May 23, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
The jury’s in, with a candid discussion of what matters in our industry today and where healthcare systems and architects need to shore up their efforts.
May 23, 2013 Christine Guzzo Vickery
Critical access hospitals help define communities, serving as a destination that provides much more than healthcare. As such, some considerations should be made when designing these facilities.
May 21, 2013 Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Designers offer some strategies to address issues of inclusivity and the patient journey while designing for obese patients.
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.
