by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 22, 2011 | News
The November 2011 issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN marks the 10th anniversary of the magazine’s first publication. The growth of the title—starting as a once-yearly publication and eventually growing to a whole media brand that encompasses a monthly publication,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 22, 2011 | News
Nurture by Steelcase, The Center for Health Design, and HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine are pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Nurture Collegiate Healthcare Design Competition. Students were challenged with the theme of “waiting” and were asked to...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 22, 2011 | Trends
Healthcare design credentials If you’re confused about all the credentials available to you and what they mean to your career or profession, you’re not alone. The “alphabet soup” of letters after healthcare and design professionals’ names has grown in recent years,...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 21, 2011 | News
The 2:15 p.m. session on Tuesday, November 15, at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 gave attendees a chance to see how three Emergency Departments (EDs) are using inventive design concepts to improve patient satisfaction and advance operational efficiency. Donald McKahan, AIA,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 21, 2011 | News
In July, the first phase of a new full-service healthcare campus (the first hospital built from the ground up in 25 years in King County, Washington) opened its doors to the public. The campus was designed with two key challenges in mind: to create an architectural...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 21, 2011 | News
In 2002, Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia, thought it had solved all of its emergency department (ED) problems by doubling its size to 50 beds and 26,000 state-of-the-art square feet. It had seen 75,000 patients that year, with a 6% walkout...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 21, 2011 | News
One of the key things that one realizes in training is that we very often treat whole family units. When you are treating persons who have elements of frailty, their loved ones become all the more critical to their care and to plans that help move patients toward...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 21, 2011 | News
Another successful HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference wrapped up in Nashville last week. I’m happy to report that Vendome Group LLC (parent company of Healthcare Building Ideas and sister magazine HEALTHCARE DESIGN), along with its partners for the event, welcomed...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 18, 2011 | News
Designing and detailing the next generation of patient rooms to decrease falls and hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is extremely significant for our healthcare systems. Since Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals are continuing to decrease, it is more...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 18, 2011 | News
Assignment: Plan a patient tower for children’s services. It must have seamless access to many of the main hospital’s medical and support services. Design it within a tight footprint on the medical center’s property. Work within budget...
