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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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?