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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.
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May 1, 2013 Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
In this Q+A with Don Thomas of BWBR, the principal talks about using design to break down the stigma of mental health, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and why he hopes in 10 years he’ll be working on mental wellness centers.
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April 5, 2013
View this video interview with Margaret Alrutz of Nurture by Steelcase to see more of how Regard has been designed to anticipate the needs of future healthcare environments and improve patient satisfaction.
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November 5, 2012 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Post-occupancy evaluations for newly opened emergency departments in Connecticut and New York reveal a few common themes.
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November 21, 2011 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
As more EDs look to upgrade their facilities, Donald McKahan, AIA, FACHA, principal, McKahan Planning Group, Frank Zilm, FAIA, AIA, FACHA, president, Frank Zilm Associates, D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University take a look at three that are using innovative design concepts and how "bench-testing" will inform future hospital designs.
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November 13, 2011 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
Michael Scherbel, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, and Greg Britton, FACHE, will be moderators for a roundtable discussion at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, November 14, in Canal B at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. In this brief preview Scherbel and Britton give some insight into some of the post-occupancy feedback and lessons learned at NorthPointe Health and Wellness Center.
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November 13, 2011 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
On Monday, November 14, at 9 a.m. in Bayou E, Bryan Brinkman of B4 Architects will be presenting a session on how the project team of Brinkman Ndayi McAll succeeded in accelerating a construction program from eighteen months to twelve-and-one-half, while maintaining the required high standards. He gives a short preview of his presentation at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
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May 3, 2011
Infection control is one of the biggest hot topics in healthcare today. Much of this may be attributed to growing MRSA outbreaks in America and other
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March 15, 2011
James C. Benneyan, PhD, didn’t mince words during his Tuesday morning general session, “Looking Back and Ahead at the Quality and Patient Safety
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March 3, 2011
Have the winter doldrums got you down? I certainly know my answer to that question as I type this from our offices here in blustery Cleveland. It
