by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
The image of healthcare facilities has evolved ever since the nation’s first hospital opened in Pennsylvania, in 1752. Through history, the perception of a hospital has progressed from chaotic and filthy, to cold and impersonal, to spa- and hotel-like....
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
Eco-friendly healthcare fabrics Momentum Textiles launches the Evolve Healthcare Collection using reduced environmental impact materials and processes. MBDC Gold Certified patterns, Decimal and Aperture, are constructed of 100% eco-intelligent polyester and contribute...
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
HEALTHCARE DESIGN Online Editor Chris Gaerig interviewed various members of the healthcare design community at HCD.09 to get their perspective on issues affecting the industry. In this video, interviewees address the question, What is the outlook for 2010 and beyond...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
When people talk about the challenges involved in opening a new healthcare building project, different considerations may come to mind depending on which stakeholder you talk to. Is it the grand opening events with all of the pomp and circumstance? Is it the never...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
A few months back I was having dinner in Washington, DC, with two very intelligent and engaging women; Esther M. Sternberg, MD, the author of the new book Healing Spaces: The Science and Place of Well-being, and Jennifer Wilcox, the past director of education for the...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | Trends
Over the years nature photographer Henry Domke, MD has become synonymous with healthcare art. His hundreds of photographs encompassing woodlands, streams, the seashore, and flora and fauna, some of it extremely close up, grace the walls of physicians’ offices...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
Observant readers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN will recall that the last few December issues of the magazine have included a popular feature called “Twenty Who Are Making a Difference.” Our editorial team would ask recognized architects, interior designers, consultants, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2009 | News
As seen on page 27 of this issue, HEALTHCARE DESIGN has taken an initial stab at compiling a list of the 25 most influential people in healthcare. Public voting was part of, but not all of the process, as was consultation with our own panel of experts from our...
