Author: Marie Wikoff
Almost Home – A Transitional Healthcare Place for Kids
Young patients with complex medical issues often can’t be discharged until their homes and families are prepared to provide the ongoing care they require. This can result in patients waiting in expensive intensive care units. One alternative to that situation is Almost Home Kids (AHK), a ten-year-old program that partners with healthcare organizations to provide a […]
A Founder’s Thank You – April 2019 Marks the 10th Anniversary of Wikoff Design Studio
This month, Wikoff Design Studio (WDS) is officially celebrating its 10-year anniversary. When I started back in 2009, new construction had come to a halt and tenant improvements were holding moderately, but we were enjoying a strong wave of growth and innovation in the healthcare design field. Opening WDS felt right and I was fortunate […]
Designer Brings Color and Confidence to the Lives of Women When They Need It Most
Anyone who has watched a pink sunset on a summer night—knows that color can be healing. New York-based designer Tanya Taylor is putting the idea to good use in her new partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital. Taylor had already taught color-therapy painting classes for the hospital and designed curtains for its pediatric exam rooms. […]
Questioning Healthcare Principles and Practices Drive Change
Healthcare principles and practices drive change when processes are questioned. New ideas are born because people in a built environment ask themselves, how can I make this better? The desire to improve processes revolutionize healthcare and make it better. Innovation such as that improves quality of care, creates more access, eliminates waste and ultimately lowers […]
Sierra Nevada ENT Project Complete
Last summer, Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell broke ground with Sierra Nevada ENT for their new location on the Carson Tahoe Hospital medical campus. The new SN ENT main office location will be open mid-April 19 after their move-in. The new building, located at 1493 Medical Parkway allows Sierra Nevada ENT to expand their services […]
Disasters Will happen. Is Your Facility Ready?
It seems every day, there is a new disaster. Whether it is a devastating storm or a terrorist attack, hospitals are on the front line when disaster strikes communities. Is your healthcare facility ready to withstand any unpredictable scenario? The first line of defense is an emergency preparedness plan. Complexity of the Unknown The hardest […]
Strategic Use of Color and Layout Merge Two Clinics
A strategic use of color and layout bring two sister clinics together. In the photo shown here, the Capital Aesthetic and Laser Center becomes one with the Comprehensive Woundcare Services. Together, under one roof, the office in Washington, D.C. can share overhead, and collaborative work areas. Clinics are accounting for more and more of the […]