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WEB10 Pediatric Healthcare Projects To Watch. Architecture. From new hospitals to specialty and cancer care clinics, these pediatric environments illustrate new architecture and interior design strategies to improve outcomes and provide comfort to children and their families.
Design Rx: Delivering Operationally Efficient Pharmacies
WEBSep 1, 2015 · Moving away from small satellite locations, hospitals pharmacies are being built in centralized locations to better leverage clinical pharmacists’ expertise as part of the medical team, and to more efficiently fill, package, and deliver medication to patient units. Meanwhile, more complex medical inventories, regulations mandating strict handling procedures, and the need for tight stock ...
How To Design Healthcare Lobbies, Waiting Rooms To Create …
WEBMar 23, 2017 · Lobby arrival. And that effort begins as soon as visitors step into a facility. “The whole notion of arrival—finding where they’re supposed to go, the appearance of the waiting area—all of it can be quite impactful on the patient’s perception of their level of care,” says Saul Jabbawy, principal and director of design at EwingCole ...
Best Practices For Rehab Center Design - HCD Magazine
WEBMar 18, 2016 · Guiding principles of rehab center design. In general, rehab facilities offer transitional care for patients who no longer require hospitals’ acute care services but who aren’t quite ready to function on their own. The specialty requires well-tailored built environments—and more of them—to serve the specific needs of this unique patient.
Healing Hues: Choosing Paint Colors for Healthcare
WEBMay 11, 2012 · You want a nice balance of both warm and cool colors. Cool colors tend to be more calming, so things that are in the blues and the blue-greens, those types of colors really put people at ease because they do bring a sense of tranquility. But you don’t want to get so cool that it feels cool. So you want to balance those colors with some warmth ...
Projects - New Medical Care Facility Designs - HCD Magazine
WEBHealthcare Design magazine features a variety of medical care facility projects, including acute care, ambulatory care, behavioral health, cancer care centers, emergency departments, urgent care center, pediatric facilities, and specialty care projects. These projects, as well as additional trend reports and features, are available to be viewed ...
Design Solutions To Improve Waiting In Healthcare
WEBDec 6, 2016 · Designers and owners have options to employ operations, technology, and design to achieve the most appropriate solutions for waiting and waiting spaces. Joan Suchomel, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, is the 2016 president of the American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Health. She is a principal at …
Architecture Trends - Sustainable Hospital Design - HCD Magazine
WEBProviders are increasingly turning to this industry to deliver modern spaces that support care trends, specifically in ICUs, ambulatory facilities, and wellness centers. Healthcare Design offers expertise and inspiration to help guide the way. Architecture trends including resilient hospitals, sustainability, and facility expansions are covered ...
News - Top Design News & Trends in Healthcare - HCD Magazine
WEBStay Current On The Latest Healthcare Construction News. Delivering can’t-miss industry happenings from healthcare providers, design and architecture firms, and manufacturers and suppliers, Healthcare Design Magazine delivers relevant news and trends daily. News coverage ranges from construction and interiors projects, including hospitals, outpatient facilities, clinics, cancer care centers ...
Key Considerations in Patient Room Design, Part 1
WEBApr 1, 2006 · Once the patient room plan is determined, the hospital must confirm the detailed design features for the headwall, footwall, nursing support area, and family amenities. Headwall. The wall behind and the ceiling over the patient’s head are the most important spaces for incorporating clinical care elements.
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