Architecture April 2016 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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4/29/2016
Planning a hybrid operating room for flexibility
Designing must be done with both current and future needs in mind
4/28/2016
Simulation centers can help support healthcare
Components to be considered in a simulation center include the room, equipment and infrastructure requirements
4/27/2016
Should healthcare design see the light (bulb)?
Healthcare design professionals can look to the lighting industry for insight, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/26/2016
Designing for a rapidly changing cancer care environment
Institutions are moving cancer centers into the community to better serve the patient population
4/25/2016
It's time to design for aging
An architect looked into the architecture that serves older adults and didn't like what he saw
4/21/2016
Rethinking reading room design
Evolving technologies and collaborative decision-making means patient diagnoses and treatments are being made by multidisciplinary teams, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/18/2016
Streamlining outpatient facility patient flow
Small improvements can mean substantial savings because of repetition
4/15/2016
Designing an adaptable rehabilitation facility
Bed growth in rehabilitation care is being inspired by the needs of baby boomers and beyond, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/15/2016
Optimizing patient flow in an ambulatory setting
Processes and flow can inform healthcare facility design
4/8/2016
Designing outdoor rehab spaces
A growing and critical part of their rehabilitation is taking place outside hospital walls, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/5/2016
Psychiatric hospital cited for safety issues
Multiple ligature points and other issues have been found at The Priory in the Marchwood, England
4/4/2016
Physicians, patients can inform the design of change-ready facilities
The desire to see what organizations are or aren’t getting right in healthcare design inspired the polling of patients and physicians, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/1/2016
Improving healthcare facility infection prevention and control by design
Design can address things like hand hygiene infrastructure, reprocessing departments and easy cleaning of surfaces, according to an article on the Healthcare Design