Innovation And The Design Of Healthcare Spaces: Next Steps Begin Now
We’ve been talking about it for years now, how the American healthcare landscape has been—and continues to be—radically…
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3 Elements To Consider When Planning A Hybrid OR
By definition, a hybrid operating room is a surgery environment with advanced, fixed imaging equipment.Although the definition may…
Trends February 23Finding Room For Our Social Support Systems In The Care Process
I recently spoke with Susan B. Frampton, president of Planetree Inc. (Derby, Conn.), on the evolution of patient-centered…
Trends February 20Pushing Beyond Patient-Centered Design
These days, Susan B. Frampton, president of Planetree Inc. (Derby, Conn.), finds herself packing a suitcase a lot.…
Trends February 17Resolutions For A Healthier Built Environment
The holiday season’s gift catalogs were filled with wearable devices that help build accountability for physical activity, caloric…
Trends February 17Not All Functions Need To Be In The Hospital Anymore
A multitude of changes have occurred in healthcare systems over the last two decades, including shifts in medicine,…
Trends February 11Designing Healthcare Spaces For The Human Experience
Understanding the human experience in healthcare planning and design is essential to creating spaces that meet the needs…
Trends February 10Here Come the Millennials: Hospital Design That Speaks To Young Caregivers
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the unique characteristics of the Millennial generation, followed in Part…
Trends February 6Why Now Is The Time To Right-Size Healthcare Projects
Over the last decade, we’ve been hearing a lot about the need to right-size our healthcare environments, and…
Trends February 45 Ways Healthcare Design Must Change
Trends in the design of healthcare facilities are bringing us to the edge of a completely re-imagined environment…
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