Luz Upegui
Gun Violence Epidemic
It is a tragedy, continually seeing these mass shootings on the news. Losing our youth changes our future. So many are affected by the...
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Wait time in EDs
Have you ever sat in pain in an ED for a few hours just waiting to be treated? For those who have, know how stressful and unpleasant this...
Decentralization of healthcare
What is the future of healthcare? After talking to various healthcare professionals through the various courses taken up this semester,...
Xianchao Wang
Affordable Housing in China
In 1998, China’s government ended direct housing distribution to employees through the employer-based system and introduced a Housing...
The frequent fliers of EDs
In our visit to this newly renovated Emergency Department facility at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, we...
Eliminate waiting rooms?
Sitting at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System cafeteria, in conversation with Dr Amit Arwindekar on the newly...
Shirlo Selvam
Inputs from WJW Architects
It was great to have Kat Stowell and Liezel Pimentel from Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects with us for a desk review on February 26 for...
Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
We recently visited the Center for Advanced Care (CAC),which is a uniquely designed outpatient facility, by Smith Group JJR at the...
Lena Reiff
The Many Textures at Illinois Masonic
If you follow our blogs religiously (you should) then you are probably aware that our class has been traveling to different hospitals...
Alex Rasky
The Supertrack
Today we toured the newly renovated University of Illinois Hospital Emergency Department. The entrance and lobby were redone, making the...
Alexus Davis
UIC ED
Privacy & Security in the ED at UIC During our visit to the new emergency department at University of Illinois hospital system, I felt...
Alex Rasky
Light Exercise Benefits
It has frequently been recommended that adults get 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity exercise each week. However, according to the CDC only...
Xianchao Wang
Plant Chicago
In our proposal of the studio project, we planned to convert the existing St. Anthony’s Hospital into an urban farm. By doing that,...
Luz Upegui
The Little Pink House
On our most recent hospital visit to the Advocate Illinois Masonic Center the question of scale came up. With a new modern building...
Lena Reiff
Lava Mae - Changing Homelessness one shower at a time.
While working on our designs for the Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago we have highlighted some of the major issues within the...
Alexus Davis
Transinstitutionalization
How the Deconstruction of Mental Hospitals have Impacted the Mentally Ill ST ITA’S HOSPITAL, PORTRANE Before the creation of the Mental...
Luz Upegui
Where to draw the line?
The education system in Chicago is at a downfall, with 54 schools planning to shutdown to hopefully revive the system. But now what?...
Alex Rasky
Planetree
Planetree President Susan Frampton began her mission roughly 40 years ago after her own negative experience in a hospital. The goal of...
Impact of light on Health
Light is important for daily human functions as it allows us to perform activities but it is also very important as it affects human...
Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of a microorganism to prevent an antimicrobial such as an antibiotic, from having an...
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