by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 10, 2011 | News
In 2016, Sweden will be home to a new hospital that will be a place of firsts. Based on the slogan “The Patient First,” the New Karolinska (NKS) will replace the existing Karolinska University Hospital in the Solna suburb of Stockholm. The goal of the new...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 10, 2011 | News
The national calendar of events marks November 10th as the celebration of the birth of the US Marine Corps (USMC) and on it's heels the very next day, November 11th, is Veterans' Day, celebrated nationwide to remember the brave men and women who...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 9, 2011 | News
It’s that time of year again.Our staff here at the offices of Healthcare Building Ideas and sister magazine HEALTHCARE DESIGN is putting all of the final pieces in place as we prepare for our upcoming HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 conference being held November 13-16,...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 8, 2011 | News
I recently have written about how the healthcare industry is facing major changes. Rising costs, new technology, shifting demographics, and new legislation all play into the way healthcare providers deliver care now and in the future. National healthcare...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 8, 2011 | News
The team at Puchlik Design Associates of Pasadena, California, was faced with a unique objective when it was brought on to design the Spine Institute and Orthopedic Center at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California.The fruition of 10 years of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 7, 2011 | Trends
A journey, a path, a garden, a book—these are all words commonly used to analogize the progression toward environmental excellence. Whatever the vehicle used to get there, the path taken is composed of increments (rungs, steps, chapters, ingredients). This column will...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 4, 2011 | News
In a thought-provoking Webinar, "Evidence-Based Design and the New Five Senses," presented on November 3, 2011, by Vendome, HEALTHCARE DESIGN, and sponsored by IIDA, Linda Porter Bishop, IIDA, ASID, AAHID, LEED AP, outlined her thoughts on how both the...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 4, 2011 | Trends
Many healthcare systems across the globe are working to accelerate the translation of laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients to improve outcomes. According to the National Institutes of Health, translational research typically begins “at the bench,” with...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 2, 2011 | News
My firm, Aesthetics Inc., has been involved with various aspects of the design of children’s hospitals for more than 20 years. When we recently were privileged to work with Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota on a major expansion project, we...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 1, 2011 | News
As a professional editor who has worked on a variety of national publications over the years, I’ve ended up on a lot of email lists … a lot. So when I was shuffling through my Inbox the other day, I wasn’t all that surprised to receive a press...
