Author: Lindsey Rowles
Birth Activists Win Transformation and Innovation Award for Cutting Edge Healthcare Design
New ideas revolutionize our life and make it better. Innovation in healthcare is very important because it improves quality of care, creates more access, eliminates waste and ultimately lowers costs. Each year Healthcare Design Magazine honors designers that have shown exemplary design and innovation and this year’s award is no exception! Check out these two […]
Making Spirits Bright 🎄 #keepingfamiliesclose
Family. Smiles. Peace. Joy. Those are the gifts to give this season. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) across the nation are doing just that with the help and donations of the community. See some extraordinary examples below and remember there is a Ronald McDonald House near you :). New Hope in Witchita RMHC Wichita is building […]
Innovation in Healthcare – Why It’s so Important
New ideas lead to new process that revolutionize daily life and make it better. Innovation in healthcare is very important because it improves quality of care, creates more access, eliminates waste and ultimately lowers costs. As healthcare organizations face unprecedented operational challenges, generating and implementing new ideas and processes is important. But, how do hospitals do it? Texas […]
A Place Built to Serve
What happens when a vacant office building is reimagined as a community center for the LGBTQ community? The Mazzoni Center – showcased here. The Mazzoni Center was created by Philadelphia’s oldest and largest healthcare provider to serve the LGBTQ community. Coscia Moos Architecture (Philadelphia) was engaged by developer Alterra Property Group (Philadephia) to transform a former two-story office building […]
Healthcare Design Magazine Names Nightingale Award Winners
Each year, the top healthcare designers are awarded a Nightingale Award. The award recognizes contributions to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovation that contributes to healing. Healthcare Design Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Kovacs Silvis and Contract Editor-in-Chief John Czarnecki presented the winners of this year’s Nightingale Awards Monday at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in Orlando, […]
Warm, Modern Design Gives This Rehabilitation Center a Park-Like Atmosphere
The exam room shown in this photo belongs to Salem Heath Rehabilitation Center in Salem, Oregon. The rehabilitation center moved to a new location in 2010. The design team at Scott Edwards Architecture worked with the hospital administration to develop a site plan and building that was responsive to concerns expressed during several community outreach sessions. […]
A Community Hospital That Truly Heals
Today, I typed the words “design that heals” into Google’s search engine. I often go searching for articles and inspiration that I like to share and use in my projects as a healthcare designer. Today I was lead to a video by MASS Design Group. MASS Design Group explores how architects and designers can improve the […]