by HCD Guest Author | May 1, 2011 | News
Cultural anthropologists have been used by some of the leading industrial design firms to help study human behavior and produce more successful design solutions. They help decipher actions that consumers themselves are unaware they perform, while understanding those...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
The patient room is where patients spend the majority of their hospital stay and where they have the opportunity to interact with multiple caregivers. It also is the place where the potential for errors is greatest. Therefore, the design of patient rooms should be...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | Trends
In July 2010, my column “Best Practice, Next Practice” identified the drivers for innovation. In it, I noted that the best practices of today are steeped in baseline evidence, and the next practice resulting from innovation springs from that qualified baseline of...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
Project SummaryCompletion Date: December 2010Owner: UPMC Hamot Medical CenterArchitecture and Interior Design: Rectenwald Architects, Inc.Hospital Planning: Gresham Smith and PartnersStructural Engineering: AES EngineeringMEP Engineering: CJL EngineeringCivil...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | Trends
The small, and sometimes large, nuances of hospital design can and do play a significant role in helping to heal patients and increase the satisfaction of healthcare professionals. Design elements can have an enormous impact on patients and families, and now are a...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
This issue is the second of our four Spotlight issues for 2011, highlighting women’s hospitals from around the country. In addition to it hitting just in time for Mother’s Day, this issue also focuses on a subject that hits home for me on a personal level...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
Two years ago, Nashville-based Gould Turner Group (GTG) was presented with a challenge. Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, was feeling the pressure of a competing facility undergoing a renovation through an addition to its...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
In the late ′80s and early ′90s, there was an increasing call for specialized diagnostic imaging services for women. As this subspecialty evolved to meet the unique needs of women, care providers responded by developing warm, welcoming spaces to serve...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
Welcome to our 4th edition of the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Platinum Products and Services Guide!Ever come across a product that was so beautifully designed that you just had to comment on it? Whether in terms of appearance, functionality, or both, it showed the work of an...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
What you see is what you get. In hospitals, patients and visitors count on the positive distraction that outside views can provide. However, occasionally the natural healing light and landscapes desired by most everyone are marred by essential, yet unsightly devices....
