Performance Measures Tied To Design Outcomes
Healthcare design is all about improving outcomes. Some of our targeted performance goals, however, are getting much more…
Trends January 22
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Adverse Events: Waiting for Healthcare Design’s Intervention?
We see it all the time: news stories covering the death of a patient because of medical error.…
Trends January 11The Material Challenge of Healthier Interiors
When it comes to sustainable design and green building, we’re often quick to think of energy performance, water…
Trends January 8Sustainable Healthcare Takes Shape in Peru
Peru will soon see its first sustainable hospital thanks to founder of the Yantaló Peru Foundation: Luis Vasquez. In…
Trends January 7West County Health Center: From Ideas to Built Form
When we design a building, especially one that involves health, we design it to respect and reflect the…
Trends December 21Palomar Medical Center: Teaming up for the "Hospital of the Future"
The owner of Palomar Medical Center (PMC)—a 10-years-in-the-making, new-build project that cost just under $1 billion—has never been…
News December 20Evaluating the Effects of Positive Distractions on Imaging Rooms
Positive distractions are a set of environmental features or conditions that effectively reduce patient and staff stress by…
Trends December 18Realizing Healthcare Design’s Full Potential
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic from The…
Trends December 18NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Harnesses Green Passion
I was recently asked what percentage of hospitals in the United States has started work on environmental stewardship…
Trends November 12Evidence-based Design Informs the Art Program at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
In 2007, the Military Health System (MHS) published its report “Evidence-Based Design: Application at the MHS,” signaling a…
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