by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 26, 2011 | News
"The new hospital will be a safe, welcoming, patient-centered healing environment that serves as a sustainable community resource for Dallas County. It will promote excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research in a technologically advanced, easily...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 25, 2011 | News
The design of a hospital affects patients’ expectations. Artwork plays a big part in this well-being. More than just add-ons, artwork is integral to the overall plan of a hospital, in which good design supports both the medical and emotional needs of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 25, 2011 | News
If there was a top-10 list of overused terms, “paradigm shift” would surely be on it. When a company or organization confronts major change, it’s often called a paradigm shift. But how often does this mean a transformation of the rules of the game?...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 25, 2011 | News
Chapels are not at all unusual in healthcare facilities—you will find them in facilities of every size. But it is not often that the chapel is the visual and conceptual center of the facility’s design, observable from nearly every public space on the first...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 22, 2011 | News
As healthcare facilities today strive to create more responsive and needs-specific environments, innovative furniture and design techniques can play a transformative role. Facilities are finding that by converting traditionally stark, clinical interiors into...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 22, 2011 | News
The annual HEALTHCARE DESIGN/Healthcare Building Ideas Corporate Profiles and Rankings supplement offers results of our survey of architecture, engineering, and construction firms working in healthcare today.As a bonus to the rankings published in the July issue of...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 19, 2011 | News
If you’ve ever wondered what keeps the c-suite of your organization up at night, one panel during the ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition being held this week in Seattle offered at least some glimpse into what's likely on their minds.In a plenary...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 18, 2011 | News
George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, a senior engineer at The Joint Commission, spoke in a plenary session at the ASHE Annual Conference in Seattle, sharing his insights on the commission’s standards, updating attendees on changes, and offering some common violations...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 18, 2011 | News
If you’ve ever wondered what keeps the c-suite of your organization up at night, one panel during the ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition being held this week in Seattle offered at least some glimpse into what's likely on their minds.In a plenary...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 18, 2011 | News
The 2010 edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute’s (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities is currently being revised, with a new version set to be published in 2014.Douglas S. Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, HFDP, CHC, deputy...
