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Rethinking Behavioral Health Center Design
The following post was originally featured in Healthcare Design Magazine and may be seen here. It is an interview with Don Thomas, a principal at St. Paul, Minn.-based BWBR. In this Q&A with Healthcare Design magazine, Thomas discusses next-generation facility design, what works and what doesn’t, and what he’d like to see happen in the future. Behavioral health centers […]
2 Design Solutions that Improve Long-Term Care
Improving Long-Term Care – Today’s Solutions Making the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home is never easy. One usually tries to find a place where their loved one will be well cared for, comfortable and where they can feel at home. Long term care facilities are reinventing themselves as a response […]
Edinburg Children’s Hospital
Featured: Edinburg Children’s Hospital is the first and only hospital in the Rio Grande Valley built just for kids. Equipped with advanced diagnostic and medical technology, we have the region’s only exclusive pediatric emergency department. Edinburg Children’s Hospital is the only hospital in Texas that is a Certified Asthma Center by The Joint Commission. […]
4 Ways Hospitals and Health Clinics Can Make Care More Compassionate
The following article was first posted by Rose Raymon/Staff Editor of The Do. It was then featured as a press release on Planetree Newsroom. Access the original post here. Planetree is a health care organization that emphasizes compassionate care…. BY ROSE RAYMOND / STAFF EDITOR When her mother had a stroke during a beach vacation, Susan Frampton, PhD, and her siblings rushed […]
Spring 2014 Trending Colors
Color has the power to influence the mind, moods and emotions. This year’s spring color trends will do just that… Exquisite color combinations are traditionally forecasted each season. Color experts and designers create exciting new color palettes inspired by emerging trends in art, fashion and interior design from around the world. This spring, the colors […]
When Patients Have a Say
Hospitals are busy places—and caregivers, busy people. And it has traditionally been to them and their preferences that hospital planners have largely considered when designing bed placements, bathrooms, medical equipment, etc. Now patients are becoming part of the conversation–and when the patient is also an architect, the planners are even more likely to listen. The […]
The Future of Healthcare Design
We have seen a breakthrough in Healthcare Design fueled by the the trend toward using evidence-based design. With such a successful outcome this past year, we can expect to see even more. Evidence-based design is a scientific technique that helps designers make decisions about the room layout, flooring, lighting, finishes, and furniture, impact a range […]