Author: Lindsey Rowles
Universal Design in Healthcare for Baby Boomers
Healthcare Design Magazine recently had a great blog post by Gary L. Vance, President of Vance Consulting, discussing the design needs of Baby Boomers in healthcare facilities. Below is the post in its entirety. To read it and other posts on the Healthcare Design Magazine website, click here. Designing spaces to meet the needs […]
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center
In June, the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center opened in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. This facility is one of the few in the nation which is focused solely on patients under the age of 21 and provides community-based care in a more accessible, convenient, and less intimidating environment. Extensive research was […]
Clinical Sciences Pavilion at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
In July, 2015, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art Clinical Sciences Pavilion. The research building is 465,000-square-feet and is 14 stories high. The design team used clear glass throughout the building in order to utilize the natural daylight and create an open feeling. The lowest floor is underground, […]
Designing for Autism Addressed at Healthcare Design Expo & Conference
The 2015 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference was recently held in Washington D.C. One of the sessions was on Autism and how to design spaces specifically for these patients. The article below is from Healthcare Design Magazine and what they had to say about the session. To read more about this and other sessions from […]
Art in Healing at Grinnell Regional Medical Center
We have posted many times about how important art is in healthcare spaces, especially when access to views to the outside and natural daylight is limited. At the chemotherapy infusion treatment services in the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell, Iowa, the only views offered to patients were that of the parking lot. In order […]
Stanford Cancer Center South Bay
In July, Stanford Health Care opened their new cancer institute, the Stanford Cancer Center South Bay in San Jose, California. This 70,000-square-foot medical office building is four stories and offers patients coordinated outpatient cancer services in one location, including diagnostic, treatment, and support services. A light-filled main entrance and lobby greets patients and visitors, and […]
LED Lighting Tips for Design in Healthcare
LED lighting has been touted as a great way to save energy and a good replacement for the old-fashioned incandescent and halogen lamps. As such, they are being used more and more in healthcare facilities. However, they must be used correctly and there is a proper way to maintain them in order to get the […]