National Bureau of Economic Research Proves Amenities have effect on hospital choice

From the study “the authors find that amenities have a positive and substantial effect on hospital choice. Interestingly, the effect of amenities is much larger than that of clinical quality. The authors estimate that a one-standard-deviation increase in the amenities measure raises a hospital’s demand by 38 percent, while a similar increase in the clinical quality measure raises demand by only 13 percent.” National Bureau of Economic Research Study

Industry Partner Tandus Sets Precedent with Sustainability Award!

AAHID Industry Partner and carpet manufacturer Tandus has taken home the Antron Sustainability Award due to the performance and sustainability of its Powerbond.  Even though this particular example is in a school, many of the durability and maintenance issues are very similar for healthcare. Tandus_-_Antron_Sustainability_Award.pdf

AAHID President Publishes Article on Infection Control

AAHID President Jocelyn Stroupe has published a major article in Health Facilities Management Magazine. 

The article Keeping Patient Protection in Mind discusses both the design implications for HAI (Hospital Acquired Infection) and the FGI Guidelines. 

AAHID Announces New Exam Locations.

Exam locations for 2010 updated and are available here.

InPro Corporation Partners with AAHID

AAHID is proud to announce a Partnership with InPro Corporation, manufacturer of fine interior and exterior architectural products.  For more information InPro

AAHID and Nurture by Steelcase Announce $7,500 Scholarship for 2010

AAHID and Nurture by Steelcase are proud to announce another year of the $7,500 graduate fellowship in healthcare interior design.  Please download, print and/or distribute both the announcement and poster to all potential and interested parties. 

2010_Announcement_Poster.pdf
AAHID_09-10_Graduate_Fellowship_full_annoucement.pdf

AAHID Releases Annual Report

Available for download here.

Domke Book Recieves Rave Reviews!

Henry Domke’s seminal work Picture of Health:  A Handbook for Healthcare Fine Art, which he was quoted as saying he wrote “specifically for AAHID Certificants” would make a great gift this Christmas for your favorite up and coming Healthcare Designer!.  Purchase here! Read more here!

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