by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
.Project SummaryCompletion Date: Phased opening (January through June 2011)Owner: Phoenix Children's HospitalArchitecture, Interior Design, and StructuralEngineering: HKS, Inc.Construction Manager: Kitchell ContractorsCivil Engineering: Evans Kuhn &...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News, Trends
The Center for Health Design’s (CHD) board of directors may have appeared to be stagnant with many of the same individuals serving for years. This has been a deliberate governance structure that gave our small nonprofit organization continuity and stability for...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
“The ebb and flow of light in the sky affects every part of our lives, and literally makes possible life on Earth”: Thus begins the book “The Architecture of Natural Light” by Henry Plummer. In the 255 pages of this artfully crafted book,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
High-performance carpet tileNo Rules from Shaw Contract is a high-performance collection of carpet tile designed to install in any configuration. The collection offers three new patterns with unique color overlay patterning and gradations. The installation...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
No matter who you talk to in Memphis, Tennessee, chances are their life or a family member's life has been touched by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Founded in the 1950s, it was the result of the initiative of a group of women who advocated for children to...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
A few years back at one of HEALTHCARE DESIGN’s annual Editorial Advisory Board meetings, a board member (and if I could remember who, I would tell you) suggested that the magazine try to publish some “themed” issues. The idea was that by highlighting a number of...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2011 | News
The New Parkland Hospital Master Plan© HDR + CorganThe New Parkland Hospital project in Dallas is a $1.27-billion healthcare campus that includes replacement of the existing 56-year-old Parkland Memorial Hospital. The Parkland campus is located within the...
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...
