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WEBMarch 19, 2024 | Interior Design. More News. Projects. 2024 HCD Conference Facility Tour: Eskenazi Health Thomas & Arlene Grande Campus, Indianapolis. The 95,000-square-foot project combines healthcare and community services to address social determinants of health and is one of the facility tours at the 2024 HCD Conference + Expo in Indianapolis.
Design Solutions To Improve Waiting In Healthcare
WEBDec 6, 2016 · Designers and owners have options to employ operations, technology, and design to achieve the most appropriate solutions for waiting and waiting spaces. Joan Suchomel, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, is the 2016 president of the American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Health. She is a principal at …
The History of Hospitals and Wards - HCD Magazine
WEBMar 11, 2010 · A brief history of hospitals and wards. Hopefully, this brief history of hospitals helps illustrate the tremendous advances over the past 2,000-plus years from the temples and pauper wards to private rooms. The challenge facing us now, as in the past, is how to continue to improve the quality of the patient environment by providing cost ...
Planning and Designing Highly Functional Nurses' Stations
WEBNov 1, 2006 · Key Design Principles. Regardless of which organizational type one chooses, our research team has identified five key principles to consider when designing a nurses’ station or series of stations. 1. Allow for Control and Flexibility. The ability for staff and patients to control their environment is crucial.
PHOTO TOUR: The New Stamford Hospital - HCD Magazine
WEBApr 7, 2017 · In 2002, Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., was challenged on a couple fronts: Neighborhoods to the south of the campus were in socioeconomic deterioration, and patient satisfaction ratings had room for improvement. That set the stage for planning a new replacement hospital with the goal of bringing the 305-bed hospital to the leading edge of healthcare; engaging the medical staff, patients ...
What MOB Design Is Best For A Healthcare Project?
WEBSep 30, 2022 · The traditional MOB continues to evolve as care environments adapt to meet code requirements and clinical expectations. Ultimately, a successful MOB design will address regulatory requirements and balance owner expectations, project goals, and budget. The type of MOB needed will become apparent with careful planning, a needs assessment, and a ...
Healing Hues: Choosing Paint Colors for Healthcare
WEBMay 11, 2012 · You want a nice balance of both warm and cool colors. Cool colors tend to be more calming, so things that are in the blues and the blue-greens, those types of colors really put people at ease because they do bring a sense of tranquility. But you don’t want to get so cool that it feels cool. So you want to balance those colors with some warmth ...
Key Considerations in Patient Room Design, Part 1
WEBApr 1, 2006 · Once the patient room plan is determined, the hospital must confirm the detailed design features for the headwall, footwall, nursing support area, and family amenities. Headwall. The wall behind and the ceiling over the patient’s head are the most important spaces for incorporating clinical care elements.
Interior Design Trends - Best Healthcare Interiors - HCD Magazine
WEBHealthcare Design is the respected source for the latest trends and best practices in healthcare interior design, offering in-depth looks at recent projects that achieve high design standards. From choosing the right piece of art on the wall of a waiting room to creating an accessible design that achieves ADA compliance and beyond, the guidance ...
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF PLANETREE DESIGN - HCD Magazine
WEBAug 31, 2003 · Planetree was founded by a patient 25 years ago as a nonprofit organization to advocate for the patient’s perspective in healthcare. Planetree’s first demonstration site, opened in 1985, was a 13-bed medical-surgical unit in San Francisco, which brought together the design concept of a “healing environment” and a …
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