by HCD Guest Author | Oct 11, 2009 | News
How often do you use to-scale mock-ups in your design process? 39.39% – Always 48.48% – Only when the client requests them 12.12% – We never use mock-ups COMMENTS – I wish we did this more. – This design philosophy is simply the best...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 5, 2009 | News
We have all heard about the obesity epidemic in the United States, and now it has come around to impact us in healthcare construction. Our clients and the design teams recognize that all patient care spaces and public areas (waiting rooms, toilets, etc.) in healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 5, 2009 | News
“Another painful procedure without relief!” Unfortunately, those words are heard all too often as patients go about the painful process of healing in today’s modern hospitals. However, a simple design related intervention can make all of the difference to millions of...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 4, 2009 | News
Given the extra initial costs of sustainable building, have you found more clients reluctant to embrace sustainability with the declining economy? Yes – 54.55% No – 27.27% We have seen a few clients avoid the costs – 18.18% COMMENTS – There is...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 1, 2009 | News
Nowhere is customer service as important as on a healthcare construction project, and in today’s market this is even more important. We need to ensure that our staff understands that the needs of the hospital, their staff, the patients trying to recover, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2009 | News
A growing body of literature describes the link between a hospital’s physical design and its key quality and safety outcomes. Evidence-based design elements can help hospitals reduce costly and avoidable incidents of patient harm such as patient falls,...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2009 | News
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by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2009 | News
This international edition of HEALTHCARE DESIGN couldn’t be timelier. The United States is squarely in the middle of much contention surrounding the future of healthcare and advocates on all sides of the deliberations are pointing to healthcare systems and...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 30, 2009 | News
