Architecture
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital Parking Garage Collapses
A rescue box was struck to alert emergency crews of the collapse.
1/25/2023

How to Incorporate Flexibility within Healthcare Facilities
Josh Domingo discusses how healthcare facilities can better design an environment that allows for a more flexible operation.
5/19/2022

Future Hospitals: What Will They Look Like?
Coronavirus has exposed issues with current healthcare provision and architecture
12/30/2021

Trends in Senior Living Communities Spotlight Amenities
With construction of senior living communities on the rise, architects look for design elements that set them apart
11/4/2021

GSA Lays Out Facility Resilience Guidance
Plan outlines actions that can help healthcare facilities adapt to the impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise
10/14/2021

Healthcare Facilities Resilience Topic of New ASHE Report
Resource offers guidance when designing and renovating spaces to address current pandemic and increase future resilience
10/1/2021

Future Facilities: Lessons from the Pandemic
COVID-19 forced healthcare facilities to make rapid changes to their infrastructure
4/23/2021

Design and Construction: Lessons from COVID-19
Future facilities to incorporate larger emergency rooms to keep patients more physically distanced
4/20/2021

California Hospitals Struggle With Seismic Requirements
Hospitals ask state to reconsider requirements written into law more than 20 years ago
4/12/2021

Hospital Design in the COVID-19 Era
New ideas are being vetted rapidly, such as redesign of physical space and infrastructural updates
3/26/2021

Adaptive Reuse Brings Clinic to Historic Building
Milwaukee project transforms 1847 firehouse into clinical location
3/4/2021

Earthquakes, COVID-19 Affect Medical Center Design
To meet California’s seismic standards by 2030, UC Davis Health System to undertake $3.75 billion project
3/3/2021

Co-locating Cancer Services Improves Patient Satisfaction
Designing for multi-disciplinary approach can be challenging, but improved results are worth the effort
2/22/2021

Design Decisions for Cutting-Edge Cancer Centers
Multi-disciplinary team approach for cancer care requires right space
2/16/2021

Hospital Designers Study Lessons from COVID-19
Managers look for ways to futureproof their facilities to meet whatever comes next
2/10/2021

Designing Hospitals That Foster Healthier Minds
The hospital has seen a host of mold outbreaks since 2005, when it discovered Aspergillus mold in an operating room
1/7/2021

COVID-19: The Impact on Hospital Design
The new normal includes being able to modify existing facilities to quickly create isolation zones
1/6/2021

CASE STUDY: UVA Hospital Expansion Emphasizes Well-being
The new space connects patients and staff to the calming effects of nature
1/4/2021

Designing Telehealth Spaces
Facility managers can help ensure spaces work for virtual visits
12/28/2020

Eye on ADA: Architect, Senior Living Communities Face Violations
U.S. Justice Department sues firm, owners of 15 facilities over accessibility failures
12/18/2020

Healthcare Design and the Impact of COVID-19
Some design changes might be temporary, many of these now-makeshift elements will be embedded permanently in designs for the future
12/15/2020

Strategies for Facility Design in the COVID-19 Era
Research activities like interviews, contextual inquiries and usability tests pose challenges for architects
12/11/2020

Design Should Balance Infection Control, Quality Of Life And Greater Resident Wellness
Nursing home design should balance infection control, quality of life and greater resident wellness
11/12/2020

Paint Can Keep Surfaces Below Ambient Temperature
The paint reflects 95.5 percent of solar radiation
11/4/2020

Creating 'Outdoor' Workspaces
Even without traditional outdoor space, improvements to bring nature to the lobby and other community spaces to give a 'walk in the park' feel
10/16/2020

What Does the Future of Healthcare Facility Design Look Like?
Changes to the design of a facility can be implemented for a number of reasons, ranging from new equipment, new services or perhaps even downgrading certain departments
10/13/2020

Covid-19 Could Change Future Hospital Design
New facilities may be designed to accommodate sudden patient surges
10/9/2020

Evolving Healthcare Design With Virtual Reality Technology
Virtual reality (VR) technology allows for immediate experiences and on-demand reconfigurations at significantly lower costs than building physical mock-ups does
10/9/2020

RTLS: The Intersection of Patient Experience and Facility Design
RTLS can be used to support a wide variety of patient-centric mobile applications
10/6/2020

COVID-19 Healthcare Facility Design Checklist
The list was compiled by architects and frontline workers
10/1/2020
