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Category: Building Sciences
Good Design, Poor Design

Design in Everyday Healthcare - Opportunities for InnovationWe see them every day… Or do we? All around us, in every nook and cranny of healthcare, there are opportunities for improvement and opportunities for outright innovation.

It may not be a new device, gadget or widget, however. More likely, it will come in the form of a simple design element. And there’s no one better than you to bring it about. After all, you live it every day.

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Advancing Translational Research by Design 11/9/10

Building sciences and design“Advancing Translational Research by Design” – The MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) Center for Building Sciences and the Center for Advanced Design and Research (CADRE) are pleased to sponsor “Advancing Translational Research by Design”. This expert panel intends to focus on the design features for clinical facilities (bed towers and outpatient units) that could potentially enhance the translational research process.

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ER Design Could Be a Bridge to the Future

Emergency Preparedness - Facility Design InnovationThe MedStar Institute for Innovation’s (MI2) own Ella Franklin was featured in a Hospital & Health Networks Magazine (H&HN) article that covered MI2′s Bridge to ER One emergency preparedness project. In addition to highlighting ER One’s unique facility design and innovative processes,

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