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May 8, 2013 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Case Studies Healthcare Design Project: Greg and Stacey Renker Pavilion Location: Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA Healthcare designers don’t often have a chance to pursue the design of a hospital environment reflective of a luxury hotel. Designed as an evidence-based healing environment, an emphasis on privacy, convenience and personal preference are foremost. Healthcare interior architecture rarely [...]
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February 11, 2013 by
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Announcements Jain Malkin will be speaking at the American Hospital Association’s Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) conference on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in San Francisco on the topic “Are There Holes in your Safety Net?”. The Accountable Care Act (ACA) requires fundamental restructuring of primary care and the nation’s safety-net community health centers are a great [...]
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September 18, 2012 by
Marleen Milligan in
Healthcare Design Education Bari-theatrics, “To be or not to be, that is the question”…Will testing standards for contract bariatric seating ever be developed? Asking for bariatric testing information from manufacturers producing contract seating became a “Comedy of Errors.” My experience left me confused and made me think of one of Shakespeare’s earliest farcical comedies. The topic of this [...]
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June 20, 2012 by
Jain Malkin in
Opinion The Pursuit of Vanilla in a Multi-flavored World Many new hospitals are bland, having little color and few design amenities especially in patient care areas. The lobbies are beautifully detailed but, after leaving the lobby, many buildings resemble the “pre-Planetree” 1970s and early 1980s with an institutional ambience—lots of “infinity” corridors with white walls, lay-in [...]
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June 11, 2012 by
Jain Malkin in
Entertainment Who knew? There are people who are choosing to live in teensy houses built on trailer platforms about 100 to 130 square feet. Imagine that! Ideal for people who want to live more simply, for retired couples, or for those who want to live off the grid. These are architecturally quite interesting. This is [...]
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June 5, 2012 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Announcements Jain Malkin has been invited to deliver a keynote address Fulfilling the Promise of Evidence-Based Design at the Brazilian Congress for the Development of Hospital Buildings in São Paulo on September 6. She has been designated a guest of honor for her professional achievements and authorship of books that have contributed so much to the [...]
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May 7, 2012 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Announcements, Industry News Another book! After Jain vowed she would NEVER write another book John Wiley & Sons said it was time to do a 4th edition of Medical and Dental Space Planning: A Comprehensive Guide to Design, Equipment, and Clinical Procedures. The current edition was published in 2002. This is still the principal reference book on this [...]
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April 26, 2012 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Announcements
Jain Malkin spoke at the American Association of Private Physicians Conference in February in Scottsdale, AZ. The title of the talk was Concierge Care: Designing Your Office for High Performance and Memorable Patient Experiences. +JainMalkin
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April 25, 2012 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
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We are thrilled to be working with Adelante Healthcare of Phoenix on the design of their latest 42,000 S.F. freestanding clinic in Mesa, AZ. This is a federally funded community health center and a Center for Health Design Pebble research partner. CEO Avein Saaty-Tafoya has partnered with Bryan Mar of One World Companies to bring [...]
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April 24, 2012 by
Christie Mayer in
Healthcare Design Education What is a Divided Exam Room? A divided exam room is a variation of the standard medical exam room that is drawing interest in clinic space planning. This design model is appropriate for medical practices that choose to provide concierge care in which patients (sometimes called members) pay an annual fee for the opportunity to [...]
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