Design
Four key design strategies
How architecture can support a health care organization's growth
Read More
Quick Links
HFM Daily
HFM Daily offers blog coverage by the award-winning HFM editorial team and links to in-depth information on health care design, construction, engineering, environmental services, operations and technology. You can read HFM Daily stories on this page or subscribe to Health Facilities Management This Week for a Friday roundup of the week's posts.
Items Tagged with 'design'
ARTICLES
Design
Evidence-based design project mock-up user comments
Examples of real-world responses from clinical professionals on patient room design
Read More
Design
Evidence-based design research definitions
Terms used during Cleveland Clinic's EBD patient-room project
Read More
Design
How to employ evidence-based design strategies
Establishing a team and concrete steps will help to make the most of design research
Read More
Interiors
Creating clean and sustainable facilities
Hospital designers and builders face higher expectations in materials selection
Read More
Interiors
Furnishings and materials to aid infection prevention
Interior designers look for balance between style and cleanliness in material selection
Read More
Cover Story
Millennial patients want less waiting, more Wi-Fi
Tech demands turning health care waiting areas into spaces for productive activities
Read More
Cover Story
Designing hospitals for the millennial generation
Planning and creating health care spaces for a young and discerning patient population
Read More
Infrastructure
Preparing hospitals for RTLS implementation
Staff participation, scalability and analytics guide planning of real-time locating systems
Read More
Design
Design guidelines for short-stay patient units
Outpatient observation prompts new thinking in health care space configuration
Read More
IMAGE GALLERIES
Designing for child and adolescent behavioral health
The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital's remodeled child and adolescent behavioral health unit in which patients have choice and control offer greater perceptions of calm during their stay. Read the related article "Dignity in design for pediatric behavioral health facilities."
Patient satisfaction influences design
See how hospitals are improving their physical environments to help boost HCAHPS scores. Read the related article "Building patient satisfaction."