Interior Design - 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Out-of-date obstetrics units and labor and delivery rooms don't support today's modern approaches to the birth experience, according to an article on the Healthcare Design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



 
 
 


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