Rapidly advancing technology will require healthcare to undergo huge structural transformations as digitized health platforms change how communities interact with hospitals. But how does this look in ...

What sets children's hospital design apart from its more traditional counterpart? Care for children is different than it is for adults; "it just is," says one provider. Not only do you have the unique ...

The growth and potential benefits within the connected world require buildings and places that can adapt and accommodate to ever-changing technology. It requires designers to find innovative ways to ...

Hospital design is a critical factor influencing patient outcomes, staff efficiency, and the overall delivery of healthcare services. Contemporary research has highlighted that smart design strategies ...

Hospital Building Teams are giving increasing attention to patient safety, and with good reason: The Institute of Medicine reports that as many as 1 out of 27 patients admitted into a hospital is ...

Strategic design is becoming a key priority as healthcare providers realize compelling correlations between better design and increased patient satisfaction as well as other key metrics. No longer an ...

Prologue : Consider the hospital -- Introduction : The rise and fall of Prentice Women's Hospital -- Typologies : A taxonomy of type -- Chapter 1. Charity and control : the birth of the hospital -- ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a principal and lead medical planner with NBBJ. It goes without saying that throughout the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare ...

The physical design of a hospital’s birthing unit may affect its Cesarean section rate, according to a new paper published by Ariadne Labs and MASS Design Group. Based on previous research conducted ...

Amanda Noth-Matchett, chief nursing officer for the adult academic health center at IU Health, says room design was planned with the goal to “support patient care for the next 100 years.” (IBJ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Portland, Maine, architectural and engineering firm agreed to pay the state a $9.9 million settlement for design flaws that held ...