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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.
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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 9, 2013 Upali Nanda
A comprehensive checklist helps designers select flooring that offers maximum safety, infection control, and other qualities to improve patient outcomes.
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April 30, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
In part 2 of our interview with Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, Murphy discusses the nonprofit firm's most recent projects and broader initiatives to improve global health through architecture.
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April 29, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Murphy shares the details of his nonprofit firm's mission to improve global health through architecture. In Part 1, he talks about the firm's inaugural project: Rwanda's Butaro Hospital.
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April 11, 2013 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
The replacement plan for St. Anthony Hospital on Chicago's southwest side creates a new campus, and business model, that might just answer the question of how community hospitals can survive.
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March 26, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
A new study funded by the Michigan Department of Health’s Certificate of Need Program puts Roemer’s Law to the test.
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March 13, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Which creates a better environment for nurses to do their job? Centralized or decentralized stations? The answer is neither… or maybe both, according to nurses interviewed and monitored for a recent study.
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March 8, 2013 Pamela C. Spigelmyer
A nurse researcher shares her perspective on using an evidence-based process for clinical and design-related research initiatives at Susquehanna Health in Pennsylvania.
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March 4, 2013 Samira Pasha and Mardelle M. Shepley
This study, distributed to healthcare architecture firms who employ researchers, sought to understand research models; the role of research staff; and details of these approaches.
