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The Retail Experience of Healthcare

Posted by Pat Malick on Oct 04, 2013

By Paula Crowley (Co-Founder, Anchor Health Properties) & Patricia Malick, CHID, EDAC, Lean Green Belt

Published in Facility Care, June 2012

Location. Location. Location.Much like a neighborhood.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, retail, Continuous Improvement

Ambulatory Healthcare Real Estate Strategies

Posted by Guest Contributor on Sep 25, 2013

Originally  printed in Medical Construction & Design, September 2013

“Location, Location, Location.” For years, real estate moguls have uttered this phrase to express the most important factor in.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Medical Office Building (MOB), Architecture, Ambulatory Care, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Continuous Improvement

A Salutogenic Approach to Designing Behavioral Health Facilities

Posted by Guest Contributor on Sep 23, 2013

Salutogenesis is a term coined by Aaron Antonovsky, a professor of medical sociology and is derived from a mix of Greek and Latin that roughly translates to “health origins” and describes an.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Continuous Improvement, Healing Environment, Behavioral Health Design

Does Your Design Team Have a Deep Enough Bench?

Posted by George Shmidheiser on Aug 23, 2013

You’ve selected the architect for your healthcare project and you’re ready to commence design. You feel confident you have made the right decision and have a good idea of what your design costs will.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Continuous Improvement

What Does the Future of Building Information Modeling Hold?

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 18, 2013

Many architecture and engineering firms have invested in Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology and workflows in the past five years. Many of our clients have also embraced BIM to support.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Continuous Improvement

Trends in Development of Medical Office Buildings

Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 04, 2013

Published by Healthcare Global, December 2013. The delivery of healthcare is evolving due to healthcare reform initiatives based on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Nowhere is that more apparent than.....READ MORE

Topics: Design Trends, Planning, Medical Office Building (MOB), Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Creating a "Roadmap" for Facility Upgrades

Posted by Lisa Lipschutz on May 21, 2013

I am proud to have spent my career focused on healthcare architecture. Not only does the specialty move me as a planner and designer; it has great relevance in the world today

You can’t read a.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Facility Planning, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, Master Planning, roadmap, Continuous Improvement

Adapting for the Future

Posted by Guest Contributor on May 07, 2013

As an architect working for Array, with their focus exclusively on healthcare, I am very interested in how the technological advances in medicine are influencing the design of hospitals. I had the.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, virtual reality, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, futurism, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Modular Construction, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Mapping What Matters: an Empathy-Driven Approach to Cancer Care Environments

Posted by Pat Malick on Apr 29, 2013

Published by Healthcare Design, August 2014.

As a healthcare interior designer I’ve always seen myself as an advocate. I think we bring our best efforts forth to our clients when we can imagine every.....READ MORE

Topics: Empathy Mapping, Architecture, Evidence Based Design (EBD), Healthcare Design, Interior Design, Cancer Care, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, healing garden

Lessons Learned From Hurricane Sandy - an Architect's Perspective

Posted by Guest Contributor on Apr 24, 2013

Just a little over five months ago, we witnessed immense devastation to the New York City area due to Hurricane Sandy

Sandy came just one year after Hurricane Irene and quickly became the largest.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Disaster, Healthcare Design, Storm, disaster preparedness, Hurricane Sandy, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

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