Healthcare Design - November 2020 - 50

O N E F L I G H T AWAY
SUBMITTED BY HDR
THIS CONCEPT looks at the modern airport and the role it might play in
the healthcare realm. With millions of U.S. travelers passing through
domestic airports each day in normal circumstances, those flights
connect with a multitude of global destinations, as well, creating the
challenge of containing diseases as well as opportunities to provide
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. One Flight Away proposes a
series of solutions within the airport setting, covering each step of
the traveler journey. For example, an expanded security screening
identifies travelers who pose a health risk and directs them to clinical
care spaces, while travelers who are fit to fly next go through a disinfection process. A healthcare component includes clinic modules,
support areas, ambulatory care, and limited acute care services, while
short-stay rest pods for travelers with layovers can also be converted
to negative-pressure patient rooms for biocontainment.

THE BIG SCREEN
S U B M I T T E D B Y A R C H I T E C T S H AW A I I L T D .
BASED ON an estimate that 80 percent of the U.S. population went to see a
movie in 2019 versus only 20 percent who visited a doctor for an annual
checkup, The Big Screen sets out to provide a convenient and affordable way to receive medical screenings by combining the two. The idea is
centered on a movie theater chair that provides a full-body scan that takes
basic vitals, checks for deleterious health conditions, and performs tests.
The data collected while patients watch a movie can then be downloaded to
mobile devices and reviewed by a care team to manage follow-up.

T H E DI S T RIB UT ED NET WORK CA RE
FAC I L I T Y: S OLVING HEALTH CA RE
AC C E S S F O R RURAL AND REM OTE
PO P U L AT IONS
S U B M I T T E D B Y D AV I D F. C H A M B E R S C O N S U L T A N T &
DEVENNEY GROUP

PHOTOGRAPH BY FIRSTNAME LASTNAME

RURAL HOSPITALS continue to struggle to remain financially viable as
their aging buildings simultaneously become functionally obsolete.
To help solve these challenges, this adaptable system of modules
could deliver permanent replacements within days or weeks. The
modules are scalable and flexible and able to quickly change to patient
needs, while a robust telehealth system would be integrated to create
networks with providers in urban locations to bring that expertise to
rural sites. Design features include container shapes, manufactured
elements requiring simple on-site plug-and-play assembly, panelized
floors and ceilings allowing for quick connection, and multifunctional
structural elements like decking that connects the modules but also
provides space for electrical and mechanical needs. 

Jennifer Kovacs Silvis is editor-in-chief of Healthcare Design. She can be
reached at J E N N I F E R . S I L V I S @ E M E R A L D X . C O M .

NOVEMBER 2020

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