In my previous post, I described the importance of Experience Mapping and my realization that if we would have filled the behavior and resource gaps, we could have achieved an even more robust...
...READ MOREPosted by Kent Doss on Jun 04, 2019
In my previous post, I described the importance of Experience Mapping and my realization that if we would have filled the behavior and resource gaps, we could have achieved an even more robust...
...READ MORETopics: Evidence Based Design (EBD), patient experience, Behavioral Health Design
Posted by Kent Doss on Feb 21, 2018
Originally published as part of Healthcare Design Magazine's Take 5 series in August 2017, this blog shares my thoughts on what I consider top healthcare trends: making the most of data gathering,.....READ MORE
Topics: Design Trends, Healthcare
Posted by Kent Doss on Jun 01, 2017
Featured in Medical Design & Construction, January/February 2017.
While no one would argue against the clinical benefits that the private patient room model yields, it’s worth pausing to analyze.....READ MORE
Topics: Evidence Based Design (EBD), daylighting, natural light
Posted by Kent Doss on Aug 24, 2016
One of the most challenging tasks that architects face is how to convey design intent in a way that transcends aesthetics (which can be deeply personal and sometimes divisive) by describing the..
Topics: Evidence Based Design (EBD), patient experience, Behavioral Health Design
Posted by Kent Doss on Jun 18, 2015
Imagine what it would have been like to be hospitalized 200 years ago…you were probably in a dimly lit, poorly ventilated ward with dozens of other patients…you would have been exposed to all...
...READ MORETopics: ecotherapy, Healing Environment
Posted by Kent Doss on Apr 14, 2014
Featured in Healthcare Global, October 2, 2013.
We know trace amounts of runoff from hospitals and long-term care facilities reaches potable water. Drinking water in 24 major metropolitan areas.....READ MORE
Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Sustainability, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, waste water, Advisory Services
Posted by Kent Doss on Dec 02, 2013
As a dedicated healthcare architect I’ve learned to approach design challenges with the goal of harmonizing requirements that are often diametrically opposed.While the personal environmental...
...READ MORETopics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare
Posted by Kent Doss on Apr 05, 2013
Healing the Body by Healing the Earth as Part of a Comprehensive Cancer Program
Featured by Medical Construction + Design in February 2014.
The term “biophilia,” which literally translates as.....READ MORE
Topics: Architecture, Evidence Based Design (EBD), Healthcare Design, ecotherapists, Cancer Care, ecotherapy, biophilia, hospitals, nature prescriptions, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Healing Environment, healing garden
Posted by Kent Doss on Apr 01, 2013
In my first two posts, I addressed the larger, more philosophical issues that need to be addressed when planning a Simulation Center, as well as taking a more in-depth look at specific elements of.....READ MORE
Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, modeling, simulation, simulation centers, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare
Posted by Kent Doss on Mar 29, 2013
In my first post, I addressed the larger, more philosophical issues that need to be addressed when designing a Simulation Center. In this post, I take a more in depth look at specific elements of.....READ MORE
Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, modeling, simulation, simulation centers, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare