Rooms: Emergency

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PHOTO TOUR: Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute

January 28, 2013     Posted by Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Take a virtual walk through the Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute/SUNY at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center in Buffalo, N.Y., completed in May 2012.
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The HCD 10: Gary Kusnierz, Owner

January 17, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Ministry Health Care's Gary Kusnierz is named The HCD 10 Owner for 2013.
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Rethinking the ED

November 16, 2012     Posted by Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
St. Elizabeth’s flexible “no-wait” emergency and surgery departments were developed by focusing on important metrics and emphasizing patient-centered care.
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Impact of Art on the ED Waiting Experience

November 15, 2012     Upali Nanda, PhD, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, and Kathy Hathorn, MA, EDAC
Researchers took to two Level 1 trauma centers in Texas to measure the effects an art intervention would have on behaviors in the emergency department waiting areas.
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Watch and Learn: Designing for Observation Care

November 14, 2012     By Ashley Dias, AIA, ACHE, LEED AP, EDAC
How a hospital handles patient observation status can play an important role in the pre-design process.
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Designing Today’s ED: 6 Steps to Improve Patient Care

September 21, 2012     David Vincent, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
Healthcare leaders need to focus on meeting the needs of physicians, staff, and patients, and creating emergency departments (EDs) that are adaptable for the future. Here are some ways architects can answer those needs in ED design.
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Contemplating Purpose

July 11, 2012     Yen Ong, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
A personal emergency inspires a designer's opportunity to create a new emergency department and urgent care center that administers patient-centered care.
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Emergency Department Design in the Wake of Reform

June 29, 2012     Todd Hutlock, Editor-in-Chief
Though the Supreme Court decision was only just handed down, one recently opened facility planned ahead for its ED to handle the newly insured masses. Is this a sign of things to come?
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SOS for Emergency Departments

June 26, 2012     By Amy R. Mazzo
Hospitals nationwide are redefining the emergency department experience for the elderly and responding to their special requirements by designing and building facilities dedicated solely to their needs.
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Will Overcrowded EDs Lead to Design Changes?

June 20, 2012     Todd Hutlock, Editor-in-Chief
A recent study shows that EDs are being overrun with visitors at a rate that it is hard to imagine as sustainable. What changes may come about to combat the problem?
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