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...
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...
