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December 1, 2011 Jean-Francois Couturier
Privacy is a patient’s right as much as it is a courtesy, and the need for safety and hygiene in healthcare environments is indisputable.
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August 26, 2011
Modern engineering and construction has made buildings, especially healthcare facilities, safer than ever but should they be expected to take into account the many other disasters that may be a threat?
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August 15, 2011 Peter Ebersold; Photos courtesy of Intrepid Electronic
A fire alarm distributor shares lessons learned from large-scale fire protection/mass notification installations at two California hospitals.
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July 7, 2011 Benjamin Davenny
Speech privacy is an important aspect of healthcare facilities in light of the requirements of HIPAA and the 2010 FGI Guidelines.
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April 30, 2011 John Michael Currie, AIA
Hospital design that controls infection is part of an overarching goal to make facilities safe for patients.
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October 31, 2010 Shannon Powers-Jones, Contributing Editor
Rady Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art pediatric village that follows the adage that “It takes a village to treat a child.”
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February 1, 2010 Chris Gaerig, Online Editor
Constructing a replacement hospital next to an existing facility brings with it a number of difficult issues: vibration and noise control,
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January 1, 2010 Tom Gormley
Early on the morning of January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake started shaking the ground in Reseda, California, just outside Los Angeles. The
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January 1, 2010 Robert Wilson
Government leaders are determined to create a “healthcare” plan that will, allegedly, provide a reduction in the cost of our medical care.
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October 31, 2009 David J. Brown, NCARB, AIA and Alan Richman
Ask anyone who has been involved with the HUD 242 (FHA Section 242) Hospital Insurance Program about his or her experience, and you are likely to
