Improving Patient Safety in Inpatient Units—A Canadian Context
Trillium Health Centre–Mississauga’s new west wing was designed as an optimum inpatient care facility modeled with a focus…
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The Road to Flexibility: Understanding Change
This three-part series will explore the topic of flexibility in architecture. In this first article, we examine the…
Trends June 6The Effects of Material Selections on Noise Levels in Two Patient Care Units
Palomar Medical Center (PMC) West, which is scheduled to open in summer 2012, is the centerpiece of the…
Trends May 18Healthy Interiors: If These Walls Could Talk
If you close your eyes and think of an interior where you felt relaxed and at peace, what…
Trends May 15Discovering Your Innovative Spirit in Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
If you are about to embark on a new building project or maybe even just a small renovation…
Trends April 30Research in Practice: Lesson 1
This is the first in a series of articles to appear in Healthcare Design that provides practical advice…
Trends April 24Design with Patients in Mind
Not quite 20 years ago, I sat alone in a hospital bed, wide awake in the middle of…
Trends April 19Long-Term Commitment in Long-Term Care Facilities
Covenant Health System started its environmental journey in 2003. The Catholic not-for-profit, which is headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts,…
Trends April 16Senior-Friendly: Healthcare Design’s Next Frontier
About 10 years ago, I was privileged to be part of the publishing team that founded HEALTHCARE DESIGN.…
Trends April 9Caution: Rules of the Road Have Changed
Have you ever had another driver cut you off, closing in on the reasonable gap you purposely kept…
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