by HCD Guest Author | May 24, 2011 | News
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed September 2011)Chief administrator: M. Ted Wong, Major General, Commander, Southern Regional Medical Command, BAMC Chief, US Army Dental Corps.Firm: RTKL Associates Inc., (888) 337-4685Design team:...
by HCD Guest Author | May 16, 2011 | News
Recently, HKS and Herman Miller conducted a study to identify the challenges and impediments to operational flexibility within the built environment. Interestingly, three out of the 11 impediments to operational flexibility are related to the use and implementation of...
by HCD Guest Author | May 15, 2011 | News
There is a virtual vise applying significant pressure on hospitals today. On one side is the desire to improve patient outcomes, which supports evidence-based design and can be a key criterion in pay-for-performance compensation. On the other side there is increasing...
by HCD Guest Author | May 11, 2011 | News
Photoraphy courtesy of: CollinsWoerman. Providers that continue to sit on the fence about adopting Lean processes in their operations can look to the bottom line for evidence of need. This article, the second of a two-part series, explores how to remove waste and...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 11, 2011 | News
It’s no secret that the baby boomers are aging, and the healthcare industry at-large is preparing for the onslaught as more and more treatments and health services are required for their care.At the same time, healthcare reform is painting an increasingly more...
by HCD Guest Author | May 10, 2011 | News
It’s Moving Day! Actually, it’s been moving month as we activated and moved in our clients at a wonderful regional medical center, opening a new 295,000-square-foot nursing tower. We have been keeping an “issues log” throughout this process, and I thought you might...
by HCD Guest Author | May 9, 2011 | News
Our profession is transforming. The traditional definition of “architect” can no longer be described by the B141 definition of Basic Services. Over the last decade, the healthcare architectural community has changed as much as any. We have adopted dozens of terms,...
by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2011 | News
Over the last couple blogs, I have looked at pediatric facilities to consider design choices that enhance outcomes for young patients. Pediatric patient rooms and units likewise warrant unique design direction to accommodate children’s medical and emotional...
by HCD Guest Author | May 8, 2011 | News
Photo credit: © Perkins+Will, 2011In this third installment of a three-part series on incorporating family into the patient room, authors Hannah Jefferies and Jennifer Merchant of Perkins+Will discuss how resource centers, consult rooms, and nurse stations, as...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 4, 2011 | News
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves as a model of healthcare for facilities and health systems nationwide. May 2-6, 2011, it is celebrating Research Week, and part of the event will take note of the accomplishments in care that VA research has provided to...
