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Peaceful Healing Environment
Research has shown how important sleep is to mental and physical health, and that a peaceful environment is important to the healing process. Patients struggle with disturbances in hospitals every day, from overhead announcements, hallway conversations, and infuser pump alarms to squeaking wheels on rolling trays. Noise not only disrupts patient healing but is also a common source of […]
Healthcare Design Award Nominations for 2022
The Healthcare Design Magazine announces its 2022 professional recognition programs, healthcare design award, for industrial members making a difference in the Healthcare design field. If you know someone who has made tremendous additions to the Healthcare design field then click on the links below. To access the HCD 10 nomination form, go here. To access the […]
Healthcare Design Trends to Watch
Healthcare Design can bring a community together and create a space where patients and their families feel welcome. Below are some of the major trends to watch in healthcare design and the reasons why these healthcare design trends are important. The things listed below are important aspects of healthcare design as they are the reasons, […]
Bringing EBD Research Alive to Get the Best Healthcare Design
Evidence-Based Research has led the way to Evidence-Based Design (EBD). It is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. Basically, it’s taking research that proves certain elements of design will affect the ultimate outcome or experience of those in the environment and incorporating it […]
Interior Designs With Health Care Workers in Mind
The Covid-19 pandemic has shined a light on the mental and physical stress that health care workers undergo daily. To help with this issue the UCI Medical Center in Irvine, California has created what they are calling Lavender Rooms. The highlights from the original article published in Healthcare Design Magazine are below. (source) Lavender Rooms […]
The Importance of Hometown Healthcare
Perhaps you’ve noticed several new healthcare facilities opening in your hometown. I can count five new ones just in my neighborhood. The reason why is because easy access to healthcare is ever more important. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, patients were being transferred farther away from their homes and loved ones due to […]
Lighting in Healthcare Design
Certain types of lighting in healthcare design can accomplish different things. In fact, lighting is one of the most important aspects of interior design. The light in a space defines much of what that space is. It sets the mood, highlights the importance of the space, and adds functionality. Using lighting properly in healthcare design […]