by HCD Guest Author | Jan 7, 2009 | News
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 30, 2008 | News
While getting through 2009 is going to be a challenge, we still need to plan for 2010 and beyond. Here are a couple of thoughts to get prepared for the future. Reevaluate Your Portfolio Throughout 2009, take time to reevaluate your leases, locations and operating...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 18, 2008 | News
As part of Waitakere, New Zealand's mission to become an eco-city, the city's council along with the Auckland Regional Council provided West Auckland Health Services Foundation a grant to develop Waitakere Hospital, a 121-bed acute inpatient care facility with...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 18, 2008 | News
What do you see as the one most likely offshoot of tighter design and construction budgets in 09: COMMENTS There will be a shift from patient choice driving program, to health care delivery driving program. oxt containment is always important, but will be even more...
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 | 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
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,...
