Architecture - April 2014
Household model of long-term care transforming communities
A growing number of nursing homes are making big changes to create a more personalized appeal
4/30/2014
Supporting well communities by design
Healthcare Design article discusses using modern design to make care facilities the centerpieces of wellness-oriented, collaborative communities
4/30/2014
Can a healthcare campus affect the wellness of its community?
In an article on the Healthcare Design magazine website, Managing Editor Jennifer Kovacs Silvis discusses connecting design to overall population health
4/29/2014
Wisconsin nursing homes becoming more homelike
New breed of facility is being built in a 'household model.' They are smaller with lots of sunlight and spaces for socializing and quieter spots for contemplation
4/25/2014
Healthcare space booming in Orlando
More medical-related space is scheduled to open in Orlando next year than in at least the previous four years combined
4/25/2014
Building a hospital based on patient safety
WellStar Paulding Hospital's main focus is to create the safest hospital possible
4/24/2014
Ambulatory facilities are focus of healthcare's future
Surgery centers, cancer centers, imaging centers, neighborhood-focused community clinics and medical office buildings are expected to be growth areas
4/23/2014
Making the business case for hospital design
Healthcare Design article discusses the renewed resonance of ROI for hospital design in the era of healthcare reform
4/22/2014
Designing entrances for seniors
Healthcare Design magazine article discusses remedying tripping hazards to prevent visitor and patient falls, and injury due to other accidents
4/21/2014
UNC Hospital Wellness Center includes climbing wall
University of North Carolina Hospital commissioned a new wellness and fitness center for use by hospital patients and staff and the community
4/17/2014
Changing healthcare landscape will change facilities
Survey suggests that the emphasis in healthcare building is beginning to shift toward greater facility flexibility, ease of design and overall efficiency
4/14/2014
Connecticut hospital recognized for enduring design
Legacy Project Award honors Griffin Hospital for enduring design excellence
4/11/2014
Largest U.S. neuroscience facility built in Bethesda
National Institutes of Health's John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center has geothermal wells, ground source heat pumps and chilled beams
4/11/2014
$70.5 million children's health center planned in Toronto
McMaster Children's Health Centre will include an outdoor wheeling track, a therapeutic playground and physiotherapy space
4/11/2014
Saskatchewan system explores new way of delivering healthcare
New Yorkton facility is being designed to decrease hospital admissions by linking people to primary healthcare
4/10/2014
Charlotte behavioral-health hospital resembles a lodge
The inpatient hospital is designed with a comforting and relaxing environment with wood floors, natural paint colors, windows and outdoor concourses
4/10/2014
New generation of ambulatory care facilities popping up
Survey shows 20 percent of healthcare industry respondents are currently working on or planning an ambulatory care construction project
4/9/2014
Cherokee Indian Hospital planned in North Carolina
New 150,000-square-foot healthcare facility will serve an estimated 15,000 tribe members across the western part of the state
4/9/2014
Marlborough Hospital opens new cancer pavilion
Photo gallery on Healthcare Design magazine website offers virtual tour of new Massachusetts cancer facility
4/4/2014
Dallas hospital breaks ground on $118 million patient tower
The expansion will include 34,000 square feet of additional operating rooms, cardiology and gastroenterology services and 64,000 square feet of additional support services
4/4/2014
New Cornell University health center design takes shape
The design has been unveiled for a new university health center at Cornell as an update and expansion of the current Gannett Health Services facility
4/2/2014
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center honored for enduring quality of design
The ACHA Legacy Project Award recognizes design innovation that endures throughout the life of a project
4/1/2014