Sustainable Operations - April 2015
Healthcare interiors serving needs in changing ways
Healthcare interiors are serving patient, family, and staff needs in a way that would be unrecognizable to recently past generations, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/30/2015
Designing for behavioral health facilities
The next big opportunity to improve mental health care delivery lies within designers' hands
4/30/2015
Healthcare facility flooring options
Options include first adhesive free flooring and designs that mimic our internal clockwork
4/28/2015
Healthcare facilities embracing lighting that inspires comfort and confidence
Lighting can be an essential design element influencing the staff, patient and visitor's perception of the hospital experience
4/28/2015
Designing maternity facilities for millennials
Facilities may need to accommodate natural birth options such as midwife deliveries, doulas, acupuncture, water births, and offering tools such as birthing balls or ropes
4/28/2015
Door hardware specifications for healthcare facilities
Healthcare facilities have unique door opening applications and specific door hardware requirements
4/27/2015
Designing patient- and technology-friendly clinical spaces
Nurse and design consultant says efficient, safe spaces must accommodate new technology, the human touch
4/27/2015
Study suggests 'soft' floors reduce falls
A Swedish study recently published in Injury Prevention looked at the effect impact-absorbing flooring had on minimizing injuries from falls, according to an article on the Long-Term Living magazine
4/24/2015
Seattle children's hospital emphasizes a life-affirming attitude
Hospital's new 34,000-square-foot psychiatry and behavioral medicine unit emphasizes a life-affirming attitude with patient and staff safety elements built into the design, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/24/2015
Healthcare flooring affects patient well-being
A large but often forgotten part of this 'good design' equation is flooring
4/23/2015
Research in the healthcare design process
High-quality research should be interwoven throughout the design process, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/21/2015
Study: Impact-absorbent flooring curbs injuries
Flooring shown to help prevent injuries from falls inside nursing homes
4/20/2015
Australian hospital designed as healing tree
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital's design was based on the concept of a 'living tree' for the layout and wayfinding, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/20/2015
Health systems redesign facilities to meet goals
Projects are creating operational efficiencies, patient satisfaction
4/16/2015
Design considerations for biocontainment patient care units
Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment patient care unit is the largest, and provides the best case study in facilities of this type
4/14/2015
Healthcare facilities investing in resilient design
Resilient design protects buildings, systems from natural disastersg
4/13/2015
Senior facility design scaling down
Smaller, more homelike and personalized environments that reflect and support the residents are being designed, according to an article on the Environments for Aging
4/10/2015
Long-term facilities reinventing rehab
More facilities are looking at ways to add it to their portfolio of services
4/10/2015
Designing for needs of cancer patients
Interiors throughout common, treatment, patient services and staff areas should focus on patients' needs
4/9/2015
Boston Children's Hospital renovating dining space
The $11 million project includes a new focus on fresh ingredients, antibiotic-free meats and cooking classes for children and adults
4/8/2015
Understanding aging key to designing senior facilities
Connecticut hospital's uses design solutions for lighting, acoustics, and signage to better support its older patients, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/8/2015
Designing experiences into senior facilities
Planning a successful facility includes an emphasis not just on built spaces, but on creating ageless consumer experiences, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
4/7/2015
Private resident rooms not trending in senior living
While there are supporters of the single resident room model in senior living, but in terms of code minimum, there is no mandate yet, according to an article on Environments for Aging website
4/6/2015
Lobby terrarium design solved contamination issues
The focal point of the Rush University Medical Center's Edward A. Brennan Entry Pavilion is a three-story, open-air terrarium, which introduces an exterior landscaped space into the interior
4/6/2015
New Orleans children's hospital proposes $250 million expansion
Historic 184,388-square-foot Marine Hospital is at the center of a plan to expand Children's Hospital
4/2/2015
Designing retail clinics
The evolution of healthcare delivery is calling for retailers to rethink their spaces, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/2/2015