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Healthcare Designers, Hilliard Architects, and Wikoff Design Studio, Improve Operational Efficiency
Healthcare facilities face critical issues that often require a design eye to address infection control, patient and staff safety and operational efficiency. What is Operational Efficiency In Healthcare? Operational efficiency is the capability of an enterprise to deliver products or services to its customers in the most cost-effective manner possible while still ensuring the high quality […]
Healthcare Design Magazine Names Nightingale Award Winners
Each year, the top healthcare designers are awarded a Nightingale Award. The award recognizes contributions to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovation that contributes to healing. Healthcare Design Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Kovacs Silvis and Contract Editor-in-Chief John Czarnecki presented the winners of this year’s Nightingale Awards Monday at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in Orlando, […]
Carson Dermatology – Showcases the Design of Wikoff Design Studio and Her Chosen Art Pieces from Healing Images
Carson Dermatology, a five-physician practice, is the top-rated dermatologist in Northern Nevada. Earlier this year they moved into a new 13,000 square-foot building at 1505 Medical Pkwy, Carson City, Nevada. The new location is more suiting to their top-rated reputation giving them the room they needed to expand. The space is about three times the size of the […]
Four Design Products that Aid in Bringing the Outdoors In
Designers know that the connection with nature can be very healing. Research proves that exposure to nature can be a way to alleviate stress and anxiety. The challenge as a designer is to understand all of the other factors that may restrict the ability for us to bring the outdoors in. For instance, many medical […]
A Well-Designed Hospital Comes From a Lean Process
What comes to mind when you hear the words “well-designed”? Perhaps it’s a car, a website, a smart phone or even a good suit. No matter what it is, what is that thing that makes it better than the next? Take a well-designed website as an example. On a well-design website, you can find what […]
Uplifting Design
There are dark days for everyone. Patients undergoing long-term treatments may have the darkest of them all. Fear of the unknown, losing the ability to live and work as you please, worry for your family and friends, and the ultimate fear of all, loss of life. This is a reality. These are the dark anxieties […]
Project Highlight: Solace For All at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital
Chapels in healthcare settings have taken on new life in recent years, transforming into more than places of worship. Many of the spaces, outfitted with movable furniture and walls, are serving multi-functional purposes by hosting community events, weddings, and funerals. They’re also catering to diverse groups by emphasizing an interfaith approach. Here’s a look at […]