by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2011 | Trends
Early this year, at the time of the third annual online survey of design research in healthcare settings, the economy was showing signs of a slow recovery. The Architecture Billings Index had been more positive, but architecture firms were expecting revenue gains of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2011 | News
Anniversaries invite review of the past and visions for the future. As HEALTHCARE DESIGN celebrates 10 years, it is interesting to look back—from a former emergency department nurse’s perspective—at how emergency departments have evolved...
by Jennifer Silvis | Dec 1, 2011 | News
What do you think is the best delivery method for construction projects? The question is one that’s likely to spur plenty of debate, with an answer dependent upon a number of variables. And now it looks like the federal government is adding its own two cents to...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 28, 2011 | News
It was almost too obvious. Sitting at a conference with thousands of fellow designers, planners, and innovators in the healthcare design field, I was taken back by keynote speaker Dev Patnaik as he spoke on a topic that struggles to realistically exist in...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 28, 2011 | News
If there’s one project that can showcase to what extent integrated project delivery (IPD) can be used on a healthcare construction site, it’s the massive expansion Palomar Pomerado Health is undergoing in Southern California.On hand to discuss the Palomar...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2011 | News
At the recently completed HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 Conference in Nashville, I attended a session presented by Healthcare Design Psychology Consultant Barbara Lyons Stewart, AIA, EDAC, MArch, titled "Flooring Patterns in Healthcare Facilities–Friend or...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2011 | News
Every October for the past three years, my husband, my son (age 6), and I take a trip about 2 miles down the road from our house to our local corn maze and pumpkin patch.The first year, when my son was 3, we only made it as far as the tricycle circle and about 20...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 22, 2011 | News
Faced with a growing population and an Emergency Department already taxed to its limits, CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri, knew that it desperately needed to expand its emergency services on its south campus. CoxHealth and the design team from The Beck Group set out...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 22, 2011 | News
Many healthcare organizations are in the position of upgrading, expanding, or replacing their emergency departments. There are several trends in ED design (such as segregating lower-acuity-level patients into fast track areas), but few have been quantified. With the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 22, 2011 | News
The healthcare world is specialized and kinetic. Today’s discerning patient travels the nation seeking the top doctor or hospital in a particular field—whether it is oncology, diabetes, pediatrics, neurology, or cardiology—all with the intent of...
