by HCD Guest Author | May 4, 2008 | News
An interior designer synonymous with the field of healthcare design is Tama Duffy Day, FASID, IIDA, LEED AP. 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...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
Take a 1970s administrative office building and renovate one of its suites to accommodate four orthopedic operating rooms, five post-op areas, five pre-op areas, a patient waiting area, staff office space, a clean room, a decontamination area, a pharmacy, and a nurses...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
When the term “Pebble” was coined to describe The Center for Health Design’s field study research project, it was intended to be a metaphor for the reaction a small stone creates when tossed in a pond. That reaction is a ripple that radiates slowly but...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2008 | News
For architectural firms, healthcare is one of the few market segments with a promising future, in large part because of aging baby boomers needing long-term care. Consequently, many companies are rushing to get on the bandwagon and develop a healthcare division....
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 | 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...
