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Project Brief

Taking an Empathic Approach In the Design of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
May 2019 ∘ Project Brief ∘
Learn about: how a variety of approaches—including research, observation, and process mapping exercises—were used in conjunction to develop the new design plans, why the architectural team relied on existing staff, patients, and families to understand which needs to address in the redesign, and how envisioning the new center as a “house” could better support the needs of patients and families.
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Webinar

Positive Impacts of a Hospital Garden on Patients, Families and Nurses
March 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will present an overview of the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center garden research project. For this project, The Center for Health Design awarded Legacy Health and Quatrefoil, Inc. its 2018 Evidence-Based Design Touchstone Award at the highest Platinum Level. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of an evidence-based design (EBD) process to create a hospital garden to reduce stress in three different user groups, learn the positive effects of a garden on different hospital populations, and see how the garden is used in daily programming to serve all hospital populations.
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Chair-Centric Waiting Area Addresses Emergency Department Throughput Challenges
April 2017 ∘ Project Brief ∘
Learn about: evidence-based design solutions to address throughput challenges in today’s overcrowded emergency departments, the importance of aligning research design with organizational operations and processes for successful research, and the advantages of basing research methods on previous studies. 
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Interview

How Strategic Design Choices Can Address the Impact of Aging While Meeting the Needs of All Generations, an interview with Maggie Calkins, PhD
February 2017 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about: why the needs of older people are often overlooked, how universal design can support people as they age, how universal design also benefits people of varying abilities and generations, and the need for designers to think about functionality in new and existing spaces.
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Interview

How Evidence-Based Design Can Support Communication to Ensure Patient Safety, an interview with Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNS, RN, EDAC, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
August 2015 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about: how communication plays a vital role in nurses’ daily responsibilities, which evidence-based design features support effective communication efforts and why improving communication can lead to best outcomes and impact a facility’s bottom line. 
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

El Paso Children's Hospital, El Paso, TX
September 2012 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The goal for this project was to establish the first separately licensed children’s hospital in the community of El Paso, Texas with an interior environment that is patient-centered, family focused, community accessible, culturally compatible and a magnet for the recruitment of pediatric medical staff.  
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Indiana University, Melvin & Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN

September 2011 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The goal for this project was to conduct research that will: identify the needs of cancer patients while undergoing infusion treatment, develop potential environmental design solutions to fulfill the needs, and validate significant environmental design strategies for infusion patient care and satisfaction. 
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Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, CT

September 2010 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The goal for this project was to promote the healing process for the patients of Simlow Cancer Hospital by using the evidence-based premise that appropriate art has the power to lower stress, anxiety and pain, as well as increase patient satisfaction through the improved perception of the quality of care delivered.
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Webinar

Designing the Evidence-Based Hospital: Ways to Strengthen Inpatient Performance Through Facility Innovation
April 2014 ∘ Webinar ∘
The webinar examines the latest strategies to use evidence-based design to strengthen hospital performance. Understand the basics of evidence-based design and the role that the built environment plays in improving the quality of care for patients and families, and how hospitals, architects and contractors can work together to evaluate, prioritize and apply design research in future projects.
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Designing a New Ambulatory Care Model: A Case Study Look at Ambulatory Design Trends Featuring UW Health – Yahara Clinic
February 2014 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will guide you through incorporating ambulatory care design trends and evidenced-based design principles when designing for ambulatory facilities. Learn from success stories at the UW Health – Yahara Clinic, an outpatient facility in Monona, Wisconsin. The presentation highlights Yahara Clinic’s operational concept of self-rooming and design for Integrated Care Team space. Post occupancy outcomes will be shared, including an 83% reduction in staff footsteps and 25% improvement in patient satisfaction scores.