Architecture - August 2014
Design features can influence nurse job satisfaction
Study finds environment can help communication and teamwork
8/28/2014
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
Boston Children's Hospital building designed for quiet
Facility's patient rooms structured for longer hospital stays
8/25/2014
Healthcare spaces affect attitudes, behaviors
Traditional exam rooms can be intimidating environments
8/21/2014
New Indiana hospital adopts patient-centered design
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital focusing on safety and comfort
8/21/2014
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
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
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
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
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
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