Behind the Design
Creating a Comfortable Waiting Room
Operating a healthcare facility is difficult and bears a lot of responsibility, especially when it comes to handling patients, their families and the hospital staff. The waiting area sets the mood for the entire facility. Designing is correctly will help provide your patients with a comfortable, relaxing and welcoming experience. Design Considerations – Keeping the […]
Designing Social Networks For Young Behavioral Healthcare Patients
The following post was originally featured in Healthcare Design Magazine and may be seen here. Clinical approaches to behavioral healthcare treatment have evolved over the past couple of decades. Although still challenged by a negative social stigma, substance addiction and mental illness today are more often viewed as manageable diseases than character flaws. As such, the […]
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 […]
Empowering Small Patients
Child Life Specialists Teach Us A Lot About Designing For Kids… Child Life Specialists include teachers, social workers, and their extended teams—who dedicate themselves to ensuring that children, young adults, and their families are prepared to cope with stressful health-related experiences. The goal is to help patients have resources to play, learn, and express themselves […]
Top Five Healthcare Design Takeaways Of 2013
This year Healthcare Design introduced a new series called Take Five, inviting healthcare design professionals to voice their opinions and share what was on their minds and why. Below is a recap of the top five issues that were brought up by industry leaders. Contributors shared on a range of topics, from technology and Lean to healthcare […]
LED Lighting Changes Trends in Healthcare
Of all the elements needed to build new healthcare facilities or update existing ones, lighting has undergone the most changes in selection criteria. Lighting has been rocked by the growing use of LEDs (light-emitting diodes). This shift has changed the way architects, lighting designers, and healthcare facility decision-makers approach this specific piece of the design […]
Double Vision – Overcoming State Issued Safety Code in Design
Healthcare design has seen a cultural shift toward embracing innovation, lean operation and evidence-based design. However, new approaches are often a challenge because of local jurisdictional laws and/or health and safety codes. This year, Design Architectural and Interior Design Showcase awarded Honorable Mention to the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico for […]