Enriching communities through architecture
By Kelly Mortensen, CSI, CDT Project Manager Security is always a top priority in rural health facilities. And, while a close relationship with local and county emergency response services is a crucial first step, there are many ways security can…
By Ryan Turner, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP Principal, Healthcare In my last post, I detailed the efforts architectural firms like DSGW are making to help healthcare professionals combat the opioid crisis. But there’s a human side of this epidemic…
By Ryan Turner, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP Principal, Healthcare In 2016, over 65,000 people died from opioids. In April of 2018, the U.S. Surgeon General released a general advisory to the public — the first of its kind since…
At the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture in New York this year, DSGW Healthcare Principals, Rebecca Lewis and Ryan Turner, will be presenting on the positive impacts that healthcare projects have in rural communities. The presentation is titled “Rural Healthcare…
By Rebecca J. Lewis, FAIA, FACHA, CID Principal, Director of Healthcare Design We’ve all done the small-talk shuffle. That walk from waiting area to exam room at our local clinic where we chat with the nurse about the weather, the…