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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 2, 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 14, 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
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February 1, 2011 Debajyoti Pati, PHD, FIIA, LEED AP and Angela Lee, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
Arriving at the right unit size is a challenge. A greater number of beds in a unit improves staffing efficiencies. However, as hospitals
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January 25, 2011 Jennifer Kovacs
In October, HKS, Inc., launched its new endeavor, the nonprofit Center for Advanced Design Research & Evaluation (CADRE), which is dedicated to
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January 19, 2011
We are all patients at one time or another. We all have the experience of going to a healthcare facility—whether a community clinic, hospital or
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October 31, 2010 Amy Beth Keller, MArch, EDAC; Ellen Taylor, AIA, MBA, EDAC; and Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC
When reliable and practical evidence related to design features and principles is used, facility design decisions can contribute to more effective