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EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2012 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to provide the infrastructure /platform for flexible, acuity adaptable inpatient accommodation that actively integrates patient rehabilitation with a patient and family-centered model of care -- all designed to improve healthcare outcomes and expedite the patient’s return to his or her community.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2012 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to rebuild an old nursing home creating a high-end, cutting-edge innovative rehabilitation center to help those with disabilities. Additionally, the center had an imperative to integrate the development and testing of new healthcare technologies and processes.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2012 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to design the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay for health -- for the individuals who will use the new Medical Center, the Mission Bay community, and the greater global environment.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2011 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to improve the patient and visitor experience in the Emergency Department (ED) waiting room of a large community hospital with long wait times by introducing evidence-based art. To analyze the effect of art through rigorous research.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
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. 

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2011 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to improve infection control flow patterns and to reduce surgery room turn around time.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2015 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to change a patient’s hospital experience through specific environmental design features aimed at reducing stress.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2011 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to strategically renew a 20-year old facility and maximize resources allocated to the new expansion while enhancing patient care and staff experience throughout both areas. To improve staff work environment and patient health outcomes through access to daylight and views, minimization of travel distances, and efficient patient room configuration and care stations.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2011 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to create a highly realistic participatory learning experiences in an environment that does not involve an actual patient. This method of teaching is rapidly becoming a new standard in both primary and continuing education for health professionals. The intent is to improve learning experiences through improved personal and technical skills and interdisciplinary team communications in an environment designed and built around current evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice and evidence-based design knowledge.

EDAC Advocate Firm Project
September 2011 EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to: make the commitment to use an evidence-based design process, and the following planning objectives were established: clear patient wayfinding, distinct separation of inpatient/service flow versus public/visitor flow, patient access to clinical services, clear access to primary patient service entrances, staff operational efficiencies, reduction of falls and injuries, and visibility across the patient unit within the support core.