Construction and Design - August 2014

ACA creates new healthcare design standard

As healthcare tries to be more efficient, facility needs are evolving to reflect the effort by creating an environment that makes patients want to come back

8/29/2014

Michigan VA employees 'adopt' facility gardens

Medical center employees volunteer their time to make the grounds in Iron Mountain more welcoming for their patients

8/29/2014

Imaging room designed to ease 'scanxiety'

Hospitals are beginning to build patient-calming features into their MRI, CT and other scanning suites

8/28/2014

Evaluating your wayfinding system

Shift thinking about wayfinding as being just about signs to being a holistic approach to communications

8/28/2014

Design features can influence nurse job satisfaction

Study finds environment can help communication and teamwork

8/28/2014

Starting a plastics recycling program

Plastics recycling in a patient care setting is an advanced recycling option, so consider your hospital's commitment to sustainability

8/27/2014

Hospital food is being redefined

The mass-produced, institutional cafeteria model is being replaced by scratch-prepared food

8/27/2014

Hospital room design helps healing

Patients asked for 30 percent less pain medication in redesigned room

8/26/2014

Balancing present, future needs with design

To conceptualize new elements, a full-scale mock-up and logistics work session should be organized very early in design

8/26/2014

Designer gives teen's hospital space a new look

'Dec My Room' project rehabs room at Texas Children's Hospital

8/26/2014

Boston Children's Hospital building designed for quiet

Facility's patient rooms structured for longer hospital stays

8/25/2014

New helicopter pad on Scottish hospital causing concern

Sources say the helipad hangs over the side of the building and has no fencing

8/21/2014

Healthcare spaces affect attitudes, behaviors

Traditional exam rooms can be intimidating environments

8/21/2014

Hospitals rethink the role of art

Interview discusses role of art in a healing environment

8/21/2014

New Indiana hospital adopts patient-centered design

Cameron Memorial Community Hospital focusing on safety and comfort

8/21/2014

Sanford Fargo Medical Center to get new lobby, patient rooms

The lobby will cover 4,000 square feet and will rise to 44 feet at the highest point

8/21/2014

Omaha medical center sculpture recognizes leader

Abstract floral sculpture is located in the Nebraska Medical Center's Storz Pavilion

8/19/2014

Creating healthcare workplace efficiencies

Architects and designers can play a role in helping to create spaces that are more operationally efficient, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/19/2014

Post-occupancy evaluation measures success of clinic design

Evaluation reveals that the clinic realized an 83 percent reduction in staff footsteps, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/18/2014

Hospital maximizes light with tintable glass

Electronically tintable glass at Fairview Ridges Hospital also boosts energy efficiency

8/18/2014

Funeral home renovated into physical rehab center

Funeral home renovation project's toughest obstacle was changing community perception, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.

8/14/2014

Natural, neutral colors trending for healthcare spaces

Paint colors can help facility managers create a positive patient experience

8/14/2014

Health City Cayman Islands blends low costs, tropical setting

It's going to take some major changes for hospitals in the U.S. to compete with coral-sand beaches and high-quality healthcare offered at a low price

8/13/2014

Why does design thinking matter?

Design firms can deliver design thinking to solve complex problems blending together design and strategic thinking, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website

8/13/2014

Assessing facilities to determining capital investment

It's crucial that administrators choose where to invest based on accurate data and thorough analysis

8/13/2014

Designing behavioral health outpatient facilities

Coordinated care trend is gaining traction with the design of outpatient behavioral health practices, according to an article on the Behaviorial Healthcare website

8/13/2014

Healthcare projects honored for design

Eight projects named in AIA's National Healthcare Design Awards, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/12/2014

Improving patient flow can significantly reduce costs

Maine Medical Center demonstrates how operational efficiency can lower design and construction costs

8/11/2014

Design can contain germs in the ER

Private rooms for patients and an isolation room can support infection control

8/11/2014

Designing for veterans

The built environment can help solve post traumatic stress disorder

8/8/2014

Challenges for healthcare designers

Designers called on to help healthcare organizations act on the known - and unknown - changes on the horizon, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website

8/8/2014

Designing for population health

By looking through the client's eyes, designers can gain a new understanding of how design can bend the health and wellness curve

8/7/2014

Value-driven approach sets priorities in cancer-care design

A value tree map helps organize requests according to basic, target, and aspirational goals, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/6/2014

New Texas hospital focusing on patient experience

Walnut Hill is hoping that ideas borrowed from Ritz Carlton and a warm, natural light-filled building design will draw in patients

8/5/2014

Upgrading ORs without affecting care

Existing infrastructure, portable technology and a trend toward hybrid operating rooms all play a part, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/5/2014

Georgia skilled nursing facility designed for neighborhood feel

$28 million Columbus facility is set on 28 acres with an outdoor rehab courtyard and different walking surfaces to simulate orchard gardens

8/4/2014

Cincinnati hospital has 2.5-acre living roof

Every patient room has a view of the West Hospital roof which features a mixture of 65,000 native plants, according to an article on the Healthcare Design

8/4/2014

Massachusetts hospital kitchen going green

Hospital upgrading the systems using energy-efficient equipment

8/4/2014

N.Y. hospital to get $1.1 billion for Hurricane Sandy repairs

Funds include $589 million for hazard mitigation work at the NYU's Langone Medical Center main campus

8/4/2014

Philadelphia children's hospital expanding ambulatory care network

New center is being designed to create an environment that children and teenagers would find fresh and interesting, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/1/2014

Active living trend expected to stick around

Older adults are demanding more from their long-term living environments than just a place to live, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website

8/1/2014

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