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:

2013

"Healthcare Environment Awards 2013", Contract Design Magazine, May 15, 2013
"For Healthcare Enviornments, Is Average Good Enough?" Debra Levin, Heathcare Design Magazine, May 15, 2013
"Hospital Design Powerhouse: Lurie Children's showcases new facility to Pebble Project peers", Robin Hocevar, advance for Nurses, May 13, 2013
"Evidence-Based Flooring Guidance", Upali Nanda, Healthcare Design Magazine, May 9, 2013
"Debra Levin of The Center for Health Design Reflects on TEDMED", Cameron Young, Nurture, May 7, 2013
"SelecTech Launches Dedicated Health Care Division and Custom Flooring", April 25, 2013
"Healthier Hospitals Initiative 2012 Milestone Report", April 24, 2013
"Evidence-Based Healthcare Design, Call for Participation in Study BNA Research and TNO", TNO Innovation for Life, April 22, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Facilities", Cynthia McCullough, April 21, 2013
"J.J. Martin Staff, Area Architects and Designers Benefit from Evidence-Based Design Course", April 20, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design: An Industry Standard", Human Response and Interior Design, Shannong, April 9, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design Practice", Human Response and Interior Design, Shivanin B, April 5, 2013
"The Center for Health Design Presents Master Webinar Series", Heatlhcare Facilities Today, March 14, 2013
Say Yes to Green Cleaning - as Long as It is Effective Cleaning", Tom Morrison, Environmental Leader, March 12, 2013
"Enhancing Collaboration among Staff in the Physician Workspace: An Evidence-Based Approach", Bayan Tahawi, YouTube
"2012 Workplace Trends Report: Evidence-Based Space Design", Kevin Rettle, FMP, Sodexo, March 8, 2013
"Cancer Center . . . Evidence-Based Design", GRHealth, March 6, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design Helps Hospital Achieve World-Class Standard", Healthcare Facilities Today, March 4, 2013
"The Power of Design", Healthcare Design Magazine", Anne DiNardo, March 4, 2013
"GS&P's Sheila Bosch Spearheads New Evidence-Based Design Journal Club", gspnet.com, March 1, 2013
"Evidence You Can Sit On", Healthcare Sales 101, February 27, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design in the Workplace", G,S,&P Dialogue, MIchelle McMinn, March 1, 2013
"A Framework for Evaluating Evidence in Evidence-Based Design", Center for Advanced Design Research & Evaluation, Debajyoti Pati, PhD, February 28, 2013
"Exploring Evidence-Based and Green Design in Long-Term Care", Long Term Living Magazine, Addie Abushousheh, PhD, EDAC, Assoc. AIA, February 20, 2013
"Emergency Department Design - Evidence-Based Outcomes Drive Design", Luckett & Farley, Thomas Hammer, February 10, 2013
"Raising the Bar with Patient- and Family-Centered Design Elements", Health Facilities Management, Barbara A. Dellinger, February 14, 2013
"Evidence-Based Design in Practice", design is...the blog, Alison, February 6, 2013
"EDAC Study Session #3 - Storr Office Environments", Storr Office Environments, Steelcase Authroized Dealer, February 4, 2013
"Evidence-Based Prison Design ", Monica Snellings, Public Policy Lab, January, 2013
"Building Better Healthcare Facilities through Evidence-Based Design: Breaking New Ground at Vancouver Island Health Authority", Howard Waldner, Bart Johnson and Blair Sadler, Healthcare Quarterly, January, 2013
"Performance Measures Tied to Design Outcomes", Rosalyn Cama, Healthcare Design, January 22, 2013
"Research-based Design: Breaking Down the Options", Dina Battisto, Tom Clark, Ron Smith, Healthcare Design, January 18, 2013
"How Important is Natural Sunlight to the Recovery of Hospital Patients?"StanleyBeaman&Sears, January 14, 2013
"Designing for Calm", Roger S. Ulrich, New York Times, January 11, 2013
"Barbara Dellinger Joins The Center for Health Design's Research Coalition", Emily Hooper, Contract magazine, January 10, 2013
"The Future of Evidence-Based Design", David Whitemyer, IIDA, January 8, 2013
"Evidence-based Design for Healthcare Facilities to IPAD Nook", Communi d"Italia, January 6, 2013
"HDR's Interior Design Director Selected for The Center for Health Design's Research Coalition", Interiors and Sources, January 6, 2013

2012

"Evaluating the Effects of Positive Distractions on Imaging Rooms", Healthcare Design Magazine, Xiaobo Quan, Anjali Joseph, December 18, 2012
"Realizing Healthcare Design's Full Potential", Healthcare Design Magazine, Debra Levin, December 18, 2012
"Impact of Art on the ED Waiting Experience", Healthcare Design Magazine, Upali Nanda, Kathy Hathorn, December 18, 2012
"Report Examines Environmental Design Impact on Falls in Patient Rooms", Today's Facility Manager, Heidi Schwartz, December 5, 2012
"Old Town Recovery Center Earns National Healthcare Environment Award", The Lund Report, November 28, 2012
"Central City Concern's Recovery Center Lauded for Design", Wendy Culverwell, Portland Business Journal, November 27, 2012
"The State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Becomes Supporting Orgainzation of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative", MENAFN.COM, November 13, 2012
"Environments for Aging Conference - June, 2012", Ruth Simon McRae, Floor Daily, November 8, 2012
"Evidence-based Design Informs the Art Program at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital", Hank Hancock and Sarajane L. Eisen, PHD, EDAC, IIDA, HEALTHCARE DESIGN, November 2, 2012
"Uncovering the Evidence", Robert Nieman., BUIDLINGS, October 25, 2012
"Hospitals Need Evidence Based Design", Joe Flower, KevinMD.com, October 25, 2012
"Do Creatively Designed Spaces Encourage Healing In Children?", Nadia Carriere, Child Mode, October 25, 2012
"The Science of Work: Evidence-based design examined", Emily Brooks, Onoffice Magazine, October 19, 2012
"Rosalyn Cama: Designing for Healing", Dexigner.com, October 15, 2012
"Alex McMahon Explains the Thinking Behind Evidence-Based Design", Woods Bagot Public Conversaton, October 9, 2012
"Evidence-Based Design of Elementary and Secondary Schools", Biz India Book Review, October 6, 2012
"Aditazz Announces The Patient Mobility Platform To Improve Healthcare Outcomes", Hearld Online, October 4, 2012
"New Report Finds Identifying Key Facility Design Requirements for Patient Safety", Heidi Schwartz, Today's Facility Manager, October 2, 2012
"To Cut Infection, Hospitals Eye Private Rooms", Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, Portland Press Herald, September 24, 2012
"Smart Design: America's Most Beautiful Hospital Is More Than a Pretty Face (and Has the Results to Prove It)", Barbara T. Armstrong, Forbes September 20, 2012
"Designed to Provide that Healing Touch", by Linda Lipp, Business Weekly, September 14, 2012
"Art Can Help Patients Heal", by Brooke Sidelmann, Huffington Post, September 13, 2012
"The Hard Facts of Evidence-Based Veterinary Hospital Design", Veterinary Hospital Design, September 5, 2012
"Evidence-Based Design and the Pebble Project: 12 Years Later", by Ellen Taylor, AIA, MBA, EDAC, Healthcare Design Magazine, September 6, 2012
"Evidence Based Design; Taking Retail to the Next Level Through Science", by Lisa A. Thompson, Retail Environment, July, August 2012
"Now Open, the Hospital of the Future," by Matthew Weinstock. H&HN Daily, August 30, 2012.
"HKS Architects Speak at Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo." HKS.com, August 27, 2012.
"Bringing a New Healthcare Vision to Life." The Times of Northwest Indiana, August 26, 2012.
"New Palomar Medical Center, America's Newest and Most Modern Hospital, Opens in San Diego County." RedOrbit.com, August 23, 2012.
"Roon with a Healing View," by Candice M. Giove and Annie Karni. The New York Post, August 19, 2012.
"As Hospital Opens, Officials Bet on Innovation," by Paul Sisson, North County Times, August 19, 2012
"Turning 'Green' Into Green," by James Ellis and Aaron Razavi. Healthcare Finance News, August 17, 2012.
"Architect Designs Hospital Rooms for Ease and Beauty." The Detroit Free Press, August 12, 2012.
"RFL-Designed MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Ranked Among 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals." The American Surveyor, August 6, 2012.
"Working with Aetna to Design Better Health Technology," by Denny Royal. Azul7.com, August 3, 2012.
"Beaumont Health System Joins Healthier Hospitials Initiative." Troy, MI Patch.com, August 3, 2012.
"Kaiser's New Hospital Designed with Health in Mind," by Courtney Perkes. The Orange County Register, August 1, 2012.
"Corps Built Hospital Takes Home Gold," by Patrick Bloodgood. US Army Corps of Engineers, July 27, 2012.
"Healthcare Leaders Discuss Greening the Supply Chain, Lowering Costs," by Kelsey Brimmer. Healthcare Finance News, July 25, 2012.
"White House to Highlight Health Care Industry's Energy and Sustainability Success." JustMeans.com, July 24, 2012.
"Evidence-Based Design and the 2012 HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference." Healthdesign.org, July 20, 2012.
"Fort Belvoir Community Hospital is Largest Healthcare Facility to Achieve LEE Gold Certification." HDRInc.com, July 19, 2012
"Hospital of the Future Opens in San Diego." Sustainable Business News, July 16, 2012.
"Energy Policies Should Include Health Protections, Experts Say." Marketwatch.com, July 12, 2012.
"Hospitial Intitiative Urges Development of Safer Interior." Bloomberg, July 11, 2012.
"Hospital Initiative Urges Development of Safer Interior Furnishings." Marketwatch.com, July 11, 2012.
"How Safe is Your Hospital? Our New Ratings Find That Some Are Riskier Than Others." Consumer Reports Magazine, August, 2012.
"A Blueprint for Managing Risk," by Barry Rabner. Trustee, June, 2012.
"EDAC at NeoCon," by Cameron Young. Nurture by Steelcase Blog, June 28, 2012.
"EDAC: Healing Enabled Through Art," by Julie Kent. HEALTHCARE DESIGN Blog, June 25, 2012.
"Evidence-based Design Supports Wellbeing and Growth," by Sahiba Chadha. The Architect's Journal, June 20, 2012.
"Winners of the 2012 ASID Design Awards," by Senay Gokcen. Dexign, June 18, 2012.
"Clemson Architecture Professor Recognized in Healthcare Design Magazine," by Taylor Reeves. Clemson University Newsroom, June 18, 2012.
"Sleep Disruption Due to Hospital Noise," by O.M. Buxton, J.M. Ellenbogen, W. Wang, A. Carballeira, S. O'Connor, D. Cooper, A.J. Gordhandas, S.M. McKinney, and J.M. Sole. Annals of Internal Medicine, June 12, 2012.
"Hospital Noise Fractures Sleep, Slows Healing," by Crystal Phend. MedPage Today, June 12, 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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