The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare facilities to make rapid changes to their infrastructure and healthcare delivery system, and E4H responded as a think tank to stimulate innovative solutions for the trends anticipated in the coming years, including the following. But first, let’s take a quick look back at 2020 trends. Read More …
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How COVID-19 is Reshaping Medical Facilities
COVID-19 has accelerated our need to consider the next generation of healthcare and, particularly, how medical facilities are built and designed to better serve patients in both “normal times” and times of crisis, like today. The ability to provide sufficient care stems from our health professionals — who have remained Read More …
Paradigm Shift of Pandemic Proportions Guides Next-Gen Facilities
A few short months ago, it would have been hard to imagine a single event with as much impact as the COVID-19 pandemic. Without notice, businesses across every industry and geography were forced to adapt to an entirely new reality, and to do so quickly. Read More …
Top 5 Tech Tools: Designing for Needs of Today’s Patients, Climate
As we move into 2020, the trends in healthcare design we will see emerge, gain momentum and evolve will have much to do with the changing needs of the modern patient. Today’s patient is busier than ever, and expects a level of convenience to all aspects of their care that was never possible before. As a result, we will see an upswing in flexible, Read More …
The Eyes Have It: Emerging healthcare lighting trends improve patient, staff experiences
Adequate and appropriate light exposure is vital to human function[i] and is recognized as a critical component of the sustainable development of buildings[ii].
Conversely, suboptimal light exposure can negatively affect the alertness, neurobehavioral performance and circadian synchronization of occupants. Read More …
Weathering Change: 2 Developing Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2020
At a recent healthcare event in Seattle, Washington, I was joined on stage by fellow panelists from across the AEC industry, as well as a local hospital executive, for a conversation about trends in facility design and construction. Despite the varying nature of our professions and the overwhelming complexity of the industry we all touch—healthcare— Read More …
Introducing a For-Profit Mentality into Healthcare Projects
The healthcare industry nationwide has seen a substantial increase in mega-mergers and acquisitions as collaboration between for- and not-for-profit healthcare systems continues to grow. With a for-profit mindset, systems use M&As to increase their catchment area while evaluating financial assets, which often leads to either the consolidation of existing services Read More …
Designing for Disaster: CallisonRTKL Introduces Medical Motherboard
CallisonRTKL has created Medical Motherboard, a mobile hospital that travels to crises to provide disaster care. This new innovation is modular, scalable and can be customized to meet a variety of needs in any situation. Medical Motherboard draws inspiration from artificial intelligence and advanced automotive technology. Read More …
