Medical care provider Geisinger said in a press release that the patient tower's construction will transition the hospital to a 100 percent private room facility. The initial phase of the project is slated to be completed in 2028 and will cover the tower and renovation of the emergency room, with additional renovations continuing through 2030.

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The pandemic forced us to focus on the health and well-being of our bodies. Now as we look ahead to the future of work, the same focus should also be placed on our environments. While it is an individual pursuit, wellness is significantly influenced by our physical, social, and cultural environments.

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In recent years, the landscape of healthcare infrastructure has undergone a significant transformation. With the closure of many hospitals and the relocation of medical professionals, we’re seeing a growing need for enhanced access to healthcare across the United States. A study from Drexel University noted that a substantial portion of the U.S. population residing in the suburbs lacked health insurance and experienced difficulties accessing care. The renewed importance of providing accessible healthcare has prompted a number of innovative solutions to address this growing demand. One such method gaining traction is the adaptive reuse of former retail buildings, offering a sustainable and cost-effective solution to fulfill community needs.

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Though the pandemic of the last few years has waned, we’ve noticed a continued shift in real estate needs catalyzed by the desire to enhance access to healthcare facilities. Before the pandemic, health systems nationally were struggling with the ongoing need to transfer many of their services to localized caregivers, away from in-patient hospitals. Many systems had, and still have, a network of smaller practices, located in smaller facilities that remain deeply connected with the local communities. However, this is not an easy feat financially. As lease costs increased, the consolidation of outpatient practices emerged as a holistic solution to alleviate costs. As the pandemic hit, there was even more pressure to speed up the pace of these consolidations.

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Choosing the perfect color to paint a room can be a major decision for some people, and for good reason.

Different colors can have powerful effects on human behavior, according to color psychology, which designers are paying closer attention to when redesigning offices today. It’s one area of focus within office design as employers look to tweak their environments to better cater to staff who are working in person far more often than they were just a year ago.

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A model for the future of HMH’s multispecialty ambulatory care centers, the location merges various practices into a single facility, including cardiology, primary care, imaging, neurology, labs, physical therapy, and women’s oncology.

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Tenant amenities are more important than ever in the effort to bring employees back to office spaces. Driven by requests from tenants, owners are looking for opportunities to strategically upgrade office buildings in ways that will drive foot traffic.

The amenity conversation in 2024 harkens back to the urban planning theory of 15-minute cities, said Ann Hoffman, director of workplace strategy for FCA. This architecture firm recently designed its own Philadelphia headquarters, including several amenities. “You’re 15 minutes from everything that’s important to you—the bank, the post office, the school, the church, groceries, art museums, parks,” explained Hoffman. “As much of that as you can pull into the microcosm of the building itself, you’re creating your own little city. It’s convenience close by.”

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The project is designed to enhance connectivity with adjacent residential areas and the urban environment through a series of new streetscape experiences, civic gateways, and public spaces. The streetscape improvements are located along Lyons Avenue and Osbourne Terrace and include new colored and stamped concrete paving, small “pocket parks” with bench seating, lighting, and landscaping along Lyons Avenue.https://healthcaredesignmagazine.com/projects/newark-beth-israel-medical-center-newark-new-jersey-first-look/

The design and implementation of healthcare facilities has undergone a rapid evolution in recent years with the increased integration of technology emerging as a driving force behind the transformation of acute care spaces. These advancements, including digital checkpoints, smart signage for nursing communications, patient-facing interactive screens, and upgraded individual room controls, are working hand in hand with interior architectural innovation to usher in a new era that prioritizes the human element of design, from ideation through phasing.

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For the first large scale project that I led as a project architect, I was working with a major retail developer based out of NYC. We had a design meeting at their headquarters in NYC, in a beautiful conference room on Central Park overlooking the entire skyline. I’m pretty sure my eyes were as big as saucers, and it was pretty apparent to everyone else in the room. However, it was an important moment for me to take advantage of a great opportunity to present to a high-profile client, and the culmination of a lot of hard work. I left feeling that I ‘belonged in the room’, and it would end up being a major jump-off point for my confidence and career going forward.

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