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Evidence-Based Design

Posted by Pat Malick on Jun 17, 2012

Can you imagine a time when every healthcare facility is designed with a patient’s health, safety, comfort and well-being in mind? Applying the principles of Evidence-Based Design (EBD) does just.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Evidence Based Design (EBD), Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, renovation, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Nurse Station Design

Posted by Noah Tolson on Jun 17, 2012

The design of a nurse station must accommodate the many different types of interaction and work that occur; it is an environment that needs to enhance collaboration, support intensive focus and allow.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), renovation, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Nursing Unit

Facilitating Family-Centered Care in Hospital Design

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 14, 2012

Technological advancements in diagnosis and treatment have led to a new perspective on hospital design. What were once thought of as utilitarian facilities have been recast as critical partners in.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, family centered care, renovation, hospitals, Architects, Healthcare

Stretching Your Capital Dollars

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 14, 2012

In this new economy, hospitals are looking to new ways to make their capital dollars go further. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) helps hospitals access affordable financing for capital.....READ MORE

Topics: FHA, Architecture, Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, renovation, OHF, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Proper Materials for Risk Reduction in Behavioral Healthcare Facilities

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 14, 2012

When conceptualizing the design or renovation of a behavioral healthcare facility, it’s important to institute features and materials that are conducive to privacy and personal dignity.Maintaining a.....READ MORE

Topics: risk reduction, Architecture, Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, renovation, antiligature, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Behavioral Health Design

Incorporating ROI in Ambulatory Care Design

Posted by Kent Doss on Jun 14, 2012

Before EHRs and patient-focused healthcare delivery, there were two arenas of outpatient care: what physicians provided in their office and what hospitals offered as an “add-on” to already stressed.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Ambulatory Care, Healthcare Design, renovation, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Differences Between SNFs and LTACHs

Posted by Lisa Lipschutz on Jun 14, 2012

While sharing a common mission to provide a safe, nurturing long-term care environment for their residents, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Long Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH) function quite.....READ MORE

Topics: LTAC, Architecture, Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, renovation, hospitals, SNF, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Positive Distractions

Posted by Pat Malick on Jun 14, 2012

The healing power of nature has been proven to increase patient response to treatment, encourage a feel-better mentality and increase staff satisfaction in their job. An eye toward integrating.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), renovation, Positive Distractions, hospitals, Architects, Art and Healthcare, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

First Impressions . . . Lasting Impressions

Posted by Pat Malick on Jun 14, 2012

When people visit medical facilities, particularly those in urban areas where the exterior is often from another era, the interior environment can be a powerful indicator of quality: quality of care,.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, renovation, First Impressions, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Designing for Durability and Longevity

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 13, 2012

Interior finishes for the healthcare environment not only look different from corporate or hospitality finishes, but they perform differently as well. Selecting healthcare finishes involves much more.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, durability, Healthcare Design, renovation, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

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