Author: Rochelle Weiner Carr

Is the Hospital of the Future Still a Building?

Last month, I was surprised to see an advertorial in the Wall St. Journal written by Rich Umbdenstock, President and

January 31, 2014 No Comments

I’m tired of marketing getting a bad rap in healthcare design. Of journalists who write that the main reason hospitals

January 24, 2014 4 Comments

When I think about the champions of evidence-based design, two names immediately come to mind: Roger Ulrich and Kirk Hamilton.

January 10, 2014 15 Comments

This is the time of year for lists. So, before I go on holiday break next week, I offer my

December 20, 2013 4 Comments

There’s an estimated 77.3 million people in the Baby Boom generation in the U.S., which is 10 million more than

December 17, 2013 6 Comments

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being part of a panel discussion at Gensler’s Chicago office on “Transforming Student Well-Being

December 13, 2013 2 Comments

Recently, I looked at the HCAHPS survey summary analysis and saw that the question about hospital noise is still the

December 10, 2013 10 Comments

I recently got my hands on a copy of Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidenced-based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative

December 6, 2013 3 Comments

Those of you who managed to find the Patient & Family Centered NICU at the Patient Experience Simulation Lab at

November 26, 2013 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, I asked a bunch of smart people in the healthcare design industry if the conversation around

November 22, 2013 8 Comments