by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Earlier this year, HEALTHCARE DESIGN launched a public nomination period on the magazine's Web site (healthcaredesignmagazine.com) and asked our readership to tell us who they thought were the most influential people in healthcare design in 2010.A shortlist of 50...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | Trends
Evidence-based design researcher Roger Ulrich, PhD, sat down with Sara O. Marberry in Chicago at the Hyatt Rosemont after a Center for Health Design board meeting. In the first part of her interview with him (published in the November 2010 edition of HEALTHCARE DESIGN...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Wayfinding may be considered by some as one of the major causes of stress during one's healthcare experience. Finding a place to park, getting to the main entrance, figuring out where a department or office is, and then worrying about being late for an appointment...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Hybrid guest chairAcquaint from National Office Furniture offers the lounge look and feel in a guest chair footprint. The hybrid lounge, guest chair features a wall-saver design, bariatric models, six different back styles, and contrasting fabric options providing...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Staff lounges in hospitals are not necessarily anything new. The physicians’ lounge has been an amenity for time immemorial, and it's not unheard of for “found space,” such as an old office or unused patient room, to be converted to space where...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
One of the features in this month's issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN is “The 25 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design.” Introduced several years ago, this feature highlights the work of professionals who are helping to shape our field. The list of...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2010 | News
A couple of articles I worked on recently for this publication and for its sister publication, Healthcare Building Ideas, raised a question for me: What do American hospitals have against operable windows?One of the articles in HEALTHCARE DESIGN's August Showcase...
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,...
