by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
The last few years have set the stage for enormous change. As the economy stabilizes in this new decade the beat of daily life will find a new rhythm. What will your rhythm be? Will you come out of this a changed person or will you become an agent for change? At the...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
In many respects, sustainable design and the creation of healthy healing environments should not be seen as a new phenomenon. Its origins date back more than a millennium and can be found in the imperative set forth in the Hippocratic oath calling on physicians to...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
Durable storage solutions KI’s Dante casegoods provide durable storage solutions at an affordable price. Dante features a transitional aesthetic that complements any environment and inspires the creation of healthcare spaces with a residential look and feel. The...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
Opened in late November 2009, the new $268 million, 585,000-square-foot, seven-story Western Maryland Regional Medical Center located in Cumberland, Maryland, replaced and consolidates two aging hospitals and provides the local community with a level of care that...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
Photography by Thomas WatkinsAthens Eye Associates, Bogart, GA-Lounge-style waiting areaTechnology and the market have provided today's ophthalmologist with not only advanced service opportunities, but the option to provide these services under one roof....
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck One thing I’ve learned about myself-I am learning all the time. I once thought years ago that, by now, I would have learned pretty much...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
As the calendar turns and the year (and the decade!) changes again, many of us resort to the time-honored tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Of course, if you’re like me, these resolutions usually make it about a month or so before they’re...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2010 | News
An ambulance pulls up to the emergency room with a critically ill child. Paramedics rush the patient inside while two parents follow behind. One parent stays in with their child, while the other heads in an entirely different direction to complete hospital...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 18, 2009 | News
The past 25 years have seen extraordinary changes in patient room design. In the recent past, patient rooms were viewed as dormitories with multiple beds and strangers sharing the same space—and possibly infections. Little care was given to aesthetics, patient privacy...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 16, 2009 | News
As the old saying goes “It always happens to the best people.” This is something I believe that everyone that has a loved one in the hospital says. We all want the best care for our loved ones and to know that they feel like they are at home when they are in the...
