by HCD Guest Author | Jun 8, 2009 | News
When thinking modular construction for healthcare projects, don’t think “plug-in” MRI units, operating suites on the back of a tractor trailer, or temporary make-shift facilities. The idea of modular construction is now far beyond the basics...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 7, 2009 | News
Has the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act returned any new orders, contracts, hiring, or other changes in your company? 9% – Yes 66.6% – No 24.4% – Not yet, but we expect it to COMMENTS – The recovery act has diminished the amount of...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 7, 2009 | News
While reading a chapter from the book A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, I learned about the concept called “narrative medicine”. Narrative medicine is a practice that encourages doctors to focus on the power of observation (listening to a patient’s...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
Ever since height and weight statistics were first compiled in 1960, the average weight of the general population has continually increased. According to the American Obesity Association, 127 million people or over half of the adult population is classified as...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
As a new frugality motivates Americans to do more with less in this recession, healthcare leaders likewise have adopted a similar mindset. Colleague Joe Madda, AIA, LEED AP, in HGA’s Los Angeles office, notes that the economic slowdown likely will bring some...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
We all recognize how complex the healthcare industry has become. New technologies continue to advance the cause of medicine and thereby impact the design and construction of new facilities built to house these new centers for healing. Additionally, the...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
Operational costs of construction projects are often not factored into either a hospital operating budget or the construction budget. Many hospitals fail to project the costs and potential revenue loss of operating dual departments, or operating a department at...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
Should hospitals have separate seating areas for bariatric patients? 39.5% – Yes, the bariatric population needs to be catered to in public places 60.5% – No, special seating may embarrass bariatric patients COMMENTS – I do not think it is an...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
Let’s start at the very beginning” may apply as much to designing an acute care patient room as to learning to sing. Much is written about patient room configuration and the importance of understanding the implications of choices in layout (same-handed or...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2009 | News
Photograpsher: Jerry Swanson At Mercy Medical Center, the addition of conference and event centers allows hospitals to become an integral part of their rural communities Bigger is not always better for interior designers who work on healthcare projects. Small projects...
