Designing for the Patient Process Using RTLS

Posted by on Mar 23, 2015 in Featured Artists and Inspirations

RTLS stands for Real-Time Location System. In healthcare, it is used to track staff, patients and equipment to reduce costs, improve infection control, room turnaround and patient and staff satisfaction. At the InSites Build 2014 conference, Jeff Hoss, Vice President of Clinical Operations at Sanford Health, shared his insights on how the Sanford Moorhead Clinic […]

Healthcare Design Magazine Honors Top 10

Posted by on Mar 20, 2015 in Featured Artists and Inspirations
Healthcare Design Magazine Honors Top 10

Recently, Healthcare Design Magazine honored a group of individuals and organizations that made a significant mark on the healthcare design industry over the past year with its third annual HCD 10. There are 10 categories, covering a range of professions, as a way to focus attention on the value and necessity of different perspectives coming […]

Psychological and Physiological Use of Color Green in Healthcare Design

Posted by on Mar 18, 2015 in Behind the Design

Color and nature provide healing benefits in hospital settings… The following information comes from Architectural Record‘s article titled: Functional Color and Design in Healthcare Environments. The article was sponsored by Glidden Professional and written by Celeste Allen Novak, AIA, LEED AP and Barbara Richardson. The information here summarizes the outcome of the color GREEN in healthcare design. […]

Featured Inspiration: Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute

Posted by on Mar 16, 2015 in Featured Artists and Inspirations
Featured Inspiration:  Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute

It’s bad enough when adults have to face cancer.  But when it hits children and teenagers, it’s much worse.  That’s why it is so important for patients to receive their treatment in a comforting and non-clinical atmosphere.  At the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute inside the  Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in […]

Taking Care of Seniors When Designing Healthcare Facilities

Posted by on Mar 13, 2015 in Behind the Design
Taking Care of Seniors When Designing Healthcare Facilities

A recent article in Healthcare Design Magazine talked of the importance of designing healthcare facilities with elderly patients in mind.  In the article, it states “the senior demographic is projected to more than double by 2030, eventually accounting for close to 20 percent of the U.S. population.”  Because of this, healthcare facilities must start focusing […]

Reno Hospital, Renown Helps Little Patients Heal

Posted by on Mar 11, 2015 in Featured Projects
Reno Hospital, Renown Helps Little Patients Heal

Healing is more than getting quality medical care — it’s about the heart, the mind and the spirit. Renown Health understands that during a patient’s most difficult moments, art can be a source of inspiration, comfort and strength. Renown Health has made a push in the last several years to incorporate healing arts across the board […]

Orlando Regional Medical Center’s New Tower Displays Florida’s Beauty

Posted by on Mar 9, 2015 in Featured Projects
Orlando Regional Medical Center’s New Tower Displays Florida’s Beauty

On January 12, 2015, Orlando Regional Medical Center opened a North Tower inspired by Florida’s natural beauty.  This 245-bed, 10-story, 345,000-square-foot facility utilizes the evidence-based design concept of nature helping to heal patients.  Some of the special features included in the patient rooms are in-room computers to enable caregivers to chart at patients’ bedside, safety “red […]