Health & Wellness in Healthcare Facility Design

What is health? Psychology Today maintains that it’s more than the dictionary definition of the absence of disease or infirmity; healthy living includes lifestyle choices that support your physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being. Today, integrating health and wellness in healthcare facility design is the goal of many of the nation’s leading healthcare facility design build…

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Bruce Johnstone Discusses Profitable Dental Office Design

Apex Design Build’s own Director of Client Services Bruce Johnstone was invited to speak on the Bulletproof Dental Practice podcast about efficiency and profitability in dental office design. The ROI of Building Right In this edition of the Bulletproof Dental Practice podcast the hosts and their guest discuss how to incorporate dental clinic design elements…

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The Impacts of Medical Patient Room Design on Recovery

When a patient is confined to a room due to illness, injury, or surgery, the medical patient room design can drastically impact the healing process. Thankfully for the patient population, medical facility design firms are making strides in considering these impacts and incorporating patient health into medical patient room design. Intelligent room design is a…

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Veterinary Design and Construction for Pets and their Parents

Pets are loved and cherished family members, and their owners want these faithful companions to feel comfortable when they go to the vet. In addition to receiving top quality care for their pets, their parents want to feel welcomed, cared for, and respected when they trust the care of their fur babies to your veterinary…

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Healthcare Construction Master Planning

What is a master plan, and why do you need one when constructing your medical office or healthcare facility? Devising a master plan means giving yourself and your design firm a project road map. A comprehensive master plan with clear direction means ease of navigation and fewer roadblocks on your journey to the kind of…

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Inclusivity in the Office through Hybridization and Design

When designing a comfortable, functional, professional medical center or healthcare facility, the goal is to create an atmosphere that accounts for the needs, as well as the viewpoints, of everyone involved. When designing with a view to inclusivity, the elements of age, race, nationality, gender, sexuality, class, disability, and other individualizing factors must be given…

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How to Leverage Natural Office Design and Interior Space to Help Calm Patients

Whether it’s because of a health issue that’s been weighing on the patient’s mind or an inherent phobia, going to the doctor can be a terrifying experience for some patients. For years, medical professionals have been trying to combat this problem. Staff training regimens incorporate friendliness and relaxed attitudes, and marketing campaigns attempt to brighten…

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Improving Patient Experience with Technology

Improving patient experience through the use of technology is a key way to develop and strengthen your practice’s brand. Patients are shopping for their healthcare providers more than ever before, and implementing technology through the more routine aspects of patient care can help you stand out. Incorporating features and programs like notification reminders, patient portals,…

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Effective Social Media for Dentists

A social media strategy offers dentists a critical way to increase their audience, build trust with current patients, and attract new patients. Social media for dentists offers similar advantages that it does in other industries. For a long time, dentists have relied on reputation and word of mouth marketing – but times are changing, and…

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