All In One: Designing Womens’ And Children’s Hospitals
When designing women’s and children’s facilities, we need to understand the challenge: creating a separate identity for distinct…
Trends July 31
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NICU Simulation Lab Sees Continuous Improvement
The Institute for Patient-Centered Design’s 2013 design competition set out to advance neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environments,…
Trends July 24A 3-D Printed Hospital Coming To A Town Near You?
I thought I had a reasonably good grasp on 3-D printing and the effects it may have on…
Trends July 21Connections That Count
In the course of my 20-plus-year career, I’ve met thousands of people. For me, the greatest joy I’ve…
Trends July 16Healthcare Form Meets Healthcare Function
I recently attended a meeting of the Built Environment Network (BEN), a group of senior-level facility executives from…
Trends July 10Building A Better Board
I’ve met a lot of people in this industry over the past three years, talking to countless architects,…
Trends July 9Why Replication Matters In Healthcare Design Research
Maybe you’ve heard about the latest research scandal of a retracted paper in the journal Science. It was…
Trends June 29Collaboration Is Key In Swedish NICU Design
Karolinska Institutet was founded in 1810 and is one of Sweden’s oldest medical universities. The organization has been…
Trends June 23Why Reality TV Might Be Killing Healthcare Design
The Center for Health Design has been working with organizations for years to advance the practice of healthcare…
Trends June 22The Case For Patient Room Standardization
The patient room is one of the most important areas of any hospital, so it rightfully deserves plenty…
Trends June 18
