Embold Collection Creates Inviting Healthcare Spaces
Embold collection of seating and tables from Steelcase Health helps organizations create a welcoming, comfortable waiting or transition environment.
Steelcase Health: Spaces for Changing Healthcare Needs
At NeoCon 2018, Steelcase Health unveiled a newly renovated space that showed how health environments can feel welcoming and approachable without compromising performance. Pam Krill from Steelcase Health spoke to Katie Pace about how healthcare spaces can be flexible, provide greater choice and meaningfully integrate technology to meet the constantly changing needs of customers. Learn more about Embold and Convey.
Nature Inspires Healthcare Biophilia Collection
Air, rainwater and rock striations are among the inspirations behind a new collection of applied materials for healthcare spaces.
Designing the Medical Office Building of the Future
Five finalists competed in the NEXT Student Design Competition sponsored by Steelcase to create the medical office building of the future.
Healthcare Design Expo + Conference Features Surround
Passionate healthcare designers and professionals converged in Orlando to share best practices and top design solutions.
Problem Solving + Passion Fuel Healthcare Design
After first-hand experiences taking care of loved ones in the hospital, two Steelcase designers help create a solution for patients, clinicians and family members.
Surround Supports Family’s Involvement in Care
Surround is designed to accommodate critical roles the family plays in the hospital room.
New Health Insights: Families Face Unmet Needs
New observations identify challenges with patient room design and provide perspective on how the physical environment can help.
ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
Cancer care is a complex field, and the number of cancer patients is projected to increase substantially. To meet the challenge, the Institute of Medicine recommended that a high quality delivery system for cancer care be patient-centered. This is the underlying philosophy behind the ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center, in Appleton, WI.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Health sciences educators face a continual challenge: how to provide students all the clinical training they need. Where can students get this critical training? In unique learning environments that combine the elements of both healthcare and education spaces, such as the Center for Excellence in Practice, at the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (PA College), Lancaster, PA.
The New Exam Room Experience
Changing patient and physician needs, increased family involvement and evolving technology are sparking a reimagining of exam rooms inspired by a more inclusive model of care. Steelcase Health researchers uncovered new drivers, designs and product insights to move the exam room into the future.
Ways to Boost Patient Care, Safety and Satisfaction
An exam room should promote communication between the healthcare provider, patient and caregiver. Michelle Ossmann, MSN, PhD, Steelcase’s Director of Healthcare Environments, explains how the environment can play a key role in facilitating the use of technology and allowing for productive visits.