by HCD Guest Author | Apr 29, 2009 | News
I received an email from the AIA today urging me to contact my congressman and urge them to hurry up and pass healthcare reform. In the email it said that the AIA has not endorsed any particular legislation, but “…that America’s architects believe...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 29, 2009 | News
Take a video tour of the Cleveland Clinic’s new heart center with NBBJ architects Edwin Beltran, senior associate, and Lisa Baker, ASID, IIDA. The nearly 1-million-square-foot Miller Family Pavilion serves as the main entrance to Cleveland Clinic and the new...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 26, 2009 | News
In an attempt to make hospital environments more comfortable, welcoming and ‘home-like’, the direction in patient room interior design over the past half decade has been to make the spaces more like a hotel room. When do these attempts for a hospitality...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 23, 2009 | News
We’ve just opened up the nominations process for the 2009 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design. We’re looking for you to tell us who are the most influential architects, designers, owners, or others impacting the design and construction of healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 21, 2009 | News
If your facility is outdated or in need of cosmetic or structural repairs, you have two options: replace it by relocating or rebuilding, or remodel it. It’s not always an easy decision, so be sure to evaluate your situation and consider all of your options. Leased...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 19, 2009 | News
Several years ago, an HGA colleague and I decided that to provide the most effective design strategies for healthcare clients we needed to better understand the needs of their clients—the patients. To do this, we needed to quantify and translate the patients’...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 19, 2009 | News
When was the last time you visited the Emergency Room and had to wait in a chair that after five minutes of sitting in the worn out, flat cushioned, peeling vinyl seat you knew it was going to be a long night? Here’s a question for all the new Dad’s out...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 15, 2009 | News
Duke University Hospital has earned an award for environmental stewardship and design excellence for its 2007 heliport roof replacement project. The Washington, D.C.-based Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing presented the award in February during the 2009...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 14, 2009 | News
Improving patient outcomes is a constant focus for U.S. healthcare providers as well as patients and government agencies. Patient safety is at the heart of current healthcare quality improvement efforts in our nation. Enhanced patient safety through a significant...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 12, 2009 | News
To determine if sharing or outsourcing facility management is right for your organization, ask yourself these three questions: 1- What is the most effective use of facility management? If you’ve got multiple sites, purchasing a facility management package arrangement...
