by HCD Guest Author | Jun 23, 2009 | News
Managing and monitoring dust during construction, whether new construction or renovation, is as critical to patient care as the bricks, mortar, and state-of-the-art medical equipment being provided. We have all seen reports and articles about construction dust...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 23, 2009 | News
Behavioral healthcare design constitutes a growing percentage of healthcare design today. Many of the design criteria that drive any healthcare facility—creating humanized interior spaces that ease patient anxiety and improve the healthcare deliver process—also...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 21, 2009 | News
More technology means more coordination, but also more opportunities for patient safety, patient satisfaction, and staff efficiency for the hospital. I am working on the technical coordination for the construction of a 295,000-square-foot patient tower that will...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 21, 2009 | News
Are physician-owned outpatient surgery centers and/or hospitals helpful or harmful to our current healthcare system? 34.29% – They are helpful to the current system 28.57% – They are harmful to the current system 37.14% – They are simply another...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 16, 2009 | News
Yes, we all think we know what ICRA stands for, but do you know where it came from? As one of the original creators of this concept, I can give you some insight about this much-discussed but little-understood acronym.First let’s understand that it did NOT...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2009 | News
In your designs, have you started planning for alternative energy sources like cogeneration, wind power, and photovoltaic panels? 21.1% – Yes 36.8% – No 42.1% – Only when the client requests
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2009 | News
As a Level II trauma center, Sutter Roseville Medical Center (SRMC) in Roseville, California, treats serious injuries and illnesses on a regular basis. However, when patients were ready to begin the often long and arduous process of rehabilitation and related physical...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2009 | News
There’s photography-and there’s photography taken to the next level. Or, in the case of Botanica, a striking new line of architectural glass produced by Skyline Design of Chicago, Illinois, photography has been taken to several levels The basic concept of...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2009 | News
Patterned seating fabric cf stinson introduces Patty Madden Software, which comes in eight high-performance patterns and 139 fresh colors for healthcare seating. Wireless shade control system Sivoia® QS Wireless is the newest shading solution from Lutron. This family...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 14, 2009 | News
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. Someone once described architecture as “frozen music.” There’s a type of architecture, though that, to me, is more like “frozen math.” It...
