by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
Neurological diseases such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Rett syndrome affect more than 1 billion people worldwide, including 300 million children. In a pioneering move, Texas Children's Hospital opened the world's first basic research institute dedicated to...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | Trends
Paulo Nunes-Ueno straps on his bike helmet, secures his backpack, and lifts his daughter Twyla Jo into her safety seat as he prepares for the commute to work from his home in Seattle’s Bryant neighborhood. He pedals about 2 miles to his job as director of...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 24, 2011 | News
The practice of the sole practitioner is going by the wayside, perhaps the way house calls once did? More and more, we are seeing the sole practitioner absorbed by group practices, multi-specialty practice groups, or healthcare organizations. The necessity to be in...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 23, 2011 | News
PHOTO CREDIT: CollinsWoerman Left: The front entrance to Pullman Regional Hospital in the rural community of Pullman, Washington.As providers begin to understand the impact healthcare reform will have on their business, many hospitals and medical centers are looking...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 22, 2011 | News
Since joining the HEALTHCARE DESIGN team last year, I’ve noticed my entire perception of healthcare facilities has become much more thoughtful and introspective. With each visit to a doctor’s office, I think more and more about how I feel and what influence my...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 17, 2011 | News
In 2007, Jean M. Young, ASID, CID, AAHID, wrote “A summary of Color in Healthcare Environments: A Critical Review of the Research Literature” for HEALTHCARE DESIGN. In the article, she reviewed the 2003 research study from what was then the Coalition for Health...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 16, 2011 | News
It’s no secret that now isn’t exactly a boom time for construction, whether in the public or private sector. However, it appears the industry must prepare for yet another blow, at least according to numbers just released by the Associated General...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 14, 2011 | Trends
In the February issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN, Janet Brown’s Green Column, “A fruitful partnership: Where philanthropy and healthcare sustainability intersect,” relates the story of Magee-Womens Hospital, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and its efforts...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 11, 2011 | News
Designing and producing wayfinding in the healthcare environment is a study of the human perception of space and navigation of specific environments. Patients, visitors, and staff all enter healthcare facilities with varying levels of stress, emotion, and tolerance of...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 10, 2011 | News
Late last week, I traversed the country in the middle of one of the most horrifying winter storms in recent memory, traveling from our headquarters here in Cleveland to Concord, California, home of our publishing partners atThe Center for Health Design. In a day-long...
