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...
by HCD Guest Author | May 4, 2011 | News
If someone sat down with a group of parents and asked them what they most desired in a pediatrician’s waiting area, the answers would vary, of course, and would probably leave the interviewer thinking, “Now wait a minute, that’s a bit of a tall...
by HCD Guest Author | May 4, 2011 | News
Photos courtesy of: CollinsWoermanProviders 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 first of a two-part series, highlights such problems as wasteful...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2011 | News
As I sit here looking at our child’s DVD collection, my eyes focus on the famous Disney title, “Beauty and the Beast.” I have just found my way home from work, but my mind travels back to what waits for me in the morning. I ask myself a question:...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2011 | News
Photo credit: ©Perkins+Will, 2011; Figure 1. Exterior ground view rendering of Rush University Medical Center at the intersection of Harrison and Ashland streets in Chicago. In this second part of a three-part series on incorporating family into the patient room,...
by HCD Guest Author | May 2, 2011 | News
Infection control is one of the biggest hot topics in healthcare today. Much of this may be attributed to growing MRSA outbreaks in America and other nations. Infection control can be directly linked with patient safety and satisfaction. But where does the line...
