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WEBThe 239,00-square-foot state mental health hospital in Indianapolis is one of the facility tours offered at the 2024 HCD Conference + Expo in Indianapolis, Oct. 5-8. The 650,000-square-foot project adds a new patient tower, expands services, and transforms a parking lot into a new community park space. The 12,000-square-foot medical and ...
Minding The Ambulance Bay - HCD Magazine
WEBFeb 13, 2014 · Minding The Ambulance Bay. by Anne DiNardo | February 13, 2014. Ambulance bays are the front door for many at a hospital. However, the design and operation of these essential spaces can be less than ideal for patients, staff, and EMS personnel alike. Don Sharpe, a senior paramedic, emergency medical services, with Alberta Health Services in ...
Clinic Design: The Check-out - HCD Magazine
WEBJun 19, 2012 · Robert McCune | September 12, 2024 | The $25 million project will add a surgical wing and specialty clinic. In our final installment on clinic design, we’ll look at the patient check-out. Some basic design choices can help expedite the check-out process. For instance, the check-out should be conveniently located and comfortably appointed so ...
Creating a Center for Wellness - HCD Magazine
WEBAug 31, 2003 · In part, this goal can be achieved by establishing a clinical core. This core is constructed with a minimum 28-foot column spacing and a minimum floor-to-floor height of 14 feet, thus creating a universal grid. The core should house a majority of the building program with only required interior interruptions.
3 Key Principles Of Successful Wayfinding In Healthcare Facilities
WEBOct 2, 2023 · Principle 2: Reducing visual clutter in healthcare facilities. Layering of elements within healthcare facilities can help establish a natural, step-by-step wayfinding approach. “We’re thinking about scale, we’re thinking about lighting and color,” says Brooke Behnfeldt, principal, GBBN Architects (Cincinnati).
Building Resiliency At Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital In Brooklyn
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Prioritizing resilient design. Opened in May, the new 11-story building was named the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital in honor of the Supreme Court Justice, who served from 1993 until her death in 2020, and was a south Brooklyn native. And while resiliency was the highest priority on the project, John …
Lessons In Healthcare Design From Rwanda - HCD Magazine
WEBNov 20, 2017 · Lessons In Healthcare Design From Rwanda. Rwanda, once devastated by conflict, now enjoys a fast-growing population and economy. But most of the East African country’s limited healthcare infrastructure dates from the 1960s and ’70s, and in some areas there are no hospitals at all. Since 2012, MASS Design Group and Mazzetti have been ...
The Retailing Of Healthcare - HCD Magazine
WEBNov 10, 2015 · The Retailing Of Healthcare. By Robin Donovan | November 10, 2015. With the Affordable Care Act in place and an economy on the rise, retail and healthcare are an inseparable pair. Healthcare organizations are ramping up to improve patient experience and population health—not only by embracing preventive care and cost-conscious measures, but ...
Modern hospital design for infection control - HCD Magazine
WEBAug 31, 2006 · Bronson replaced its older, primarily semiprivate-room hospital with a new facility incorporating private rooms. Richard A. Van Enk, PhD, CIC, is Director of Infection Control and Epidemiology at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan. For more information, contact Dr. Van Enk at 269.341.6316.
Urgent Care: Right Here, Right Now - HCD Magazine
WEBJan 7, 2016 · Urgent Care: Right Here, Right Now. Although in existence for decades, urgent care has seen a resurgence in recent years, thanks largely to a provider push toward outpatient treatment and the hole that urgent care stands to fill in the overall preventive health puzzle. It also answers growing demand from …
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