by HCD Guest Author | Feb 13, 2012 | News
On a recent trip to the Bay Area (to review session proposals for the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.12 conference!), I was invited to spend an afternoon visiting two leading architectural firms, both of which do significant work in the healthcare arena—the San Francisco...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 13, 2012 | News
It’s that time of year again. Winter is beginning to wind down (or at least we’re telling ourselves that here in chilly Cleveland), the short month of February is whisking by, and the ASHE Planning, Design, and Construction Summit is right around the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 10, 2012 | News
Walking into any healthcare facility, the ways in which its layout, furnishings, or processes and procedures have been adapted to meet the needs of a growing bariatric population may not be immediately obvious, and that’s the point.From larger weight-bearing...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 8, 2012 | News
One of the neatest things about covering the latest technology in buildings is witnessing how innovative folks are taking existing technology and figuring out how to apply it in a hospital setting.Take an Atlanta-based healthcare wayfinding solution company, for...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 7, 2012 | News
As a key strategy in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities not only enhances patient safety by reducing the presence of pathogens in patients’ surroundings but also significantly impacts other...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 7, 2012 | News
Congratulations! After months of a relentless pursuit, you have convinced a high-impact performer to take a risk and leave a good situation to join your organization. But your job is not done. Don’t think you can just give your new superstar the keys...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 7, 2012 | News
A recent survey, conducted by Mortenson Construction at our HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference last year in November, provided very informative reading and gave a snapshot of how healthcare architects, providers, vendors, and those in construction are feeling about the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 6, 2012 | News
In early 2011, Vendome Group, LLC, publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine; The Center for Health Design; and Nurture by Steelcase challenged students with the theme of “waiting” for the first annual Nurture Collegiate Healthcare Design Competition. Teams...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 3, 2012 | News
As reported here, Switzerland moving forward with plans to build a mock-1950s village — dubbed "Dementiaville" by its detractors — catering exclusively for elderly sufferers of Alzheimer's and other debilitating mental illnesses,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 2, 2012 | News
You may have noticed a new face on the home page of Healthcare Building Ideas this week. Hamilton Espinosa wrote his first post for the magazine as part of a blog team coming on board from DPR Construction.Espinosa is DPR’s national healthcare leader, and he...
