Emergency Department Design: A Practical Guide To Planning For The Future, 2nd Ed. - Softcover

Jon Huddy, AIA

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988997355 ISBN 13: 9780988997356

Publisher: American College Of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Synopsis

This new second edition adds an emphasis on lean operations, innovative approaches, operational and physical redesign, wireless technology, safety and security, designing for special populations, and design alternatives to achieve efficiency, effectiveness, and sound clinical practice. 27 new projects have been added to the expanded case studies section - all designed to solve specific problems and meet specific needs, such as behavioral health, historic preservation, lean processing, "no wait," overcrowding, physician-directed patient flow, privacy, surge capacity, threat mitigation, wayfinding, and more.

What's in it?

Introduction: An Architect's Retrospective

Preparing to Lead and Internal Team-Building

Project Delivery Options and Selecting Your Consultants, Designers, and Builders

Project Justification and Needs Assessment

Scope Definition

The Design Puzzle: Pieces and Parts

Design Components, Configurations, and Considerations

Pediatric, Geriatric, Freestanding Emergency Departments and Clinical Decision Units

Wrap-Up: Imagine the Long-Range Future of Emergency Department Design

Case Studies

About this title

From the Back Cover

Second Edition: From the American College of Emergency Physicians, a practical, approachable,sequential guide to planning, designing, and building or renovating an emergency department. Written to help emergency physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals learn how the process works - but its equally valuable to architects and designers and the forms they represent. 

Prepare to Deliver More: This book will show you how to analyze the need for a new emergency department and develop economically sound solutions for any emergency department construction project - in short, how to deliver more capacity with fewer available capital resources. 
 
Think Beyond: Beyond traditional design concepts, and especially beyond what you just don't like about your own department. Learn about environmental factors and operational redesign innovations that are shaping architectural design. This book explains design and construction processes,planning guidelines, and design tools that will help you navigate the planning and design process. 

Lead: Emergency Department Design will help you take the lead on your design team, use your energies to make a positive impact on the project,and develop an emergency department design that meets the goals of your organization and the expectations of the patients, families, and communities you serve. 

About the Author

Jon Huddy, AIA, as of the publishing of this book, has participated in the analysis, planning, and design of more than 325 emergency departments ... and counting. His designs have accommodated emergency departments as small as 6,000 annual visits in rural areas and complex medical center emergency departments as large as 200,000 visits. One of his greatest attributes is the ability to bring alternative operational and physical design solutions to his clients by drawing on his international emergency department design experience. 

As president of Huddy Health Care Solutions, LLC, a firm focused on the specialty of emergency department consulting and design, he personally leads each emergency department engagement, whether it be for emergency department strategic planning, operational assessment, master planning, and/or architectural design services. Mr. Huddy has been designing health care facilities since earning a Master of Architecture degree from the Clemson University Architecture for Health Studio in the mid-1980s. He also completed the American Institute of Architects/American Hospital Association Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Design.

Mr. Huddy is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is licensed by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He has written several articles and delivered numerous international presentations and educational sessions on a wide range of topics, including "ED Vision 2030," "Designing More (ED) with Less (Capital)," and"Designing Safe and Secure Emergency Departments." Many of the items and issues from these presentations are presented in this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: American College Of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• ISBN 10: 0988997355
• ISBN 13: 9780988997356
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 427