Whitepapers

Biophilia: Designing with Nature in Mind

Now more than ever, the designed environment in healthcare is proving its increasingly vital role in the health and wellness industry. New research shows just how important investing in the designed space can be when it comes to promoting psychological wellbeing and economic responsibility.

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Transforming Aging Through Healthier Design

In November of 2012, a panel of leading aging and design experts came together at the DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio for an event titled, “Transforming Aging Through Healthier Design” hosted by DuPont Building Innovations.  The panel was moderated by Kimberly N.

A Guide to ADA Signage & Wayfinding Basics

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a law that was signed by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009. Its basic purpose is to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in employment and access to goods and services. Since its inception, the ADA has had a profound affect on the sign industry.

The ADA covers a wide range of disabilities, from physical conditions affecting mobility, stamina, sight, hearing, and speech, as well as conditions such as emotional illness and learning disorders.

Case Study: VRF Zoning Systems Ideal for Patient Comfort and Energy Savings

Because the Rush Health Systems had previous success installing Mitsubishi Electric’s VRF zoning systems, it was a must for the new John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital. Its unique, ductless, two-pipe, simultaneous cooling and heating capability provides high performance and energy savings as well as precise patient and staff comfort. Read about the other benefits of Mitsubishi Electric’s VRF zoning system that are essential for healthcare.

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When Art is Not a Luxury: Can Art Cure What Ills Us?

Earlier this year, DuPont Building Innovations held a panel discussion at the DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio in New York  entitled, “The Intersection Between Art and Design in Healthcare”. This conversation of experts, moderated by Annette Ridenour, former President of Society for the Arts in Healthcare, explored the quantifiable link between art and positive outcomes for patients, families and hospital staff.

The Future of Healthcare Design: Navigating the Challenges of Advancing Technology in Patient Care Settings

In this white paper, ECRI Institute’s medical equipment planning experts offer recommendations for planning and designing patient care areas for new and future technologies, while minimizing financial and operational disruptions. 

The emphasis is on surgical settings, imaging spaces, and clinical labs—areas in which the technologies represent the bulk of a healthcare provider’s capital budget requests.  

     

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Best Practices in Overhead Paging for Healthcare Facilities: How a Network Public Address System Enhances Sustainability, Safety, Efficiency and Patient-Centered Care

Audio consulting engineers partner with architects to help them stay on top of communications and overhead paging trends, win bids and exceed client expectations. This paper reviews current industry trends, as well as the role that network-based public address (PA) plays in future-proofing hospital PA systems, which improves overall communications, operations, and enhances patient, staff and visitor experience.

Is Hand Hygiene Enough?

For more than a decade, researchers and healthcare professionals have been fighting an uphill battle against healthcare acquired infections (HAIs).  The impacts go well beyond the financial costs of having to treat patients who got sicker in the hospital.  The toll in human terms is staggering when tallying the suffering and death of patients.

Facility Planning – Don’t Overbuild or Overbuy Again. Go Lean.

St. Elizabeth Hospital Goes “LEAN” to Provide Exceptional Patient Care

Learn how a Wisconsin Hospital implements LEAN to reduce construction and equipment costs, eliminate patient transfers, improve patient throughput, reduce staff injuries – all while improving the patient experience!

Engage Patients and Visitors Through Interactive Exhibit Spaces

 

Vanderbilt Integrates Interactive Exhibits into the Patient Experience


Interactive exhibit spaces inside Vanderbilt’s One Hundred Oaks clinical facility create a participatory learning environment that enhances the visitor experience and strengthens Vanderbilt’s brand. Download this case study to learn how Vanderbilt uses reactive video, environmental graphics and touchscreen interactives to attract the attention of patients through an engaging story about the brain.
 

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