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Last week's Environments for Aging conference drew more than 500 design professionals, owners/operators, product manufacturers/vendors, and others to Orlando, FL. Attendees participated in more than 50 educational sessions, toured a state-of-the art memory care/assisted living facility, viewed the latest products and services, and enjoyed several networking opportunities.
Opening keynote speaker Bill Thomas, M.D., kicked things off Sunday night by challenging our view of aging. Read Sara Marberry's blog post about his talk here.
... viewThe Built Environment Network (BEN) met on April 25-26 at a picturesque lodge nestled among the trees on McDonald's Hamburger University campus in Oak Brook, IL. The group discussed topics ranging from application of lean principles to capital infrastructure planning. In addition, members visited the new Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
The group is continuing its work on defining the energy metrics that should be used to measure asset performance and will eventually develop a dashboard to monitor overall energy performance. Attendees also heard the results of Kaiser Permanente’s Small...
viewCall For Entries - Deadline July 2, 2012
Healthcare Environment Awards Competition 2012
To recognize innovative, life-enhancing interior design that contributes to the quality of healthcare.
AWARD CATEGORIES
• Acute (inpatient) Care Facilities
• Ambulatory (outpatient) Care Facilities
• Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities
• Health and Fitness Wellness Facilities
• Landscape Design (healing gardens, etc.)
• Conceptual Design
• Student Design Work
Earlier this month, our EVP Sara Marberry caught up with Dr. William H. Thomas, the opening keynote speaker for the upcoming Environments for Aging Conference, April 29-May 2 in Orlando, FL. A geriatrician and international authority on eldercare, Dr. Thomas is a self-described “nursing-home abolitionist,” recognizing that America’s nursing home buildings are “aging faster than the people living inside them.” This led him to imagine a radical alternative to...
The Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in March 2012.
Corporate
Davis Partnership, Rohrbach Associates PC*, VOA*
Individual
Margaret Calkins*, Sharon Coates*, Alena Fisher, Manny Halpern*, Jan-Peter Kastelein*, Monte Nagler*, Carol Tobin*, Robert Waltersdorf*
Student
Marycarole Haering*, Laura Maher
*indicates renewing member
viewPebble Project* partners, ER One at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Herman Miller Healthcare recently released findings from their disaster-responsive emergency department project. Entitled, ‘Project ER One”, teams from both of these organizations worked together to create a strong emergency room infrastructure that can handle day-to-day operations along with a sudden influx of patients, that could happen when a natural disaster or terrorist attack occurs.
As part of the project, the team identified requirements and key problems that needed to be addressed. A top requirement for...
viewPebble Project* partner, University Medical Center at Princeton, has been featured in The Times of Trenton, focusing on the evidence-based design (EBD) aspect of the new facility. President and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System, Barry Rabner, was interviewed about the new hospital, which is scheduled to open May 22.
“The biggest discovery was that we had these important goals for the building: reducing infection, improving efficiency. It’s a real discovery that the design of the building can do that,” Rabner said. “It’s not just a container. It actually can have design features that improve patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, reduce errors, reduce falls.”...
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Looking for more information on ways to incorporate evidence-based design into your projects? Look no further! CHD is now offering two indispensable books at SALE prices. For a limited time only.
A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design includes a discussion and definition of EBD and author Jain Malkin, EDAC, illustrates how EBD dovetails with challenging issues of patient care, quality...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in February 2012.
Corporate
Architecture +*, Bouygues Building, Burris Construction, Carolina an OFS Brand Company*, KI*, Leo A. Daly*, Matthei & Colin Associates*, SoundTech, Inc.*, Spellman Brady*, TLCD*, URS*
Individual
Toby Banfield, Paul Dorrell*, Debra Gelety*, Samantha Hamner, Jan Marion*, Jaynelle Stichler*
Student
Lina Burnett, Heather Heckman, Linda Meikle
*indicates renewing member
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The Vancouver Sun wrote an article on Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and their latest efforts to improve...
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Susquehanna Health is inviting the public to an open house at the newly renovated Susquehanna Tower on February 26, from 12:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M....
The Spring 2012 Pebble Project Colloquium, hosted by The Center for Health Design with facility tour host Princeton Healthcare System, is April 16 – 18, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton, New Jersey.
Presentation slots are open to members of the Pebble Project to present an update on your project at this meeting. Please...
Take advantage of this 25% discount and order this 98-page guide today! A Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Design is an easy-to-use tool for evidence-based design (EBD) practitioners or those looking to become EBD practitioners, illustrates how to use evidence in design projects and conduct research to assess...
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Early Bird registration prices has been extended — save $210 off the regular price if you register by February 29!
Network with peers and learn about innovations and research in designing long-term and residential care facilities for our aging population.
Attendees can earn up to 15...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in January 2012.
Corporate
Brustlin, Inc.*, Kahler Slater Architects*, SoundTech*, Vannasse Hangen
Professional
Charles Consagra*, Mark Goodman*
Individual
John Breguet, Roger Call, Julie Dobyns, Bridget Driggers, Kristen Ellingsen*, Julie Elliott, Mollie Everett, Kirk Hamilton*, Joe Keith, Karen Pence, Amy Pressman, Kay Rademacher, Kate Reed, Naomi Sachs*, Wilbur Tusler*, Vicki VanStavern
Student
Peter Clarke, Omagbitse Jagha
*indicates renewing member
Judging for the Environments for Aging Design Showcase took place January 27 & 28, 2012, at the Devonshire at PGA National, an independent living community in West Palm Beach, FL.
Jurors reviewed 36 projects over the span of two days and 4 of these projects were awarded citations. The citation winners will be announced at the Environments for Aging Conference 2012 and published in the showcase issue of Environments for Aging magazine in March.
To view a slideshow of photos during judging, click here.
A decorative fountain in a Milwaukee-area hospital was found to be the cause of eight people contracting Legionnaires’ disease in 2010. Although all eight people were not patients at the time of exposure, walking and sitting by the water wall may have been enough to contract the disease.
This is the second documented outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a healthcare setting, according to The Washington Post. The first was in 2007, when two cancer patients were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after being exposed to a contaminated wall-type water fountain.
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viewExam registration is required by February 3. Space is limited so don’t delay!
While we are no longer accepting online registrations, we are accepting walk-in exam registrations at the conference. Simply print, fill out, and bring this registration form with you to the exam.
Benefits of becoming EDAC certified include:
• Public recognition of your expertise
• Increased value with clients and employers
• Ability to share a common language
• Skills to incorporate the newest...
The Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in December 2011.
Corporate
American Art Resources*, Assa Abloy*, Boulder Associates*, Zimmerman Architectural Studio*
Professional
Kate Keating
Individual
Lisa Cini, William Highsmith, Kathleen Jax, Avani Parikh*, Nick Slater
Student
Ambar Hernandez
*indicates renewing member
Have you recently completed the construction or remodel-renovation of a senior care environment? Do you have a project on the boards, or in progress? If so, consider submitting your work to the Environments for Aging 16th annual showcase issue!
Environments for Aging is looking for projects that address the needs of the entire aging population – from nursing home residents to active seniors. Review details for the annual showcase issue here, and if you’d like to enter your project, you can sign up online by clicking here.
All projects are submitted electronically and...
Nurture by Steelcase is hosting EDAC test preparation workshops in two locations this January for those looking to take the EDAC exam in the New Year. Come and meet Bill Coble from Nurture, who will be presenting the test preparation materials and answering your questions.
Tuesday, January 10
Steelcase Showroom, San Francisco, CA
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday, January 11
Nurture Showroom in Milpitas, CA
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Appetizers and drinks will be provided at both locations.
Contact Kathleen Lapidus, at klapidus [at] nurture [dot] com...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in November 2011.
Corporate Members
AECOM, Business Interiors by Staples, Eppstein Uhen*, Jacoby Pawlowski Trexler Architects, Progressive AE
Individual Members
Katherine Amen, Cindy Barr, Bryan Brinkman, Tony Burley*, Todd Cohen, Abhi Ganju, Robert Gardner, Alice Gittler, Steven Hanson*, William Highsmith, Walter Jones*, Matthew Kennedy*, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Innocent Okpanum*, Curtis Skolnick*, Nick Slater, Kathylka Urtecho*, Alan Wheeler*
Student Members
Karla Hoerning
*indicates renewing member
Todd M. Cohen, Director of Special Projects with Montgomery General Hospital at MedStar Health, won The Center for Health Design’s new affiliate member contest at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11. Todd signed up as an affiliate during the conference and won an iPad case and Bluetooth keyboard.
Upon being asked why he chose to become a CHD affiliate member, Todd replied, “I believe being a CHD Affiliate demonstrates a commitment to adding a degree of rigor, professionalism, and science to the process of designing and allocating spaces for tomorrow’s healthcare encounter. Our varying roles in making the patient encounter more friendly and navigable, is performed more comprehensively by participating in CHD's enlightening programs,...
viewThe PDC Summit 2012 is March 4 – 7 in Phoenix, AZ. This international summit and exhibition on health facility planning, design and construction is composed of senior leaders from hospitals, architecture firms, and construction companies who are interested in working together to advance the healthcare built environment.
This year, PDC attendees have the opportunity to take the EDAC examination onsite at the conference. The EDAC exam establishes standards that qualify an evidence-based design (EBD) process and assess an individual’s ability to understand and implement this process into healthcare construction, renovation, expansions, and replacement facilities.
Healthcare planners, architects, interior designers,...
More than 4,100 architects, interior designers, facility managers, academicians, clinicians, product developers, researchers, and more attended HEALTHCARE DESIGN.11 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. Conference attendees got the chance to learn about the latest concepts, meet new people, hold spirited discussions about healthcare design, and even line...
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