by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 17, 2011 | News
With 68% of U.S. adults either overweight or obese (and 48% of the pediatric population), hospitals and medical facilities are subsequently faced with the challenge of adjusting their buildings to accommodate the growing segment.Debra Harris, PhD, CEO, RAD...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2011 | News
With 68% of U.S. adults either overweight or obese (and 48% of the pediatric population), hospitals and medical facilities are subsequently faced with the challenge of adjusting their buildings to accommodate the growing segment.Debra Harris, PhD, CEO, RAD...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2011 | News
HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference, held this year at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, brought together luminaries from the advisory boards of HEALTHCARE DESIGN, Healthcare Building Ideas, and the HERD Journal for the morning general session...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2011 | News
Together, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Health System, Kaiser Permanente, and Sutter Health have formed the Healthcare BIM Consortium (HBC), an effort by owners in collaboration with vendors, designers, and builders to form solutions to support...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2011 | News
From healthcare reform to maintaining business solvency, the panel of experts that took the stage Tuesday morning at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 covered it all during the general session “New Directions in the Future of Healthcare Design—The Experts Speak...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 15, 2011 | News
Recently, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, added several floors to its existing bed tower, offering the chance to study outcomes of inpatient unit decentralization on teamwork and operational efficiencies. In a session to be...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 15, 2011 | News
Human performance expert Andy Core, MS, is looking to shake things up.With the promise of delivering in his closing keynote speech—to be presented on Wednesday, November 16 at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 conference in Nashville in Delta Ballroom A—a...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 15, 2011 | News
At a Tuesday lunchtime ceremony at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 conference in Nashville, The Center for Health Design, joined by several of its partners, handed out its annual awards to the healthcare design community. Honoring colleagues and peers for...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 14, 2011 | News
“Green”—over the years, this now-ubiquitous word has been woven into the fabric of both our professional and home lives. And when the goal of sustainability enters the healthcare landscape, a key metric to achieving it is found not only in the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 14, 2011 | News
For the first time at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference, some of the biggest names in the industry will be together on stage to share their unique views on trends in healthcare design and the effects those trends have on the professionals who design and build...
