Featured Artists and Inspirations
FIRST LOOK: Saint Barnabas Medical Center
The Saint Barnabas Medical Center shown below, is a perfect example of a hospital that is embracing the new healthcare design trends. The design plans for the reconstruction of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center was recently featured on HealthcareDesignMagazine.com and is shown below. The new design embrasses patient center focus with private rooms, more inviting space for patient’s […]
London’s Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital
Patients suffering from cancer in London will soon have a new option for treatment. The Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital, set to open in 2016, has been created with a village concept. Patients will be able to get all of their care at one location. The four “villages” are: the Welcome Village, the Radiotherapy Village, […]
Healthcare Design Trends
Interior Design Magazine recently ran an article on the 2014 Market Trends in Healthcare Design. The Affordable Care Act has changed the way designers and healthcare providers think in terms of design for facilities. Focus has shifted to the following six categories: outpatient care, workplace design, rethinking hospitality, better materials, integrating nature and flexibility. The […]
Michael Graves: Architect and Innovator
The following article from Healthcare Design Magazine is a feature on Michael Graves, an innovator in healthcare design who passed away in March at the age of 80. To read the article and view the entire gallery, click here. “Postmodernist architect Michael Graves became a household name thanks to his popular line of consumer products […]
Florida Hospital Tampa Finishes Renovations
Healthcare Design Magazine recently had an article on Florida Hospital Tampa which has just completed an extensive renovation of its 45-year-old campus. They have expanded the Women’s Health Pavilion, added a new 91,000-square-foot emergency department and 87,000-square-foot intensive care unit tower, and a completely separate pediatric wing designed to reduce anxiety in younger patients. The […]
The Best Place For Kids
Specialty Pediatric Center at Omaha Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is no ordinary hospital. It has been recognized repeatedly as one of Omaha’s Best Places to Work and has since treated more children than ever before. They strive for perfection. At Children’s, quality and patient safety work hand in hand. Their utmost priority is to provide the […]
Doing It for the Kids
The Christian Children’s Hospital Osnabrück (CKO) held a European-wide architectural competition to design a children’s hospital. AEP Architekten Eggert Generalplaner was awarded with the 1st prize for a good reason. Here is a look at the award winning architecture and design. The brief consisted of the integration of two somatic children departments in Osnabrück, Germany. […]