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VOL. 13, NO. 6

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FEATURES
32 SPECIAL DELIVERY
With the launch of the Colorado Fetal Care Center at Children's Hospital Colorado, the
team behind its design aims to set a new standard for care and comfort for high-risk
pregnancies. By Kristin D. Zeit

A number of steps must be taken to successfully integrate a hybrid operating room into an
existing hospital, but the payoff can be greater efficiencies and reduced costs. By Catherine
Gow and Brenda Byrd

46 Tight Fit
A new hybrid operating room at University of Colorado Hospitals allows surgeons to do
great things, even in a small space. By John Andrews

52 The Sum of its Parts
Akron General Medical Center combines MRI and CT equipment with surgical space-
times three-in an ambitious new integrated suite focusing on brain and spinal procedures.
By Kristin D. Zeit

DEPARTMENTS
04 HCD ONLINE A monthly rundown of exclusive content available at
www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com
06 EDITORIAL Designing around technology By Kristin D. Zeit
10 MONITOR Keeping track of the industry's vital signs
16 GREEN Sustainable maintenance By Matthew D. Tendler
24 THE CENTER Global shifts, large and small By Debra Levin
26 INTERIORS Balancing act By Jaques Black
54 RESEARCH Reducing fall risks By Ellen Taylor
58 CONSTRUCTION Using design-build to streamline renovations By Katherine Blume
96 TRANSFORMATIONS Modern history By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
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ON THE COVER: Colorado Fetal Care
Center, Children's Hospital Colorado,
Aurora, Colo. Photo: Courtesy of ZGF
Architects; © Stephen Cridland.

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40 SPECIAL REPORT: HYBRID OPERATING ROOMS
42 Redefining the OR

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