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The Role of Architecture and Design in Fighting COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has posed an unprecedented challenge to healthcare infrastructure around the world. Until we can better understand the virus’ pathways, we won’t be able to confidently redesign our existing spaces to adhere to new and higher standards of infection control guidelines. In the meantime, hospitals will continue to repurpose and convert their […]
RMHC Movie Night – July 29th
Join us at the West Wind El Rancho Drive-In on Wednesday, July 29 for a family-friendly night at the movies. Hook, starring Robin Williams will be showing! Feel like a kid again and journey to Neverland on this wild adventure following a grown-up Peter Pan. The movie will begin shortly after 8:30 p.m. and each […]
Virtual Tour of Fianna’s Healing Garden at Renown Regional
Renown Health Foundation recently re-opened the newly renovated Fianna’s Healing Garden at Renown Regional Medical Center. This video is a virtual tour of the beautiful garden. Fianna Dickson Combs, a longtime Reno resident, business leader and master gardener, shared Renown’s belief in the healing power of nature. Fianna lost her battle to ovarian cancer in […]
Innovative Healthcare Design Helped Turn a Bunker Into This…
Ansell and Bailey are one of the longest established architectural practices in the UK. They specialize in Healthcare Design, Laboratory and Education projects. Recently they were tasked with building a bunker to house the CyberKnife, a special piece of medical equipment. CyberKnife The CyberKnife differs from other forms of radiation as it can deliver concentrated […]
Happy Independence Day from WDS
This year Independence Day feels different. It won’t be overscheduled with parades, parties, and fireworks. This year it will be quiet and reflective and that’s okay. This country has been through a lot. We have all been through a lot. That said, we here at Wikoff Design Studio in Reno, Nevada wish you a relaxing […]
Setting a New Standard For Cancer Center Design
Chemotherapy is changing and unknowns exist on all levels of how treatment will be delivered in years to come. To ensure new chemotherapy/infusion spaces remain useful, healthcare designers may approach a new cancer center design differently. For example, the first collaboration between Mary Frazier and Suzen Heeley, MSK Westchester in West Harrison, N.Y., launched a […]
At a Time When We Need It Most, Renown Brings the “Love” Sculpture to the Hospital’s Regional Campus for Inspiration and Healing
The “Love” Sculpture, designed by visionary artist Laura Kimpton and built by artist Jeff Schomberg, brings a powerful message to healthcare workers, patients and the community. In April 2020, the “Love” sculpture, a one-ton, welded aluminum artwork with letters 10-feet tall and eight-feet wide, found a new home at Renown Regional Medical Center’s main entrance […]