Architecture - September 2014
HVAC considerations in hybrid OR design
To maximize future flexibility, designers should consider using an integrated ceiling system rather than a monolithic design
9/30/2014
New ambulance bay built to improve safety and efficiency
Janesville, Wis., hospital's new structure can accommodate five ambulances
9/26/2014
Resolute Health's Wellness Campus features green spaces, walking trails and gardens
Healthcare Design website article offers a photo tour of New Braunfels, Texas, facility
9/25/2014
Architect talks of 'restorative design'
In TEDMED talk, architect discusses healthcare's move away from harmful built environments, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/24/2014
New hospital in Ireland has intimate feel
Building is a series of smaller connected blocks, with the buildings nearest to the entrance limited to two and three stories, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/23/2014
Ghana Ridge Hospital design inspired by Kenyan culture
465,560-square-foot facility to have 600 beds and more than 12 surgical suites
9/19/2014
Daylight's benefits coming to surgical areas
Facilities are incorporating daylighting into the surgical environment, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/19/2014
Design Showcase honored projects have unique challenges
Projects are unique in their challenges and the design solutions their design teams created to address them, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/17/2014
Laser Spine Institute plans ambulatory surgery center
New 176,000-square-foot facility in Tampa to include corporate HQ
9/16/2014
Cancer center healing garden offers calming respite
Landscaped outdoor garden space features indigenous plants, a manmade stream and winding paths
9/16/2014
Innovations become the new design standard
Access to natural daylight or the use of healing art are no longer unusual, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/16/2014
Australian cancer center lauded for daylighting
The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Camperdown, Australia, earned a Healthcare Design Showcase Award of Merit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/12/2014
Healthcare design awards announced
Awards chronicle the industry's pursuit to define, design and create the ideal healing environment
9/11/2014
Balancing care with efficiency
Operational analysis and digital modeling help visualize both the design and operational variables
9/11/2014
Urgent care centers provide easy access, cost control
Massachusetts health system opening its second site in September and is planning two more in the region
9/5/2014
Behavioral healthcare facility design is about patient dignity
One key is finding a balance between staff safety and the need for patients to feel in control of their healing experience, according to an article on the Behavioral Health website.
9/3/2014
Fire station to add health facility
California town will incorporate healthcare facility within new fire station
9/2/2014