Online Extras for Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities, Second Edition

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Chapter Supplements

• Chapter 1:       Considerations for Building Health Care Facilities

• Chapter 2:       Master Planning and Predesign

• Chapter 3:       Joint Commission and Joint Commission International Considerations

• Chapter 4:       Building Design and Construction

• Chapter 5:       Commissioning

• Appendix A:    Special Considerations for the Design of Laboratories

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Blogs

These blogs may be of interest to those in planning, design, and construction of health care facilities:

• The Center for Healthcare Design blog—Written by the staff of The Center for Health Design

• Environment of Care News® blog—An online community led by executive editor Kristine Miller

• Healing Healthcare Systems—Essays on the healing environment

• The Health Care Blog—Frequently updated health care news and opinions

• Health Care Fine Art—Contains information for interior designers, art consultants, architects, hospital and clinic staff, framers and installers, and artists

• Therapeutic Landscapes Database Blog—Discusses healing gardens, restorative environments, and other landscapes that encourage health and well-being

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Articles

• Universal Design for Health Care Facilities (Environment of Care^®News, January 2009, Volume 12, Issue 1)

• How to Perform a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (Environment of Care^® News, September 2008, Volume 11, Issue 9)

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White Paper

From Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Using Evidence-Based Environmental Design to Enhance Safety and Quality (2009)