by HCD Guest Author | Dec 16, 2009 | News
I spent a half an hour in the shower with a hospital CEO recently. No, it wasn't some kind of illicit rendezvous. This hospital administrator was sincere in his desire to go through all aspects of the patient experience—including the patient bathrooms being...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 15, 2009 | News
For the last 10 summers, people in the Appalachian mountain region of Southwest Virginia have traveled great distances to seek dental care. To meet a growing need for care in the area, Wise County conducted a legislatively mandated feasibility study. The study led to...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 14, 2009 | News
While there are many negatives associated with the recession, there can be ample opportunity as well. Opportunity obviously comes from stimulus spending and the myriad of projects that it generates, but it can also come in ways that perhaps have a greater long-term...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 14, 2009 | News
When designing a hospital, how much time is spent addressing the risk of a pandemic and a hospital’s ability to treat it? 17.14% – A significant amount of time, this is a serious issue 40.00% – It is always a primary concern but doesn’t require significant...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 7, 2009 | News
How valuable are relevant Webinars to your firm or your personal education? 26.32% – Very, I attend as many as possible 57.89% – Somewhat, I find only some of them informative 0.00% – Not at all, there are more effective ways to become educated on a...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 7, 2009 | News
As part of the ongoing healthcare reform debate, we are hearing much discussion about the reimbursement model of pay-for-performance (P4P). Although the P4P model is in adoption across the nation presently, in a reformed system, it is envisioned it would have a much...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 7, 2009 | News
Acute care projects need equipment planning more than most projects ever could. However, after hiring engineers, architects, interior designers, and others, there seems little left on the table. Equipment planning is also perceived by the client as something that the...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 2, 2009 | News
How many international projects has your firm worked on in the past year?36.36% – 031.82% – 1-29.09% – 3-522.73% – More than 5
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. I recently had the pleasure of reading Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building by David W. Orr (The MIT Press, Cambridge,...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
It seems that everyone in the healthcare industry has a basic understanding of the aesthetic role that garden-filled atriums and well-placed live greenery in the healing environment provide, but have you ever really considered how these areas go about doing all the...
