Safety First: Designing Healthcare Spaces To Avoid Adverse Events
It’s become increasingly clear that the problem of patient safety doesn’t lie solely in the hands of clinicians…
Trends February 18
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Simulating The NICU Experience
The Institute for Patient-Centered Design, a nonprofit organization established to give patients and families a voice in healthcare…
Trends February 4Community Health Center Asks: To LEED Or Not To LEED?
In November 2012, Adelante Healthcare, a system of seven federally qualified healthcare facilities serving the Phoenix metropolitan area…
Trends December 31Founder Of Cradle To Cradle Design Brings His Message To Healthcare Designers
When William McDonough and Michael Braungart wrote the highly influential “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make…
Trends December 11Designing The Med-Surg Room
The inpatient room is arguably the most comprehensively addressed setting in healthcare, with a large body of evidence…
Trends December 2Design Solutions For Greening Hospital Labs
We know that hospitals are energy and water intensive, and when looking inside, laboratory space emerges as one…
Trends November 16Research Shows Design Impacts Patient Mobility
In 1960, the U.S. Public Health Service reported that disability from immobilization was one of 10 preventable health…
Trends November 12Putting Green Healthcare Design Knowledge To Work
Sustainability can become a key factor in reducing operating costs while maintaining quality patient care for healthcare systems.
Trends November 5Gathering Insights To Drive Conscientious Design Solutions
With patient-focused care a top priority for healthcare providers, many organizations are realizing the value of asking patients,…
Trends November 1A Standard Approach For Clinic Design
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of building performance is the process of systematically and rigorously evaluating buildings after construction and…
Trends October 18
