by HCD Guest Author | Jan 5, 2012 | News
The New Year has begun bringing with it weight loss resolutions, promises to spend more time with family or a determination to be more organized, according to various surveys. As healthcare reform continues to develop, there is hope for a more positive year in the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 4, 2012 | News
As I mentioned in my last blog post of 2011, this year has started off a lot like the previous year did: marked by healthcare reform dramatics, a still-sluggish economy, and general confusion. But surely there are some things to look forward to and to discuss, as...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 4, 2012 | News
The end of each year often brings with it a number of analyses on how any particular industry performed. However, one recent report I thought I’d share with you instead projects what’s ahead for the New Year.FMI, a consultant to the engineering and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 3, 2012 | News
In recent years, military health facilities across the nation are increasingly embracing the concept of evidence-based design (EBD). Military hospitals are incorporating elements of EBD in new construction, expansions, and remodeling to ensure all military medicine...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 29, 2011 | News
As 2011 comes to a close, I have tried in vain to come up with a solid way of summarizing the year in terms of the healthcare design and construction industry. Especially as I look back at what I was saying at this time last year, I see an awful lot of...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 28, 2011 | News
As we close out 2011, I thought I would share some of the numbers from what my colleagues here at HEALTHCARE DESIGN may think of as one of my sources of pride—The HEALTHCARE DESIGN connection, our LinkedIn community.It always brings us some cheer to see...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 27, 2011 | News
As 2011 comes to a close, I’d like to thank all of our readers for your support over the past year. We’ve seen Healthcare Building Ideas grow as a publication, website, and brand—and I’m looking forward to a fruitful 2012.To take note of some...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 23, 2011 | News
Anyone who attended the roundtable plenary session "New Directions in the Future of Healthcare Design–The Experts Speak Out" at this year's HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 conference surely remembers the show-stopping moment when Kim E. Shinn, PE, LEED AP...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 22, 2011 | News
When sitting down to write a holiday-inspired blog, I found that anything I might write couldn’t quite capture the essence of this season—and what our industry is capable of doing to celebrate it—better than a story from news station WITN in...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 21, 2011 | Trends
This article page was updated by Healthcare Design on March 9, 2023. An interior space with a distinct theme is common practice in restaurant and hotel design. But in recent years, more healthcare organizations, particularly children’s hospitals, have begun adopting...
