by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Since the dawn of modern medicine, technology has been a driving force, constantly reshaping the way healthcare providers treat patients, whether in an outpatient clinic or a hospital ICU. As cathode ray tube monitors gave way to plasma, LCD, and DLP, patients now...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Seating collection The Ambient guest and tandem seating collection by Arcadia is suited for a wide range of environments. Multiple seat configurations are offered with several back and arm choices, as well as accompanying intermediate, corner, and end tables. A full...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
With all that I travel, I try to get a flu shot every year. Hard to say if it makes a difference or not, but it’s something I’m committed to even if it’s just for the placebo effect. There’s nothing all that interesting about getting a flu...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
The Edward A. Doisy Research Center was designed and constructed primarily to protect the valuable research and experiments being conducted there while connecting the medical and central campuses of Saint Louis University, but creating such a center has more...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
One would normally think of a nature preserve and a healthcare center as two separate places, with separate functions and goals, but Parrish Healthcare Center in Port St. John, Florida, and architects RTKL were able to pull these two together by creating a safe and...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Cleveland gets no respect, no respect at all, as the late Rodney Dangerfield might have said. Widely known as “The Mistake on the Lake” (and variations thereof), the city has been the stuff of jokes since the heyday of vaudeville. The truth is, the city has many...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
The world economy is moving from a service economy to experience economy. Why? Because an experience economy provides a new source of value. Companies find if they engage their customers in a memorable way, customers come back and pay a premium for the experience they...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Hospitals are among the most important buildings in people’s lives. They are where many of our most profound experiences take place, from the births of children to the deaths of parents to personal struggles with illness or injury. They are the buildings with...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
One of the many perks of being Editor-in-Chief of HEALTHCARE DESIGN is this very space, devoted on a monthly basis to allowing the EIC to discuss any number of topics under the sun, although generally at least somewhat related to the publication and/or the industry as...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Samantha Knoop, the mind behind Park Avenue Photography, knows how it feels to be a new mother. With three children of her own, the photographer has put in her time in birthing wards. And though each moment almost certainly stands as a joyful experience for her...
