Valley Children’s Healthcare has unveiled plans for “The Hill,” a 443-acre mixed use community designed to enrich the lives of patients, families, staff and the broader community. This new development will bring together healthcare, housing, retail, recreation, office space and hospitality, all located on Valley Children’s main campus in in Madera, California. Read More …
Rural Resolve: Diverse design programming can improve community well-being
About 60 million people — nearly one in five Americans — live in rural areas and depend on their local hospitals for care. Despite the fact that hospitals are crucial for the health and economic well-being of the communities they serve, U.S. rural hospitals have increasingly faced closures since 2010, with many more vulnerable to closure. Read More …
New Sports Therapy & Research Complex Draws Connection Between Population Health, Physical Fitness
FRISCO, Texas — From its retractable glass façade that opens to an indoor/outdoor football field to its light-filled strength training room surrounded by glass walls, the new Baylor Scott & White Health Sports Therapy & Research complex in Frisco, Texas puts human health and sports performance on public display—and for good reason. Read More …
Architecture-For-Health Fall 2016 Lecture Series Features Leading Health Facility Designers, More
The Fall 2016 Architecture-For-Health Lecture Series at Texas A&M University, “The Global Impact of the Concept of ‘Population Health’ on the Design of Health Networks & Health Facilities,” features leading health facility designers, administrators and construction executives from throughout the United States. Read More …