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, ...

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 ...

Contrary to previous reports, a new study found that patients' satisfaction scores only modestly improved based on the newly remodeled design of a hospital. Contrary to previous reports, a study led ...

Soldiers assigned to the 531st Hospital Center build shelving at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, where a temporary medical station has been constructed to aid efforts combating the ...

Healthcare technology is transforming "healing architecture" by creating supportive, intuitive environments. Digital ...

Digital health and technology are crucial in ensuring a more climate-friendly hospital design. The healthcare industry faces numerous challenges due to the growing demand for quality healthcare ...

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Nandini Bazaz, Director – Architectural Services, HOSMAC, to know more about the role and need of flexible design strategy in building hospitals. What is ...

The best way to explain the Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., is to describe it as a club sandwich. It’s kind of a funny way to refer to a world-class hospital that’s doing very serious work, ...

In the 1850s, London’s Soho neighborhood was a thick layer cake of tenements separated only by narrow footpaths, a prime breeding ground, it turned out, for the 1854 cholera outbreak. One young London ...

Today, designing for mental health is no longer confined to facilities catering to patients with mental health disorders alone. Healthcare planners have also started to adopt planning strategies and ...