The Hidden Risk Windows in Healthcare Construction
Healthcare construction rarely struggles with a lack of safety planning. Where it can fall short is keeping those plans aligned with what is actually happening on site.
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Four Key Components to Surgical Fire Prevention
Effective surgical fire prevention begins with an ongoing, comprehensive risk assessment. Unlike other areas of a health care facility, operating rooms require heightened attention because fires can occur in or on the patient.
Virtual Nursing, Wearable Diagnostics and More 2026 Predictions
Hardware, network architecture and smart solutions are expanding what is possible within hospitals and beyond with a rate of change that is showing no signs of slowing down.
Beyond the Boiler Room, Part II: The Benefits of Targeted Optimization
When they’re optimized, central plants become catalysts for resilience, sustainability and savings.
Facility of the Month: Seismic Improvements Inspire Campus Modernization at San Mateo County Health’s Medical Center Campus
Taylor Design celebrated the ribbon cutting for San Mateo County Health’s Medical Center Campus, marking a milestone in a near-decade-long transformation that began with a master plan in 2016.
Beyond the Boiler Room, Part I: Uncovering the Untapped Potential of Central Plants
Reimagining the central plant as a strategic asset rather than a background utility changes everything. With the right assessments and data-driven modeling, these systems can move from being drains on budgets to drivers of savings, reliability, and healthier environments. To understand how central plants can become assets rather than liabilities, it helps to first examine the daily challenges faced by the people who run them.
Design Roundtable: Environments That Heal
By Lindsey Coulter For decades, mental and behavioral health facilities were built primarily for safety and control, often resulting in…
UNC Health Pardee Breaks Ground on Major New Medical Office Building
UNC Health Pardee marked a major milestone in its regional growth plans with a ceremonial groundbreaking earlier this month for a new medical office building in Henderson County.
Designing for Dignity: Why Treatment Environments Matter
When we talk about behavioral health care, especially in correctional and juvenile facilities, the conversation often starts with staffing, security and programming. But what’s just as critical — and too often overlooked — is the environment where treatment happens.
The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU: Making a Dream Children’s Inpatient Center a Reality
The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU fulfilled a longtime dream when they opened the Children’s Tower, a dedicated location for pediatric healthcare, in April 2023.