Media Coverage

The evidence-based design buzz is growing throughout the media. Read up on what people are saying about The Center for Health Design's research and educational programs, quotes from board members, staff and more.

Articles are listed by the most recently published:

2012

"Construction of $1 Billion "Hospital of the Future" Completed: Move-in Phase Begins at new High-Tech, Green Palomar Medical Center in Northern San Diego County" , May 3, 2012
"Taking Care of Caregivers", May 3, 2012
"Connecting Care to Design - A Day of Dialogue/Transforming Primary Care Environments Using Evidence-based Design", May 2, 2012
"Art To Be Part of Healing Process at Hospital", April 30, 2012
"Health systems urge hospitals to go green." Virgina Business, April 2012.
"MetroWest Medical asks other hospitals to join green team." MetroWest Daily News, April 2012.
"Going green on WIHI," by Paul Levy. Not Running a Hospital, April 2012.
"10 Strategic Questions to Ask Yourself About the Future of Health Care" by Joe Flower, March 10, 2012
"Opera And Classical Music Help Patient Recovery, Study," by Amir Khan. International Business Times, March 2012.
"Nurse's Notes: Hospital design can aid in healing," by Susan Klein. Missoulian, March 2012.
"Walked into a spa, walked out with an X-ray," by Barbara Brotman. Chicago Tribune, February 2012.
"Patients and Their Families Weigh in on Evidence-Based Hospital Design," by Kathleen Rochelman, RN, MSN, Nancy Albert, RN, Ph.D., CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, Jacqueline Spence, RN, Terri Murray, RN, BSN, Ellen Slifcak, RN, BA, Critical Care Nurse Magazine, February 2012.
"Camaraderie, Synergy, and Leadership," by Rosalyn Cama, FASID, EDAC, Healthcare Design Magazine, February 2012.
"EDAC hits 1,000-certified Evidence-Based Designers," McMorrow Report, January 2012.
"Health Care Without Harm Calls Kaiser Permanente's Purchasing Change 'A Huge Step Toward Making Health Care Healthier.'" MarketWatch, January 2012.
"Auditory Noise and the Impact on Patient Experience," by Christine Hoek. Nurture by Steelcase blog, January 2012.
"Aditazz's Senior Advisor receives the 2011 International Academy for Design and Health Leadership Award." MMD Newswire, January 2012.

2011

"Private rooms: Evidence-based design in hospitals," (Part 3 of a 3-part series) by Nathan Stall. Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 2011.
(Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here, respectively.)
"Why Evidence Based Design and EDAC are here to stay," by Debra Levin. Hospital Build Magazine, December 2011.
"Evidence-based Design," by Richard L. Peck. Metropolis Magazine, November 2011.
"Mission Bay Medical Center Reflects Latest Research on How Design Affects Health Outcomes," by Robin Hindery. UCSF, November 2011.
"Healing Designs, How the physical environment reduces stress, promotes healing and enables staff to better Care for Patients," by Cassandra Orton. Indianapollis Woman Magazine, November 2011.
"Healthcare architecture: Testbed for building technology innovation," by C.C. Sullivan. SmartPlanet, November 2011.
"Advancements Made in Evidence-Based Healthcare Design," by Rosalyn Cama, FASID, EDAC, Contract magazine, October 2011.
"A 'Pebble' in Pennsylvania - New pavilion incorporates evidence-based design strategies," by Amy Eagle. Health Facilities Management, October 2011.
"Hospitals Use Spa Amenities as Competitive Advantage," by Susanna Kim. ABC News, September 2011.
"UK Hosts Health Care Design Professionals," by Kristi Lopez. University of Kentucky News, September 2011.
"Safety by design," by Karen Patterson. Nurse.com, August 2011.
"Hospitals turn to design to promote healing," by R.J. Ignelzi. San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2011.
"Patient-Centered Facility Design" Health Facilities Management, May 2011.

2010

"5 Way Evidence-Based Design Adds Value to Hospitals," by Molly Gamble. Becker's Hospital Review, November 2010.
"Hospitals are prescribing privacy," reported by Derek Kravitz. The Washington Post, October 2010.
"Utilizing Evidence-Based Design in a Community Hospital ICU" by Telisa Spike, Kathie Aduddell. Nursing Economic Journal, July/August 2010.
"Study Reveals Decibel Levels Too High at Typical Hospital." Features CHD's acoustics research study, "Evidence-Based Design Meets Evidence-Based Medicine: The Sound Sleep Study." Interiors Sources Magazine, August 2010.
"Hushing Noisy Hospitals," by Devin Powell. Inside Science News, August 2010.
" Sleep lightly or through anything? Thank (or blame) the brain," by Stephanie Steinberg. USA Today, August 2010.
"Health Care Reform for Health Care Design," by Sari Gravin. Buildings Magazine, June 2010.
"Creating Safer and More Efficient Pharmacies through Evidence-Based Design," by Ellen Taylor and Amy Keller. Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, May/June 2010.
"Low Spends Meet Design Trends," reported by A.F. Hutchinson. DOTmed Business News, May 2010.
"Hospital design promotes better healing," reported by Caitlan Carroll. Marketplace, American Public Media, March 2010.
"Experts tout Jubilee tower as world-leading facility. U.S. health-design leaders call new building 'outstanding facility'," reported by Richard Watts. Times Colonist, January 2010.

2009

"Is there evidence to support evidence-based hospital design?" published by ECRI Institute. Health Technology Trends Newsletter, December 2009.
"The Human Factors of Home Health Care: A Conceptual Model for Examining Safety and Quality Concerns", by Kerm Henriksen, PhD, Anjali Joseph, PhD, and Teresa Zayas-Caban, PhD. Journal of Patient Safety, December 2009.
"A Breath of Fresh Air for Health Care," reported by Allison Arieff. New York Times, December 2009.
"Designers, Take a Look at Evidence-Based Design for Health Care," reported by Rob Tannen. Fast Company, October 2009.
"Healing by Design," interview with CHD's Ellen Taylor. KCRW 89.9 FM, October 20, 2009.
"Evidence Based Design during Financial Turmoil," written by Debajyoti Pati, PhD, FIIA, LEED, AP. HKS, Inc., September 2009.
"Optimised hospital renovation and construction: avoiding the pitfalls," reported by Robert Feldbauer. Hospital Healthcare, July 2009.
"Applying a green and patient-friendly design to hospitals," reported by Rosemary Glanville. Hospital Healthcare, July 2009.
"CHD rolls out evidence-based design accreditation and certification," by Richard Hall AIA, ACHA, EDAC. Health Facilities Management, July 2009.
"Is EDAC The Next Leed? A new accreditation in evidence-based design seeks to clarify and legitimize the misunderstood term," by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson. ARCHITECT Magazine, July 2009.
"Healing Environments. How simple design elements can promote recovery," reported by Korey Capozza, medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MS, MPH. MSN Health & Fitness, July 2009.
"Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design". The benefits of single room emerged through evidence based hospital design, a new field that guides health care construction. The New York Times, May 2009.

2008

"Optimal Healing Environments: Building Healing Spaces." Explore, November/December 2008.
"Creating the Ultimate Healing Environment." Red Orbit, September 2008.
"Chamber Members Glimpse Hospital Of The Future," reported by Chuck Hagee. Mount Vernon Gazette, September 2008.
"Cleveland Clinic's New Look More Than Just A Pretty Face," Northeast Medical Industry and Hospital News, September 2008.
"Art and Color are part of hospitals healing plan." Featuring JPS Patient Care Pavillion. Dallas Morning News, August 2008.
"Symposium looks into healthy designs," Daily Journal of Commerce, August 2008.
"A treatment room with a view," reported by Laura Landro. The Wall Street Journal, August 2008.
"A New Model for Hospital Design Rises in an Ohio Cornfield," features Pebble Partner, Dublin Methodist. Hospital and Health Networks, July 2008.
"In California Hospitals, a design evolution for patients," by Lisa Zamosky. Los Angeles Times, July 2008.
"A New Therapy for America's Aging Hospitals," reported by Barbara Hesselgrave. Miller-McCune, July 2008.
"Exploring the 3D World," by Marianne Matthews. Pebble Project: Palomar Pomerado. Economics, March 2008.
"Therapeutic Responses to Natural Environments, Using Gardens to Improve Health Care," by Stephen Mitrione. Minnesota Medicine, March 2008.
"Healthy Environment, Healthy Patient," by Sita Ananth, M.H.A. Hospital and Health Networks, March 2008.
"PeaceHealth Transformers," features Pebble Project: PeaceHealth Oregon. Health Executive, January 2008.

2007

"How Boomers Will Change Healthcare," American Hospital Association, May 2007.
"Steelcase's Medical Breakthrough," by Reena Jana. Business Week Online, March 2007.
"Mountain West Nurse Designers Create Environments of Care for Patients and Staff," by Melissa Gaskill. Nurse Week Magazine, March 12, 2007.
"Are Those Room Finishes and Cleaners Safe?" by Roger Leib, AIA, ACHA and Jane Rohde, AIA, ACHA, FIIDA, AAHID. HEALTHCARE DESIGN Magazine, March 2007.
"With Mayo. In the deli that is healthcare, we all deserve the special," CHD's former Board Member Ian Morrison. Hospital And Health Networks, January 2007.
"The architecture of safety: hospital design," by Anjali Joseph and Mahbub Rashid. CHD Research Review, 2007.

2006

"Less infectious by design," by CHD's Director of Research, Anjali Joseph. Cleanroom Technology, November 2006.
"Evidence-Based Design Takes Root," Blog written by CHD Board Member D. Kirk Hamilton. Healthcare Financial Management Association, November 2006.
"Four Levels of Evidence-Based Practice," by CHD Board Member D. Kirk Hamilton. The AIA Journal of Architecture, November 2006.
"The Sound of Two Hands Washing: Improving Hand Hygiene," Institute for Healthcare Improvement. October 2006.
"Designing to Heal, A new trend in evidence-based, ‘nurse-friendly’ hospital design." by Roxanne Nelson. AJN Reports, November 2006.
"Hospitals Go 'Green' to Cut Toxins, Improve Patient Environment," reported by Laura Landro. Wall Street Journal Online, October 2006.
"Feels Like Deja Vu All Over Again," CHD Board Member Jain Malkin. Contract Magazine, October 2006.
"How Hospital Design Saves Lives," by Andrew Blum. Article f eatures how design changes can cut infection rates, lower physician errors, improve staff performance, and make all the difference in delivering care. Business Week, August 2006.
"To Reduce Errors, Hospitals Prescribe Innovative Designs," by Gautam Naik. Newest Layouts Stress Safety With Identical Rooms, No-Slip Floors, Glass Walls St. Joseph's Team Approach. Wall St. Journal, May 2006.
"The Informed Patient," reported by Laura Landro. Article focuses new standards for hospitals call for patients to get private rooms. Wall St. Journal, March 2006.

"Re-Thinking Environments for Healthcare," An interview with Derek Parker (CHD Board Member and Principal with Anshen + Allen) in collaboration with Herman Miller. Environmental Health, 2006.

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