May 20, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
No matter how much research, planning, documentation, and expertise go into the meticulous creation of healthcare spaces, the design of that environment is subject to change once the staff clocks in. As the staff puts its own stamp on your creative vision, pay attention—there are valuable lessons to be learned.
May 15, 2013 Debra Levin
With discrepancies noted between scores for patient safety protocols and quality of the environment, healthcare designers shouldn’t be satisfied with only a passing grade.
May 15, 2013 Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Room designs and material choices can promote a good night’s sleep and help combat maternal mental health problems.
May 10, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Noise control and sound masking are big issues in healthcare design, but some recent examples remind us that not all “noise” is a bad thing.
May 10, 2013 Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
During National Nurses Week, it’s time to remember the design attributes that can make employees happy.
May 8, 2013 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
Long serving as an innovator in the healthcare space, the Department of Veterans Affairs is now facing scrutiny for what’s being called “dysfunctional” hospital construction project oversight. In a closer look of reports on what went wrong, some lessons emerge on what the public sector might learn from the private healthcare design industry.
May 7, 2013 Roy Gunsolus
A look inside three healthcare systems that are making sustainability work, both for themselves and the community, and how design plays a role in the process.
May 3, 2013 Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
As obesity rates continue to rise across the country, healthcare organizations must focus on accommodating the needs of all patients.
May 2, 2013 Gary Vance
Healthcare facilities across the country are facing increased cost pressure thanks to reform, so it's time to take a closer look at the physical plant and its role in cost decisions.
May 1, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
The model of a healthcare facility that's truly "of the community" has shifted, and there's more than one way to fit in--and stand out--through hospital design, architecture, and programs that go far beyond addressing patient health.
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