by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | News
Weill Greenberg Center creates a striking and singular new identity for the Weill Cornell Medical College and for healthcare (figure 1). Replacing an unsightly parking lot, the 330,000-square-foot, 15-story building is the first stage in Weill Cornell Medical...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | Trends
HEALTHCARE DESIGN.08 will be held in Washington, D.C., November 8-11. Ten out of the 49 educational sessions to be presented at the conference will come from the Pebble Project, a research program created by The Center for Health Design to implement evidence-based...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | News
As frequent readers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN can attest, the “look” of hospitals has changed radically over the past 10 years—perhaps no more so than in their exterior appearance. The gray monoliths of yesteryear are no longer with us (or at least not as prevalently)....
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | Trends
Acute care hospitals are continually evolving their approach to adult inpatient care. They are searching for ways to best serve patients and their families while reducing operational costs. This has resulted in the rethinking of the established model of three levels...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | News
On the evening of September 11, 2008, a Presidential Candidate Forum on National Service was hosted at Columbia University in New York City. Senators Barack Obama and John McCain were both asked to address the topic of national service. As each presented his views, I...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | News
When Tom Rockers arrived at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis as the facility’s new president and CEO in 2003, he had a mandate from the hospital’s Board of Directors to improve all facets of operations. It didn’t take long to determine...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2008 | News
Client: University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona (Steve Brigham, Director, UMC Capital Planning & Projects) Architecture: CO Architects, Los Angeles, California (Stephen Yundt, AIA, ACHA, Principal-in-Charge; Dennis McFadden, FAIA, Design Principal; James Simeo,...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 30, 2008 | News
I recently attended a healthcare symposium that discussed the Lean philosophy as it relates to healthcare design and delivery. This approach, derived from the Toyota Production System, focuses on improving quality and safety and eliminating waste. The presenter said...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 27, 2008 | News
Earlier this month, I questioned the security measures that protect inpatients in hospitals, now I would like to talk about the question of whether or not patients are aware of the safety risks within their own rooms. On a recent visit to a hospital I had never been...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 26, 2008 | News
At an event this week I had the opportunity to talk with leaders in the healthcare facilities community about the state of the industry and the challenges they are facing. It should not be a surprise that the biggest concerns organizations are dealing with right now...
