by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
It’s been a long winter and I’ve been feeling a bit grouchy of late. So I hope you’ll bear with me while I unload a bit about some recent reading I’ve done about the design and construction field, leading me to the question: When exactly did we...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
The evidence-based design (EBD) process outlined in the EDAC (Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification) program can be customized to fit each healthcare environment’s unique needs. Despite this flexibility, it can be challenging for healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
Given the current economic situation and pending healthcare reform, healthcare owners aren’t just looking for the most aesthetic, inviting healthcare environments to promote customer loyalty. Today’s clients are relying upon their design teams to create...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
“Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery.” Florence Nightingale One of the most memorable design projects that I worked on in college was a restaurant based on the Aesclepian hospitals of ancient...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
Kathy Hathorn Gone are the days when displaying healthcare facility art anywhere other than a waiting area was considered an extravagance. Project sponsors and designers alike these days accept that art belongs not only in waiting areas, but throughout the healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | Trends
Remember when you were a kid and it was Mother’s Day and you asked your mom when “Kids’ Day” was? And you were informed (very annoyingly) that every day was kids’ day? I certainly didn’t agree with the sentiment at the time! I wanted my own...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
Modular bench Islands Collection from Arcadia is a modular bench collection comprised of center seats and circular pedestal bases that create flowing ensembles. With multiple connection points allowing flexibility in scale and configuration creativeness, Islands is...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 29, 2010 | News
Imagine that you are a healthcare administrator for a day. Upon entering the office, you receive a packet of information documenting the previous day-numbers that prove your success or failure to efficiently manage daily operations that result in patient care. The...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 24, 2010 | News
Noise is everywhere. I live in a multi-unit, high-rise building on a bustling street in a lively city—there is no escaping it. Honking cars, barking dogs, and music from a party next door (come on, it’s three in the morning on a Tuesday) could easily drive even...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 22, 2010 | News
At the start of the New Year, I took upon myself the task of skinny-ing up the to-do lists in my life. Not so much the more mundane list, but the more weighted of the two: the list of professional-development endeavors. One item, which sat on the development list for...
