Perspectives Recent Design Healthcare Commercial Education Celebrating Boys Town’s centennial – reflecting on design’s social impact Chris Johnson, managing principal of our Omaha studio, reflects on the nearly 100-year relationship between LEO A DALY and Boys ... Video: Josh Theodore | designing hospitals with heart Josh Theodore, AIA, LEO A DALY’s global health practice leader, believes that design should touch the body, mind and spirit ... Ideal patient experience should inform each hospital design project What creates the ideal patient experience? While there are many factors contributing to the level of satisfaction with a stay, ... Patient-aligned care team model translates into private care In 2014, VHA developed a prototype for its outpatient clinics based on its Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care, ... LEO A DALY’s Happy Hospital design concept fights caregiver burnout Architects and interior designers took on the problem of caregiver burnout with a forward-thinking entry into Healthcare Design’s inaugural Breaking ... Video: veteran symbolism infuses LEO A DALY’s Omaha VA clinic design The new Veterans Affairs ambulatory care center in Omaha is designed to celebrate the men and women who serve our ... A first for the VA and a gift to our veterans A group of Omaha business leaders worked with government to create a groundbreaking P3, allowing private funding for VA projects ... Extending care capacity as COVID-19 grows Coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the U.S. healthcare system. LEO A DALY's health practice leader offers some innovative ideas for expanding ... LEO A DALY rapidly repurposes hotels for COVID-19 response Hotel2Hospital concept would relieve hospital bed shortages and help hoteliers weather an economic storm ... Repurposing residence halls as Alternate Care Facilities (ACFs) As hospitals face COVID-19-related bed shortages, university residence halls may hold the key to expanding access. Read our tips for ... Generative Design and the Potential for Organic Structures In this white paper, Structural Engineer Jake Zach discusses the potential for optimized engineering when humans and machines work together ... White paper: Raising indoor humidity to reduce the spread of pathogens Buildings with higher humidity can inhibit transmission of ailments such as flu and COVID-19. In this whitepaper, we explore design ... Space optimization through relocation LEO A DALY’s diverse and creative teams combine planning, architecture, engineering and interiors expertise to offer a holistic response to ... Providing calm in the storm: Healthcare staff respite spaces The pandemic has drastically shifted the operations of our nation’s hospitals and clinics, but so far many of the adjustments ... 4 Design Considerations for Healthcare Post-Pandemic During time periods of great difficulty, there is almost always a rise in innovation. The pandemic has forced us to ... Healthcare M&A: strategies for successful infrastructure integration Infrastructure integration planning sometimes slips through the cracks during a healthcare merger or acquisition. Here's how to do it right ... Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Embodied Carbon As climate change urgency grows, reducing embodied carbon in buildings becomes crucial for creating a sustainable built environment, achieved by ...