by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
Healthcare facilities today face significant challenges when it comes to implementing environmentally sustainable building design. Because hospitals are 24/7 operations, it's often difficult to operate an energy-efficient hospital, while adhering to strict code...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
Whether in a new-build or retrofit facility, best practice implementation for a healthcare imaging suite involves more than incorporating the latest designs in aesthetics and patient comfort. To ensure maximum utilization and optimal performance of the radiology unit,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
In 2008, two industry leaders presented a state-of-the-art modular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility concept to the marketplace (featured in the April 2008 issue of Healthcare Design). Today that vision is being realized with the installation of several...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | Trends
The first healthcare facilities The original facilities for the sick were most likely temples dedicated to “healing gods.” Imhotep was the Egyptian healing god, while Asclepius was revered in the Greek civilization. Prayers, sacrifices, and dream interpretations...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
It is no overstatement to say that digital animation has transformed the movie-going experience. The recently released Avatar is breaking new ground in this direction, but scarcely a year goes by without at least three or four blockbusters showing, aimed primarily at...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
Self-returning swivel seats Clarin’s new Self-Returning Swivel Seat is a swing arm seating system, fully customizable to meet seating needs. When not in use the seat swivels back to the return position. The self-returning swivel seats are suitable for nurse...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | Trends
The Center for Health Design has transitioned from a board-run to a staff-run organization. Debra Levin, our CEO and President, and her astute management team in the last few years have built a competent and diverse team of employees. This transition has led to much...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | Trends
When people refer to their “healthcare experience,” they typically (and correctly) note their experiences in the examination, treatment, and recovery rooms as well as interactions with the caregivers and support staff. However, it is common knowledge that a sizable...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
Maybe buffalo didn’t roam there, but horses and cattle did for a hundred years. And through that time ranchers and their families gathered around a sprouting oak tree to tell stories and enjoy respite from the Texas heat. In August 2008 something new was added:...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 11, 2010 | News
I recently had the pleasure of moderating a Vendome HEALTHCARE DESIGN Webinar entitled How the ICONS Have Fared: Mega-Hospitals with Major Dreams. The presentation by Donald McKahan, AIA, FACHA; D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA; and Francis Murdock Pitts, AIA, FACHA,...
