by HCD Guest Author | Dec 16, 2008 | News
With uncertainties looming in 2009, facility management in the short term is critical. Here are three areas we are working with clients on in the coming months – 1. Cost-effective spaces Many people are holding back on expansion plans and looking at downsizing to...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 11, 2008 | News
The AIA Architecture Billings Index plummeted to its lowest level in October since the survey began in 1995. Your billings this year have: Increased – 46% Maintained – 23% Decreased – 31% Comments -I am having to close my firm – because a small...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
As we have in years past, HEALTHCARE DESIGN has decided to put a bow on the year that was by asking recognized architects, interior designers, and consultants in the field to nominate their peers whom they thought had made a significant difference in advancing the...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
Membership in the Pebble Project is not limited to healthcare providers. Recently, a growing interest of corporate manufacturing companies has added “Corporate Pebbles” to the Pebble Project’s research community. This only means heightened research...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | Trends
One common criticism of virtually all of the recently (and thankfully) concluded presidential campaigns was their glib use of the word “change.” It seemed at times that the only real change in sight was the speech or commercial that didn’t use the word. Well,...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
Television/nurse-call remote Crest Healthcare Supply introduces Remote Call-IR™, the new resident-friendly, combined TV remote control and call cord. This innovative nurse-call device features large TV control buttons that allow residents to easily control the TV...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
Architects and designers who are given the task of creating a healing, welcoming, and familiar medical environment for children are in an unenviable position. Given that the patients’ needs are drastically different from those of the designers, as well as the...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
Did you ever wonder why surgical scrubs are predominantly khaki green? I’ve seen a few in blue and pink, but the majority is one or the other shade of khaki green. It seems that at the turn of the century, before the invention of the electric light bulb,...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
Introduction Healthcare Design is pleased to bring you our 3rd annual Corporate Profiles edition. While we continue throughout the year to bring you the latest in groundbreaking facility design across the world, these profiles highlight the architects, designers, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2008 | News
As our nation increases in population and age, both acute- and long-term-care institutions find themselves compelled to upgrade or expand their facilities to support technological advances and to meet the expectations of the patients served. But upgrading and...
