May 2019
The Sliding Game of Orthopedic Design: Three Biggest Influencers of Interdependent Design in Orthopedic Surgery
The design process for standard operating rooms is a lot like a sliding puzzle. However, the pieces are design considerations such as square footage, clearances, sterile zones, equipment, and support spaces.
The Song Remains the Same
Much like a clinician’s experiences, healthcare-focused design and construction professionals make their living working with like-minded people.
Behavioral Health: Beware the Unknown
Healthcare spaces are designed to look and feel like home. Behavioral health spaces consider a more important factor: patient safety.
April 2019
The Balancing Act of Designing for Behavioral Health
By Dorota Tomaszewska Wood, Interior Designer When designing for healthcare, we often talk about patient experience. Several design features directly affect patient experience: the apparent ones, such as aesthetics, but also nontangible components integrated within the space that affect comfort, [...]
The One Thing for a Successful Behavioral Health Design
Behavioral health, more than any other environment of care, presents the designer with the most difficult challenges to provide a nurturing and safe physical environment to enhance the care provided for these patients.
March 2019
Contributing to Healthcare Through the Built Environment
Healthcare designers and builders have very different deliverables related to a project, but they share the same common goal: to design and build things that matter and that may contribute to a positive experience when circumstances suggest otherwise.
How Design Can Promote Healing in Cancer Centers
The feel of a cancer center sets the tone for a patient’s entire visit and shapes their perception of the treatment they’ll receive.
Haskell Healthcare Announces Key Promotions, New Hires
Haskell Healthcare Division Leader Jim Eaton announced today the promotion of several key team members, as well as new team members recently added to the division. Teddy Mulamba has joined Haskell Healthcare from the Federal group. Teddy will be joining [...]
February 2019
Design Your ASC with a Safe and Dependable Medical Gas and Vacuum System
By Scott Cathey, Senior Plumbing Designer Reliable medical gas and vacuum systems are at the pinnacle of patient care. They provide life-supporting gases that are crucial for the proper treatment of patients in critical care areas. The ongoing operation and [...]
How to Plan for Your Expanding ASC
By Chris Richardson, Client Executive The number of ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) is increasing exponentially as providers and payers work to reduce the costs of healthcare. According to a recent report, more than half of outpatient procedures were performed in [...]