Featured Artists and Inspirations
Designing for the Patient Process Using RTLS
RTLS stands for Real-Time Location System. In healthcare, it is used to track staff, patients and equipment to reduce costs, improve infection control, room turnaround and patient and staff satisfaction. At the InSites Build 2014 conference, Jeff Hoss, Vice President of Clinical Operations at Sanford Health, shared his insights on how the Sanford Moorhead Clinic […]
Healthcare Design Magazine Honors Top 10
Recently, Healthcare Design Magazine honored a group of individuals and organizations that made a significant mark on the healthcare design industry over the past year with its third annual HCD 10. There are 10 categories, covering a range of professions, as a way to focus attention on the value and necessity of different perspectives coming […]
Featured Inspiration: Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute
It’s bad enough when adults have to face cancer. But when it hits children and teenagers, it’s much worse. That’s why it is so important for patients to receive their treatment in a comforting and non-clinical atmosphere. At the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute inside the Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in […]
Featured Artist: Interview with Susan Frampton of Planetree, Inc.
Healthcare Design Magazine recently did an interview with Susan Frampton, President of Planetree, Inc., a nonprofit company which provides educational services and methodology for creating better healing environments for focusing on patient-centered care. An excerpt from the article is below. To read the entire article in Healthcare Design Magazine, click here. “These days, Susan B. […]
St. Jude Chandelier
The creative lighting shown here was designed by Bill Coleman and produced by ColorChrome for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Process: ColorChrome printed directly onto plexi-glass, then backed each image with a reflective film to give each piece an iridescent sheen when illuminated. Each square was router cut and connected by heavy-duty silver wire to create the stunning abstract centerpiece. […]
Featured Artist: Jain Malkin
Healthcare Design Magazine recently interviewed Jain Malkin, a prominent leader in researched based design, regarding the challenges and the future direction of the industry. Malkin was the first designer to propose a research-based approach to design when she published her book Medical and Dental Space Planning back in 1982. The book is now being released […]
15 Artists Collaborate To Make London Children’s Hospital A Brighter Place To Heal
The photos and information here are from Demilked.com, a design, art, and photography magazine. Additional photos and the original story may be seen here. Hospitals are no fun: you’re sick, the food is horrible and everything looks bleak and sterile. But a British art organization by the name of Vital Arts (working for Barts NHS Trust […]