Behind the Design
The Sky Factory Does it Again
Last year, The Sky Factory was featured on the Wikoff Design Studio blog for contributing outstanding virtual skylights that Wikoff used in the design of Hospital de Cancer de Barretos. The Sky Factory, provided digital moving clouds that Wikoff had mounted above hospital beds. Research over the last several decades indicates that nature promotes healing in […]
Special Report: Patient Rooms of the Past, the Present and the Future
Healthcare Design Magazine recently published an article recapping how far we’ve come in improving the design to patients rooms and listing where we need to go in the future. Below is a recap of some of the top points from the article. To read it in its entirety, click here. […]
Video: Interior Design and the Design Process in Healthcare
The video below comes from YouTube – Interior Design & Healthcare. This short montage explains the role of interior designers and the healthcare design process. Source: coletterochelle. “Interior Design & Healthcare” YouTube
Healthcare Design: Create a Warm Inviting Space For the Holidays
Holiday decorations in hospitals can be tricky because most common decorations are not suitable for use in a Licensed Care Facility and could could result in a citation from surveyors. Natural cut Christmas trees, boughs and paper tree ornaments are a fire hazard and are prohibited. Hanging decorations must be flame-resistant and hung in a way […]
First Impressions and Patient Experience
Studies have shown that a patience first impression will affect their overall healthcare experience. What does a patient see when they first walk in to the hospital? Arnold Melnick, DO, who has written on many aspects of medical communication states the following about waiting rooms: “Patients often form their first impression of a medical practice […]
Kaiser Permanente Oakland: Compact New Design
Kaiser Permanente in Oakland recently went through a redesign. One of the biggest challenges on the project was incorporating expanded services on a dense 7-acre urban campus. The new hospital building now allows the facility to introduce new medical services, including an expanded emergency department, 349 patient beds, and a full-service children’s hospital to serve families throughout […]
Adult Hospitals Take a Page Out of the Pediatric Playbook
Last year, the Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA, published an opinion column by a University of Pennsylvania medical student who had been struck by the contrast when he moved from adult departments to a pediatric rotation. Suddenly the environment was cheerful, “almost celestial,” wrote Mark A. Attiah. “Hospitals are scary places – […]