In 2008, ASHRAE introduced Standard 170 – Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which defined ventilation system design requirements for infection control. Considered a breakthrough in the industry, ...

All it took was two feet of water to debilitate the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Once the flooding infiltrated the basement-level windows, it ...

As the Architectural Project Delivery Leader for the new $2 billion (Canadian), 3.5 million square foot Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) hospital project in Montreal, Canada, Matt ...

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 design can play a role in both the patient experience and health outcomes, but it remains an area for improvement for many organizations. Dhruv Khullar, M.D., a resident at Massachusetts ...

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 mission of why healthcare exists is to heal and restore health, but that can be difficult to accomplish if the built environment is not designed with security in mind. A safe environment is a ...

There’s a piece of art hanging in University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center that only discloses its true nature on close inspection. Dyed snippets of medical and other x-ray film interlock and overlap ...

Everything from shared rooms to alarm noises can be detrimental to sick patients trying to recover in the hospital, according to Dhruv Khullar, MD, a resident physician at Massachusetts General ...

When you think about what might enhance the healing process for patients during their hospital stay—whether they’re recovering from surgery, just had a baby, or have a more serious chronic ...