by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
For many years, healthcare facility teams have relied on standards programs to run the process of environmental updates and changes to the facility smoothly and efficiently. Staff decision-making time was minimized by referring to a manual, quite often produced by a...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Minimally invasive and image-guided surgeries increasingly occur in operating rooms equipped with advanced audio-visual technology. These rooms, often referred to as Integrated or Digital Operating Rooms, are turnkey installations that include high-resolution video...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | Trends
The other day I came across a term—a pun, actually—that I thought was perfect: “starchitects” (the reference being an interview in the British online news magazine Building Design with HOK chairman Bill Valentine). Mr. Valentine’s point was that many of...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Medical headboard With angled sides to enhance access while protecting cords, the Hill-Rom Medical Headboard’s design accommodates bariatric beds, protects walls, and permits integration with any color in the headboard. It can be equipped with normal power,...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Communication is the transportation of information. Just as America’s roads and highways can be small and overcrowded or vast and speed-driven, so can today’s hospital communications systems. By dissolving individual wireless and stationary network systems...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Hospital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Project Summary Project Inception:August 2007 Completion: January 2011 Developer: ALDAR Owner: Mubadala Operator and Management: Cleveland Clinic Master Architect: HDR, Inc. (San Francisco) Design...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Do you know how much waste your facility is generating? Literally tons, including solid waste, regulated medical waste, construction and demolition debris, recyclables, hazardous chemicals, electronics, and donation materials—practically everything that leaves your...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Proton therapy treatment centers are opening the door to a new era in radiation treatment for cancer patients. Proton therapy targets a controlled beam of protons at malignant tumors to kill and to halt the reproduction of cancer cells. This technology differs from...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
IMAGES COURTESY OF NURTURE BY STEELCASE IMAGES COURTESY OF NURTURE BY STEELCASE While a recent report by the American Cancer Society announced that the number of deaths due to cancer has declined overall since the 1990s, the number of consumers for oncology care is...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Tama Duffy Day is an interior designer synonymous with the field of healthcare design. A winner of multiple awards who is deeply involved in academia and professional association leadership, she is the only designer to have received three Health Environment...
