by HCD Guest Author | Jun 15, 2012 | News
After spending much of the last few weeks with my eye on projects from outside of the United States, I have been trying to place what I've seen into context with the U.S. healthcare situation. In many ways, comparisons are difficult to make–the United States...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 15, 2012 | News
Several months ago, Cannon Design completed the design of a prototype healthcare facility in Afghanistan that would serve as a template for the delivery of medical services in the war torn country. The challenges were many—creating a hospital in a country...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Once in a while I take a look at The Guardian’s column, Constructive Criticism: the week in architecture. It is a weekly roundup of news centered on architecture around the world but mostly in the United Kingdom.Although the column doesn’t center on...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 14, 2012 | Trends
I’m a big fan of the television show “Mad Men,” so I’m excited that after what feels like years since its last episode, the new season has finally begun. It’s not just the story lines and characters that are so compelling to me; it’s the sneak peek into what the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya serves as the main hospital for the people of northwest Israel. However, in addition to its daily order of business, the facility with a location just six miles from the Lebanon border also has been established as the primary...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 13, 2012 | News
June 11-15 marks International Week here at HEALTHCARE DESIGN, a nod in the direction of all of the breakthroughs being made in healthcare design, as well as in healthcare delivery, outside our American borders.I had the pleasure just last week to hear firsthand...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 13, 2012 | Trends
Trillium Health Centre–Mississauga’s new west wing was designed as an optimum inpatient care facility modeled with a focus on patient safety and improved patient outcomes. Based on the approved inpatient design from 2000-2001, Trillium Health Centre started to build...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 12, 2012 | News
In July 1994, the Great Lakes region in Central Africa was in tatters as mass genocide marred the land. “No people, no nation” was a common call; the Tutsis who represent 14% of the region’s population were deemed worthy of death by the government.Of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 11, 2012 | News
The revolutionary concept of vertical integration that first allowed hospitals to stack the patient bed tower above the diagnostic and treatment base opened the door to a new paradigm of hospital organization.Over the course of history, the developments in vertical...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 11, 2012 | News
Since 2006, HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine has presented an annual International Edition, focused on the best and most innovative stories of healthcare design from around the globe, helping to compare, contrast, and provide perspective for U.S. designers in the process...
