by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Photography: Tim BuchmanPatewood Memorial Hospital Greenville, South CarolinaGreer Memorial Hospital Greer, South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina, is growing. Already the third-largest city in the state, and roughly equidistant to both Atlanta and Charlotte, North...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 24, 2010 | News
As we all prepare to take to the roads and/or skies to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with our loved ones, I thought I’d share a bit of news to reflect on as you sink into couches and easy chairs to doze after the turkey dinners to come.Earlier this week, Gallup...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 19, 2010 | News
HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine’s Web site has been redesigned with a cleaner and fresher look, making it easier to navigate and read. With larger tabs and easy-to-use dropdown menus, the Web site helps the reader find industry-relevant topics through its blogs,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 18, 2010 | News
The HEALTHCARE DESIGN team has made it back safely to Cleveland after a very successful HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference in Las Vegas. We’re so proud of the event and thank all of you who attended for helping us to reach a record number of 3,700 attendees!While we were...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2010 | News
David Burson, AIA, Senior Project Manager, Partners HealthCare, is an architect with more than 30 years of planning, design, and project management experience in both private and public sector practice. His work has focused primarily in the areas of institutional...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2010 | News
In the face of constrained capital, many hospitals are in need of updates to their infrastructure, medical equipment, and mechanical systems. Furthermore, older hospitals are facing a number of problems including a lack of interstitial space, low floor-to-ceiling...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2010 | News
Wow, a lot going on here in Las Vegas at HCD.10. The Lean design session was the hit of the day for me on Monday–more than 200 in attendance, standing room only. The message is clear: Healthcare is not business as usual and needs every tool possible to make...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 16, 2010 | News
At least for the time being, it appears Healthcare Reform will be coming down the pike and facilities across the country will need to make adjustments in response to the new environment it will create.And judging by the content of the educational sessions at...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 15, 2010 | News
Ellen Vincent, PhD, environmental landscape specialist, Clemson University, and Dina Battisto, PhD, Architecture + Health, Clemson University, shared an interesting view of the research they’ve conducted on how nature images may prove to be positive distractions for...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 15, 2010 | News
A closing remark during the session “Off the Grid—Sustainable Healthcare for Developing Nations: Lessons from Afghanistan” summed up the impact that projects like one undergone by Cannon Design can have on healthcare across the globe.And that is infrastructure....
