Health care designers and planners have a special task: creating spaces that soften the hospital treatment process and promote a healing environment for patients. Facilitating healing through design requires careful planning and research.
NEW YORK — After six years of research and design development, New York-based NXT Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to collaborative design innovation to improve the delivery of care, debuted Patient Room 2020 at the DuPont Corian Design Studio in New York.
AKRON, Ohio — Earlier this year, the CRE bacteria scare reminded hospitals of the importance of hand-washing compliance. At the same time, several companies launched hand sanitation systems that were tested at hospitals across the nation, and the results are encouraging.
ATLANTA — Last November, Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered Brasfield & Gorrie completed the new metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) radiation therapy room at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Heathcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
Array Architects recently hired Robert Mencarini, AIA, as principal and practice area leader for design technologies in its New York office. With extensive expertise in knowledge management and data mining, Mencarini will leverage his experience as an architect and technology leader to analyze facility data and provide insight regarding hospital operations and the patient care delivery process.
BSA LifeStructures, an architecture and engineering firm specializing in healing, learning and discovery market segments, hired Martha Strong as a senior interior designer in its Chicago office. Strong oversaw her own interiors practice for more than 10 years and has served other interior design firms in a similar leadership role.
Lista International Corporation offers durable storage solutions for dental, medical and other laboratories. These solutions include base cabinets, wall cabinets and overhead storage built into workstations. All Lista storage solutions are designed to be durable and offer optimal efficiency and convenience for any lab. Lista offers an extensive selection of base cabinets and wall cabinets to meet the size and functionality requirements of any facility. All cabinets can be configured with door and shelf storage, drawer storage or a combination of both.
Mystaire Misonix released a complete range of Aura ESD ductless chemical-fume hoods designed for electrostatic-sensitive applications. Aura’s superior user protection against toxic fume exposure has been combined with electrostatic dissipative features to prevent static build-up and discharge. Each Aura ductless fume hood has advanced safety monitoring and controls. EverSafe II microprocessor safety controller monitors and adjusts fume hood face velocity to the user preset value.
