Blog on Healthcare Design website discusses three elements to consider when planning a hybrid OR
The three key issues associated with designing a hybrid OR — a surgery environment with advanced, fixed imaging equipment — are planned utilization, equipment selection and room size and location, according to a blog by Kevin Downey of BSA LifeStructures on the Healthcare Design website. Designing for multiple specialties should reflect the space's collaborative future, the article said.
March 3, 2015
Topic Area: Architecture
How Retail Design Can Improve the Healthcare Patient ExperienceHealthcare facilities can adapt retail design principles to improve patient comfort, streamline check-in and reuse existing spaces.
Jefferson Health Breaks Ground on Lehigh Valley Hospital—CoopersburgIt is expected to open in late 2027.
Encompass Health Plans Second Small-Format Rehabilitation HospitalThe hospital is expected to open in 2028.
Rethinking How Healthcare Facilities Fund Construction ProjectsRising costs and competing priorities are driving healthcare organizations to explore new financing arrangements and construction strategies.
Winners Named for the 15th Annual Healthcare Design AwardsAll winners will be honored and the Best of Competition and Transformation and Innovation Award recipients will be announced during a celebration on November 12.