by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
Artist Tom Moberg has been fascinated with nature, especially trees, since childhood, and for more than thirty years these ancient symbols of life have inspired his art. In fact, trees of various shapes, sizes, and textures have been the focus of his artwork...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
Moving parallel with the welcoming of new residents to one of the fastest-growing counties in Indiana, a new patient tower extends a cheery, light-filled, warmly sensitive greeting to the area’s newborns. Community Hospital North, until a few years ago a modest,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
I have just returned from our HEALTHCARE DESIGN.07 conference in Dallas, and am amazed at how many of us are working to improve an industry that is slow to change. The girth of the healthcare industry makes change difficult unless it has widespread acceptance. It is...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
More and more design professionals and healthcare leaders are finding value in utilizing an evidence-based design process to build better buildings that help improve quality and safety. While the terms “evidence-based design” and “healing environments” have become...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
Sustainable seating collection Designed in collaboration with several healthcare architects, designers, and professionals, all of Krug’s Jordan products are GREENGUARD™ certified and have been designed to achieve reduced environmental impact: Steel and foam...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 1, 2008 | News
Deciding whether to renovate an existing facility or build a new facility from the ground up is not for the faint of heart. Fortunately, there are a few key elements in the process that can assist you in clarifying the key decision points. Typically, these come up as...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2007 | News
As the green building movement expands, so does the awareness of buildings’ overall effects on human health and the environment. Although hospitals and their operations have always had a large footprint, only recently have designers, contractors, operators, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2007 | News
This past September, on one of those perfect days where the sun is shining bright but the air has that crisp coolness to it that lets you know fall is just around the corner, I drove down the coast from San Francisco to Big Sur to attend a retreat-style meeting on...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2007 | News
When Dublin Methodist Hospital (DMH), a new 333,000-square-foot, 94-bed full-service hospital, opens in Dublin, Ohio, in January 2008, an artistic masterpiece will be unveiled that combines years of research and evidence-based design principles with a design that uses...
by HCD Guest Author | Dec 1, 2007 | News
As we did in our December 2006 issue, 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...
