Trends and Analysis - August 2015
Reducing MRI noise and vibration
Reducing the noise transmission to nearby spaces requires attention to airborne and structure-borne transmission paths, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
8/31/2015
Los Angeles VA renovates former mental health hospital
Historic building will house chronically homeless veterans
8/28/2015
AIMMC Center for Advanced Care blends two facilities
The expansions of the existing Creticos Cancer Center and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center were originally commissioned as two separate projects, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/27/2015
Photo gallery: Innovations in ED design
New strategies in emergency department design are showcased on the Health Facilities Management website
8/27/2015
OB design for an older mom
Patients walking into obstetrics units today are a more sophisticated population, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/20/2015
Healthcare facilities adopting new noise reduction tactics
Noise-reducing interior finishes can muffle foot traffic and medical equipment
8/19/2015
The decentralized nursing model mostly working
Two studies have shown that patient satisfaction is higher in decentralized units, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/14/2015
Florida clinic designed for shorter wait times
Changes, including smaller waiting rooms, may improve the experience
8/14/2015
Best practices to green healthcare
Health system's sustainability strategy focuses on five key areas
8/13/2015
How flooring supports the needs of today's medical and healthcare facilities
DeKalb County area experienced a major loss of water pressure and was under a boil water advisory for four days
8/12/2015
Consumer-centric design may help with patient engagement
Retail healthcare facilities are finding new ways to compete in a competitive marketplace
8/11/2015
U.K. children's hospital adds cheerful murals
Illustrator and designer Nick Deakin has created a new series of murals for the eye department at Sheffield Children's Hospital
8/11/2015
California hospital expansion design includes water conservation landscaping
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford project designed to save water and other natural resources
8/11/2015
Hospitals investing in delivery room upgrades
Out-of-date obstetrics units and labor and delivery rooms don't support today's modern approaches to the birth experience, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/11/2015
Designing women's and children's hospitals for both groups
The challenge is to create a separate identity for each groups while maximizing operational efficiencies and collaboration, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/7/2015
Homelike design trending in healthcare design
Converting traditionally clinical interiors into warm, homelike spaces can improve patient satisfaction and facilitate healing, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/6/2015
Kids' zone at Texas hospital gets upgrade
Texas Children's Hospital got an upgrade and then some when the area was expanded to serve a broader age range of with new programming and activities, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/5/2015
Park Nicollet Women's Center focuses every detail on patient
The light-filled space uses well-known design elements like colorful furniture, artwork and complimentary beverages to create a relaxing and welcoming setting, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
8/4/2015