter for international tourism. Located at the conflux of southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 25, 2012 | News
As healthcare and design professionals, we are all aware of the impact the design of the built environment has on patient outcomes and staff experiences. However what is the importance of artwork in a healthcare facility? Two members of The Center for...
