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Herculean Effort! 1400 New Beds Added to Renown in Preparation of Nevada’s COVID-19 Peak
Renown parking structure turned 1,400-bed coronavirus care facility is ready for patients. In just 10 days, Renown Regional Medical Center has increased its ability to cope with the spread of COVID-19 by about 173 percent. They’ve done this by retrofitting the regional trauma center’s Mill Street parking structure into a three-story temporary facility designed to […]
Take a Virtual Tour of the New WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
While nothing beats the real thing, a virtual tour can certainly help boost your mood while self-isolating at home. Take a virtual tour of the new WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital! Extraordinary Care for Children WVU Medicine Children’s, in Morgantown, WV, provides specialty maternal, infant, and pediatric care for families in West Virginia and the surrounding […]
An Old Facility Refashioned For COVID-19 Patients
As cities across the country anticipate the spread of COVID-19, a community in western Minnesota took an old facility and refashioned it for COVID-19 patients. From 1992 to 2010, the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton housed prisoners from across the country. Now, they’ve converted it into a medical center, just in case COVID-19 spreads to […]
Sending Love
Sending love to all the children at the Children’s Cancer Hospital in Brazil. Seven years ago I was given the opportunity to be the interior designer for a special children’s hospital. I chose these art installations because they are colorful, imaginative and represent everything I want for the children. Hearts symbolize physical and spiritual well-being. […]
The Center For Health Design Offers Free Infection Control Toolbox
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Center for Health Design is providing its Infection Control toolbox, which is normally available only to members, free of charge. The toolbox includes hundreds of resources including design strategies, recommended tools, research literature, briefs, webinars, interviews with industry experts, and case studies. The toolbox contains a curated selection of evidence-based strategies […]
A Healthcare Facility Designed To Serve
Nationwide, hospitals are preparing for local and regional outbreaks of COVID-19. Renown, one of Reno’s local hospitals is no different. They recently set up a treatment tent near the ER to screen patients for respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19. As a healthcare designer, situations like this are a perfect reminder that our number one duty […]
Eco-Friendly Interior Finishes and Other Green Solutions for Healthcare Facilities
To put it bluntly, the healthcare industry as a whole produces a lot of waste. Going green isn’t just a fad, it’s necessary for the industry’s sustainability. Luckily, there are many green technologies and methods available now that can be implemented to reduce waste. Some of the techniques, discussed here can be implemented in the […]