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Starting a New Legacy
Let’s face it … no one likes to go to the ER. However, it doesn’t have to be the drab, dreary place of the old days. A group of physicians in Texas have discovered a way to make emergency room and urgent care visits a little less stressful and frightening. They created two facilities in […]
Camp Pendelton Hospital – Designed with the Soldiers in Mind
Our soldiers should have whatever it takes to get them well as quickly as possible… In December, 2013, Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps Base near San Diego, opened its new Evidence Based Design Hospital. Over 70,000 active and retired military families are expected to use the facility which is designed to handle everything from […]
Warehouse Transformation
Stanford Children’s Health (a division of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Stanford School of Medicine) recently opened a new pediatric clinic in Emeryville, California. They transformed an industrial warehouse from the 1940’s into a clinic where children can get quality care in a more comforting atmosphere. The theme of the facility is “under-the-sea”. […]
Wikoff Design Studio Celebrates 5 Years!!!
Five years ago today, Wikoff Design Studio officially opened for business… As Marie Wikoff celebrates the five-year anniversary of business, she would like to recognize and show appreciation for clients, vendors, family, friends and all those that have supported her endeavours. Wikoff wishes to express sincere appreciation to her past clients for their loyal support. […]
VA Hospitals Take on Evidence Based Design
In the last couple of years, the Veteran’s Administration has opened new hospitals in Las Vegas and New Orleans, with more new facilities being built throughout the country. Instead of the stark gray hallways and rooms of the past, the VA is striving to make their facilities more patient-friendly. When the VA Medical Center Complex […]
Waiting in Style and Comfort
Who likes to wait for a healthcare provider? Whether it is 5 minutes or the dreaded hour, it’s nobody’s favorite thing. Fortunately, hospitals and other medical care facilities are starting to realize that the design of the waiting room can help people to feel more “comfortable, appreciated and valued.” The following article was recently published […]
A Hospital Designed by Children….
What happen’s when you let your patients – which in this case are children assist in the redesign of a hospital? Something extraordinary! Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, UK did just that and is set to reveal and open in the summer of 2015. The following post is from BDP’s site and may be seen […]