Author: Marie Wikoff
The Clinic of the Future Utilizes Modular Techniques and Offers a Near Touchless Experience
The clinic of the future thought up by Brian Adams, AIA, Senior Healthcare Planner at Catalyst, a Division of Haskell makes a lot of sense. First, it utilizes modular techniques which lower construction costs and allow for room adaptability. On top of that, the clinic design can be fashioned to existing retail strip centers and […]
Lighting In An Intensive Care Unit Patient Room Plays A Role In Quality of Care, Safety, Sustainability, and Patient Comfort
Intensive care unit (ICU) patient rooms serve critically ill patients. With requirements for close monitoring and observation, as well as specialized equipment and technology, the physical environment can be frightening for families and requires special considerations to optimize staff efficiency, promote quality care and safety of patients, and support loved ones. Lighting in an ICU […]
Materials and Finishes Invite Young Patients to Relax and Play
Children sometimes require special help as they grow and develop. The Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinic was designed to do just that. They provide expert help to children ranging from newborns through age 16 for physical, sensory, motor, language, and cognitive disorders or developmental delays. These services are offered at the new Erie Medical Center. (source) […]
Patient Experience Surveys Guide Change, Like Access to Care
Patient Experience Surveys guide change in healthcare design. They have become so important that it is now one of the first steps administrators and designers take when beginning a renovation or a new project. Asking patients the question “How can we make this better?” drives change in processes and design in healthcare. The steps taken […]
Meet Healthcare Design’s Breaking Through Finalist – SmithGroup, Who Used Existing Infrastructure to Solve A Problem In Healthcare
Meet Healthcare Design’s Breaking Through finalist, SmithGroup, who used existing infrastructure to solve a problem in healthcare. Breaking Through 2020 is a conceptual design competition focused on imagination and innovation. As part of the 2020 HCD Virtual event, Healthcare Design hosted the second installment of its Breaking Through conceptual design competition, which encourages innovation by asking participants to solve […]
Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Uses Neighborhood Concept to Build a Community for Patients
In the recent relocation and redesign of Samuel Oschin Cancer Center located in Cedars-Sinai, the building and design team used a Neighborhood concept to build a community for patients. The result is a modern space that groups like-cancer services together. This means patients can occupy the same waiting rooms and clinical exam rooms without traveling […]
Light-Filled Family Area Provides Respite at Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown Health is a leader in heart and vascular care. They are the only Community Hospital in PA to be recognized as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. (source) Many patients have benefitted from life-saving care offered by Doylestown Health’s Heart and Vascular Center. Their patient experience is further […]