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Palomar Medical Center: Teaming up for the "Hospital of the Future"

December 20, 2012     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
A variety of innovative approaches were used by the design and construction teams that brought the 740,000-square-foot Palomar Medical Center to life.
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Hospital Rooftop Gardens Benefit Patients, Improve Environment

December 17, 2012     Scott C. Scarfone
Planning and execution of the Barbara Truland Butz Healing Garden at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md., involved a collaborative process and thoughtful design.
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Design Firm Research Benefits the Healthcare Industry

November 28, 2012     Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Healthcare architects and engineers around the world are conducting research that informs design. And three efforts in particular are making headway on sustainability issues in healthcare design.
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Expansion Further Integrates Stamford Hospital into its Urban Landscape

November 13, 2012     By Tushar Gupta and Komal Kotwal
A master plan for growth at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., calls for a new 30-acre site. After securing land in its current neighborhood, plans are now in place for a redevelopment of the campus and its surrounding community.
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PHOTO TOUR: Facey Mission Hills Clinic

October 22, 2012     Posted by Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Take a visual walk through the Facey Mission Hills Clinic in Mission Hills, Calif., opened in October 2012.
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PHOTO TOUR: San Francisco Surgical Arts

October 12, 2012     Posted by Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Walk through the new San Francisco Surgical Arts, the first facility of its kind to achieve LEED Platinum status.
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Greening Rockingham

August 13, 2012     Debra Thompson
Two years ago, the the 700,000-square-foot, 238-bed Rockingham Memorial Hospital became one of only a few LEED Gold healthcare facilities in the nation. Today, Rockingham officials share some lessons they've learned along the way.
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Sustainability and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Expansion Project

July 31, 2012     Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
Robin Guenther, AIA, of Perkins+Will, and Krisanne Hanson, of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, discuss sustainability efforts taking place at the new 521,000-square foot addition to the children's facility on the Stanford University Medical Center campus.
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Healthy Interiors: If These Walls Could Talk

May 15, 2012     Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
Hospitals are increasingly looking to architects and designers for their expertise in creating healthier interiors free of known chemical hazards.
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The Net Zero Energy Hospital—Can We Ever Get There?

May 2, 2012     Chris Naughton
Like an aircraft carrier, hospitals are self-sustaining with an insatiable appetite for power and several thousand mission-oriented people working on board. So what would it take to steer that vessel toward true healthcare sustainability?
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