Author: Lindsey Rowles
Featured Project: Ronald McDonald House, Family Room
The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Northern Nevada has been providing a home away from home for families whose children are receiving medical treatment in the Reno area. One of the key aspects of the organization’s mission is to provide comfort and support for these families during challenging times. So when the organization identified a […]
Healthcare Design: Promoting Efficiency and Patient Well-Being in a Small Facility
Healthcare facilities play a critical role in providing high-quality care to patients. However, the design of these facilities is often overlooked, despite its significant impact on workflow efficiency, patient experience, and staff productivity. This is particularly important when designing small healthcare facilities, where space constraints can pose unique challenges. In this post, we will explore […]
Optimizing Efficiency in Healthcare Design with Occupancy Sensors
Efficiency is a cornerstone in healthcare design and has a direct correlation to enhancing patient experiences, ensuring staff productivity, and reducing energy consumption. One strategy healthcare designers can employ to optimize efficiency is by incorporating occupancy sensors connected to lights. Doing so enables illumination only when rooms are occupied. In this article, we will explore […]
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🦃🦃
Thanksgiving usually means large gatherings of family and friends, feasting over abundant tables covered in warm goodness. Not this year! This year has been the exception and it’s set a new precedence for Thanksgiving. This year, more than ever, it’s important to thank and to give. A smile, a small donation of food, time, or […]
Setting a New Standard For Cancer Center Design
Chemotherapy is changing and unknowns exist on all levels of how treatment will be delivered in years to come. To ensure new chemotherapy/infusion spaces remain useful, healthcare designers may approach a new cancer center design differently. For example, the first collaboration between Mary Frazier and Suzen Heeley, MSK Westchester in West Harrison, N.Y., launched a […]
A Wayfinding Technique that is Unexpected, Creative, Effective and Aesthetically Pleasing
Ever been lost in a hospital? You’re not alone. It’s really a thing. Healthcare Designers solve the problem with Wayfinding Techniques and Programs. A well-planned and implemented Wayfinding Program minimizes the stress associated with finding your way in a hospital. The example here goes beyond that with a creative, unexpected and aesthetically pleasing technique that […]
Take A Creative Approach to Healthcare Design Because Logic Doesn’t Always Prevail When it Comes to Our Health
Today I was reading an interview on HealthcareDesignMagazine.com between the Executive Editor Anne DiNardo and healthcare design professional Steven Merahn. One of the ideas shared was ‘Logic doesn’t always prevail when it comes to our health.’ I love that Steven Merahn brought this up because it’s so true. In his words, healthcare or the act […]