July 2019
Spaces for Healing after Brain Injury
By Sam Pruitt, Healthcare Designer I believe in the resiliency of the human mind and spirit. More importantly, I believe in the power of the brain to do the impossible. In the moments, days, weeks, and years following a brain [...]
June 2019
Which Trends Are Driving Design Changes in MOBs?
By Franklin Brooks, Client Executive According to a new study by Avalere Health and Physicians Advisory Institute (PAI), the number of physician medical practices and physicians employed directly by healthcare systems continues to increase nationwide. The number of hospital-acquired practices [...]
The Why and Who of Medical Office Building Design
By Steven Curtis, Operations Manager “The following information and design information enclosed in this package is intended to establish a constant level of quality for the design, construction, and delivery of a Class-A Medical Office Building.” As healthcare architects, designers, [...]
May 2019
That Building Speaks to Me…but I Don’t Know Why
You may be surprised to know that you have an innate ability to recognize good architecture when you see it.
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.