by HCD Guest Author | Jul 28, 2008 | News
One statistic that I find absolutely fascinating is that it is estimated that 10%-12% of every healthcare dollar is spent on all capital improvements, including medical equipment. The rest of that healthcare dollar—roughly 90%—is spent on operational costs. I have...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 28, 2008 | News
In the coming months, HEALTHCARE DESIGN will feature regular contributions from experts in healthcare architecture and interior design right here in our blog space. In addition to individual posts from our editorial staff and, of course, all of you, we have taken...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 23, 2008 | News
The 2008 Healthcare Energy Efficiency Indicator report shows that the healthcare industry seems to put a greater importance on many areas of energy efficiency than the overall building industry does. But the study also brings to light areas in which healthcare is...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 14, 2008 | News
With the aging population, do you find yourself designing:Comments:- My organization in India is currently considering building an assisted living complex with a thousand living units. – Moving toward higher design with a hospitality flair – In our...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 9, 2008 | News
Something in the shade of clear may be in order—that is, healthcare facilities that are carbon neutral, water balance, and zero-waste, or that even give back resources to the environment. The challenge calls for buildings that breath, and dedicated teams that dream...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 7, 2008 | News
Evidence for Innovation, Transforming Children’s Health through the Physical Environment is the first comprehensive report to look at the effect of the physical environment on children in healthcare settings, according to NACHRI, who published the report in...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2008 | News
It was one of those “Ah-hah!” moments. A moment typically reserved for an early morning shower after you’ve been up all night pondering an issue you can’t resolve. A group of people was standing in the bathroom inside a full-scale, plywood mock-up of a...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2008 | News
How would you describe architects/contractors’ working relationship? “As with CAD a generation ago, it will take time before the industry as a whole is up to speed. Until then, there will be both benefits and significant costs for “pioneers.” It will take more than a...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2008 | News
Courtesy of Brawer & Hauptman, Architects Since the mid-1980s, Maria de los Santos Health Center has been the largest provider of primary healthcare services to Philadelphia’s Latino community. Part of Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. (DVCH), Maria de...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2008 | Trends
Imagine having cut the ribbon marking the opening of a new, state-of-the-art hospital in 1957. In your wildest dreams, could you have anticipated the social, clinical, technological, or economic change that would drive the operations of that same hospital today?...
