Design with Patients in Mind
Not quite 20 years ago, I sat alone in a hospital bed, wide awake in the middle of…
Trends April 19
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Long-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…
Trends March 16Building a Foundation for EBD Research
There has been a subtle but noticeable shift in the healthcare design industry’s understanding and acceptance of evidence-based…
Trends March 15Better Facilities for Better Translational Health Science
Simply put, translational health science refers to the process of moving scientific discovery into clinical application. The goal…
Trends March 12It’s Back!: The 2012 Nurture Collegiate Healthcare Design Competition
After a successful launch last year, Nurture by Steelcase, HEALTHCARE DESIGN, and The Center for Health Design are proud to…
Trends March 2Going Green Because We Ought To
Mark Repenshek, PhD, is the healthcare ethicist for Columbia St. Mary’s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also chairs the…
Trends February 21Exit Strategy
Yes, a soiled utility room can be exciting—that is, if you oversee a facility’s materials and waste program.…
Trends January 31Informing on Sustainable Cleaning
In the upcoming February 2012 issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN, the CHD Research Report written by Xiaobo Quan, PhD,…
Trends January 30
