Law Brings Changes to Medical Construction
Stafford Hospital in Stafford, Va., designed by Ellerbe Becket.
Violence Against Healthcare Workers Increases
Violence against emergency room nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing as the number of drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients show up regularly in emergency rooms across the country, according to a recent survey of industry professionals.
The survey, produced this year by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, illustrates that visits to ER’s for drug and alcohol-related incidents rose significantly from 1.6 million in 2005 to nearly 2 million in 2008.
Read More Healthcare Sustainability Managers
Nearly a year into her new job at the 750-bed University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., Denise Choiniere — a registered nurse — is busy ordering new recycling bins for areas under renovation and keeping up the hospital’s
A Sobering Solution
When El Paso County’s Lighthouse Detoxification Facility was closed due to a funding shortage and staffing problems, hospitals started experiencing a major increase in patients needing detox services in their emergency rooms.
Donated Solar Arrays Power Haiti Clinics
$1.8 Billion Hospital Planned in Stockholm
Q&A: Patient-Centered Design
A growing trend in the push for consumer-focused healthcare is a surge in patient-centered design of hospitals and medical centers. As a 
result, architectural and construction firms nationwide have seen an increase in RFP’s for projects.
result, architectural and construction firms nationwide have seen an increase in RFP’s for projects.JRA Architects of Lexington, Ky., has a diversified portfolio of hospital projects, including the Dr.
Read More Stephen Stokes
International architecture and planning company RTKL Associates hired Stephen Stokes as a principal in the firm’s healthcare sector. Operating from RTKL’s Los Angeles office, Stokes will serve as the firm’s Asia Healthcare Practice Leader.
Q&A: Healthcare Wayfinding
Randy Cooper, author of “Wayfinding for Healthcare: Best Practices for Today’s Facilities,” has more than 35 years of experience in the 
healthcare wayfinding industry. Cooper is founder and president of Cooper Signage and Graphics Inc.,, an Atlanta-based wayfinding consultancy and signage design firm.
Read More healthcare wayfinding industry. Cooper is founder and president of Cooper Signage and Graphics Inc.,, an Atlanta-based wayfinding consultancy and signage design firm.