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IN FOCUS

A SOUND PLAN

Proactively addressing a top complaint in hospitals,
designers are tasked with keeping decibel levels down
in order to keep patient outcomes and satisfaction up.
By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

D e p a rt m e n t S
07  E D I T O R I A L The nation and industry

ANTON GRASSL (PHOTO TOUR); PAUL THURLBY/HANDS OME FRANK (IN FOCUS)

prepare for a new president, while we here at
Healthcare Design share our own shift in leadership. BY JENNIFER KOVACS SILVIS

08 S H O W TA L K A year of preparation came to
a close with a successful HCD Expo in Houston.
BY KEVIN GAFFNEY

10 P H O T O T O U R Boston Children's Hospital

Simulation Center, Boston, opened May 2016.

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

37 Remodel/Renovation Competition

MONITOR
15 B I G I D E A S The 2016 Healthcare Design

Expo & Conference brought thousands together this past November in Houston. We've
gathered some of this year's highlights here.

BY ANNE DINARDO

31 P R O C E S S I M P R O V E M E N T D ATA T R A N S -

M I S S I O N The availability and use of big data
isn't influencing just care delivery, but the design
process used to create productive healthcare spaces.
BY MILLY BAKER

33  P R O D U C T S P O T L I G H T A C O U S T I C S

Healthcare facilities are a hive of activity thanks
to a continuous flow of traffic, voices, and machines. Acoustical products can help keep the
peace and support a more healing environment.
35 T H E C E N T E R The past 12 months brought

us a new healthcare building type, growing industry resources, and a space flower.

BY DEBRA LEVIN

48 F A C E T I M E Melinda Lin, Senior medical
planner, DGA. BY ANNE DINARDO

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O N TH E C O V E R: Boston Children's Hospital Simulation Center, Boston. Photo: Anton Grassl.
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