Announcing our new Partner, Nexxspan!

June 28, 2022

A warm welcome to our newest partner, Nexxspan!

Announcing our new Academic Partner, The Ohio State University!

May 16, 2022

A warm welcome to our newest Academic partner, The Ohio State University! Learn what is on the horizon between NIHD and The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s Center for Healthcare Innovation and Leadership.

Announcing our new Partner, Haskell!

April 4, 2022

A warm welcome to our newest partner, Haskell!

Announcing our new Partner, West-Com Nurse Call Systems!

January 27, 2022

A warm welcome to our newest partner, West-Com Nurse Call Systems!

Announcing our Partnership Renewal with Armstrong Flooring!

January 24, 2022

We are grateful for the renewal of our partnership with Armstrong Flooring!

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May 12, 2024

Celebrating Nurses: The Heart of Healthcare Design.

May 12, 2024

“Nurses Make the Difference,” is this year’s National Nurse’s week theme. This year’s theme resonates deeply as healthcare design is more than just aesthetics; it’s about creating spaces that nurture healing, support efficiency, and enhance the overall patient experience. By actively engaging nurses in the design process, healthcare facilities can create workflows and environments that are functional and conducive to delivering excellent care.

May 12, 2024

May 9, 2024

Nursing Students Shine at the 72-hour AIA/AAH PDC Student Challenge: A Tale of Innovation and Collaboration.

May 9, 2024

For the second consecutive year, Montana State University's Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing graduate students showcased exceptional talent at the 72-hour AIA/AAH PDC Student Challenge.

May 9, 2024

May 3, 2024

How Are You Going to Celebrate Nurses Week?

May 3, 2024

There are many different ways to recognize and honor one another, certainly on special days but also all year long in ways big and small. So if you are an employer of nurses, if you are a nurse, or if you have a nurse in your family; how are you going to celebrate?

May 3, 2024

Apr 25, 2024

Insights and Inspirations: Reflecting on My First ASHE PDC Summit

Apr 25, 2024

Last month, NIHD Member Andrea Skowronek, RD, MPH, CAPM had the incredible opportunity to attend her first ASHE PDC Summit. Summit sessions were a buffet of practical, actionable advice, exactly what you’d expect from a gathering of top-tier engineers, architects, designers, construction professionals, hospital administrators, and clinicians. Read about the insights she gathered.

Apr 25, 2024

Apr 18, 2024

The Quest for Common Ground in Rural and Urban Development: Key Takeaways from the See Change Sessions

Apr 18, 2024

See Change Sessions is the collision of unconventional networking and collaboration by labs (workshops) and in-the-moment speaker topics to facilitate change across six different priority, themed areas – Where We Live; Beyond the Stars; Turning the Tide; Breaking the Buzzword; Cultures in Conversation; and Harmony & Dissonance.

Apr 18, 2024

Apr 17, 2024

Are you a procrastinator?

Apr 17, 2024

Better Homes & Gardens (BHG) has always been one of NIHD President Kris Krail's favorites – lots of pretty pictures, realistic design ideas and good recipes. So, she was somewhat surprised when the first sentence in the “editor’s letter” was I am a procrastinator.

Apr 17, 2024

Apr 4, 2024

NIHD Introduces The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Leader in Healthcare Design.

Apr 4, 2024

This DAISY Nurse Leader Award is open to individual nurses who are actively engaged in healthcare design. This includes nurses who consult, assist, advise, or work in creating better spaces for patients and families.

Apr 4, 2024

Mar 21, 2024

Collaboration Spaces for Healthcare Teams

Mar 21, 2024

During my time as a bedside nurse I recall thinking that teamwork and communication came naturally by just working well with other care team members, and that the patients would naturally benefit from this. But as I began transitioning my career to patient safety and quality of care through improving teamwork and communication I then realized that there are enablers and barriers to teamwork in the very unit and care areas we work in.

Mar 21, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

From Stress Reduction to Conversation Starters: Infusing the Visual Arts into Healthcare Settings

Mar 13, 2024

Art, while decorative, is more than simply a backdrop for medical environments. It is a path towards truly holistic healing and an integral part of our hospital experience. Pulling from evidence-based design research, Antonia Dapena-Tretter uses her background as the Art Curator at Stanford Medicine | Children’s Health, and board member at The National Organization for Arts in Health, to make the case for including artwork commissions and murals in every hospital or clinical space.

Mar 13, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

Nurse Call Improves Outpatient Flow.

Feb 28, 2024

Are you interested in increasing your organization’s operational effectiveness? If yielding higher profits, revenue, and staff productivity is important to you, please continue reading this blog.

Feb 28, 2024