by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2010 | News
Expanding and strengthening Community Health Centers reduces health disparities, increases access to high quality, routine care, and boosts local economies. Health Centers are strategic public investments that generate increasingly sustainable communities by providing...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2010 | News
In our daily conversations with physicians, administrators and other healthcare providers, we’re hearing a variety of opinions on healthcare reform’s impact on the design and construction industry. By 2014, approximately 40 million more Americans will have access to...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 26, 2010 | News
Evolution is modular, design-focused, and very efficient. It can be used in private rooms, public spaces, conferencing areas, nurses’ stations, family areas, waiting areas, and the list is extensive.Products like this one are very helpful for keeping the patient...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 25, 2010 | News
Please click here to access the Digital Magazine version of the 2010 Architectural Showcase
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 20, 2010 | News
News about the rising costs of healthcare is pervasive. The topic is a focus for the economy and engrained in politics. What we don’t hear as much about is the awesome purchasing power of hospitals and the resulting economic and patient care effects. According...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 12, 2010 | News
We spend a lot of time on the patient spaces in hospitals, but there are actually more nurses (and allied health personnel) working in the building. Where do they go? Let's take a quick look at the different spaces that we build for them to work in.• Number...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 6, 2010 | News
Recently I was asked to comment and provide insight on a proposed Harvard study exploring the relationship of sleep spindles, ambient environmental music, and learning. When I suggested incorporating the intervention of daylight with views to enhance the sleep derived...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2010 | News
IMAGES COURTESY OF ENGBERG ANDERSON, INC.“I can tell you from experience that the personal touch really does matter. As with many people who have to deal with aging parents, my family was no exception. Last July and August my father spent the last weeks of his...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2010 | News
Just in case you couldn’t tell from the page count and sheer weight, this issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN features our annual Architectural Showcase, featuring more than 100 peer-reviewed projects. Three of those projects were chosen by our jury to be the best of the...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2010 | News
An interview with Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC, Senior Partner, Mercury Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and Barbara Dellinger, MS, AAHID, IIDA, EDAC, MDCID, Director, Health Care Interiors, East Coast, HDR, Inc.Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDACBarbara Dellinger, MS,...
