The Center for Health Design Publications

JUST PUBLISHED! A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design

The long awaited book by health care design leader, industry expert and CHD board member Jain Malkin. Published by The Center for Health Design and funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This beautiful hardback book is a must-read for design professionals, healthcare providers, and leaders alike.

• Reveals bold new approaches to patient care
• Explains basic research tools and methods
• Offers a step-by-step guide to creating a research agenda
• Includes over 300 full color annotated photographs, plus, spatial plans linked to research and commentary

Improving Healthcare with Better Building Design

Book edited by Sara O. Marberry and published by the Health Adminstration Press.  Based on the work of The Center for Health Design, this book is written by a group of healthcare and design experts who are leading the movement to improve the quality of healthcare with better building design.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN Magazine
Published twelve times a year by Vendome Group, LLC in conjunction with The Center for Health Design. Explores the latest trends and issues in healthcare building design and construction.

Please send materials for consideration for publication in the magazine directly to the Editor.

Research Reports
Sixteen research reports on a variety of topics, including evidence-based design research, healing gardens, hospital site visits, patient-centered design, and hospital building design.

Healthcare Design Action Kit
An environmental assessment tool based on our research on consumer perceptions of the healthcare environment.

Journal of Healthcare Design
A 10-volume collection of proceedings from the First-Tenth Symposium on Healthcare Design, produced by The Center for Health Design from 1988-1998.

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