When it comes to traditional healthcare, patients are conditioned to a general routine for medical appointments. After checking in and flipping through a magazine in the waiting room, the consultation is followed by time-consuming, non-medical related processes that range from navigating insurance issues to scheduling additional appointments and filling prescriptions. Read More …
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A Look Behind the Walls at Hennepin County Medical Center
One of the biggest challenges for a new facility owner is maintaining the building after construction is complete. Having an efficient and informational way to understand what systems are built into the walls and above the ceilings can be extremely useful. Read More …
Developing a New International Healthcare Standard
In 2010, the Danish healthcare system sent a study team to the United States to visit best-of-class hospitals and observe best practices in facilities design. The team’s U.S. tour was part of the system’s initiative to renew and expand Denmark’s aging facilities and improve the quality of care as there had not been any significant, new hospital development in the last 30-40 years. Read More …
The Future of Specialty Care Facilities
Partnering for Better Orthopedic Facilities, Rehabilitation Results
The ideal physical therapy clinic is welcoming, clean, flexible and, most importantly, employs a staff committed to excellence. These types of clinics can take on various aesthetics, from a therapeutic spa-like setting or a specialty sports rehabilitation clinic, to a standard medical practice facility. Read More …
Future-Proof Hospitals: Planning, Adapting to Rapid Change in Healthcare Design
Strategies to future-proof hospitals against obsolescence
The Hill-Burton Act was enacted in 1946 to increase the supply of hospital beds by providing construction grants to nonprofit entities. It was very successful: Read More …
Panelists Discuss New, Emerging Healthcare Models at Revista Forum
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ryan Rothacker, vice president of healthcare operations at Duke Realty, as well as other panelists, explored the benefits and challenges of new and emerging healthcare facility models such as micro-hospitals, retail clinics and telehealth. Read More …
Virtual Reality-Based Productivity Platform in Development
NBBJ recently announced a new business partnership with startup Visual Vocal to incubate and develop a breakthrough virtual reality productivity platform. The new tool will allow distributed project stakeholders to immerse themselves into unbuilt environments and provide instantaneous feedback Read More …
Designing for Hope in a Rapidly Changing Cancer Care Environment
While Vice President Biden’s call for a ‘moonshot’ effort to combat cancer in the wake of his son Beau’s recent death from brain cancer has researchers scrambling jointly with health networks—such as Kimmel Cancer at Johns Hopkins and Smilow Cancer at Yale—to develop the latest in immunotherapy and other breaking therapies, most cancer care is still community based. Read More …