Interior Design - August 2014
ACA creates new healthcare design standard
As healthcare tries to be more efficient, facility needs are evolving to reflect the effort by creating an environment that makes patients want to come back
8/29/2014
Imaging room designed to ease 'scanxiety'
Hospitals are beginning to build patient-calming features into their MRI, CT and other scanning suites
8/28/2014
Evaluating your wayfinding system
Shift thinking about wayfinding as being just about signs to being a holistic approach to communications
8/28/2014
Designer gives teen's hospital space a new look
'Dec My Room' project rehabs room at Texas Children's Hospital
8/26/2014
Sanford Fargo Medical Center to get new lobby, patient rooms
The lobby will cover 4,000 square feet and will rise to 44 feet at the highest point
8/21/2014
Omaha medical center sculpture recognizes leader
Abstract floral sculpture is located in the Nebraska Medical Center's Storz Pavilion
8/19/2014
Natural, neutral colors trending for healthcare spaces
Paint colors can help facility managers create a positive patient experience
8/14/2014
Value-driven approach sets priorities in cancer-care design
A value tree map helps organize requests according to basic, target, and aspirational goals, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/6/2014
New Texas hospital focusing on patient experience
Walnut Hill is hoping that ideas borrowed from Ritz Carlton and a warm, natural light-filled building design will draw in patients
8/5/2014