by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Durham, North Carolina Duda/Paine Architects Category: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Duke Integrative Medicine (Duke IM) Client: Duke University Health System Project Location: Durham, North Carolina Architect: Duda/Paine...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
While the complexities of today’s financial climate continue to be a moving target, one fact remains the same: People depend on quality healthcare. The challenge this economic situation presents for hospital owners and developers is the ability to provide...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 28, 2010 | News
If you happened to do a Google search for the words “Halloween” and “healthcare,” perhaps in a far-fetched scheme to brainstorm ideas for a healthcare design blog post somehow tied to the spooky season (speaking strictly hypothetically, of course), your memory would...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 27, 2010 | News
When you type in “healthcare design” on Google, you get 134,000,000 results. When you type in “healthcare design education,” 9,270,000 are revealed. While there is Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification, Planetree Visionary Design Network certification,...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 26, 2010 | News
Healthcare is not the only industry struggling to go “paperless.” Although there is a fine distinction between phasing out what was once paper in favor of the electronic, and coming up with a completely new paradigm that makes paper obsolete, the goal is...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 25, 2010 | News
The AIA Architectural Billings Index (ABI) held some pleasant news for the month of September, showing an increase in design services and construction activity. The highest jump came from the project inquiries index, hopefully indicating that nervousness about the...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 25, 2010 | News
The hospital pharmacy has always been a busy place. But today pharmacies face more obstacles than ever before. These changes are fueled by the growth in volumes of daily medications being dispensed, strict goals to reduce medication errors, and new regulations.If you...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 21, 2010 | News
This year’sHEALTHCARE DESIGN conference in Las Vegas (Nov. 13-16) is shaping up to be our best yet. We have some great presenters and partners this year, including award-winning author and business consultant Dev Patnaik, Dr. Esther Sternberg from the National...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 20, 2010 | News
More than one-third of adults over the age of 65 fall each year. This past month, my family experienced that statistic firsthand through the passing of a family member. It opened my eyes up to how severe and frequent these situations are. Thinking back through my...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 19, 2010 | News
Clients have often asked me “what is timeless design?” At one time, that may have been an easy question to answer. But new factors influencing healthcare design are changing the concept of timeless design. As we slowly emerge from the “Great Recession” and look toward...
