Medical Construction & Design

JAN-FEB 2013

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The clinic design, attuned to patient and practitioner needs, increases satisfaction, evokes calm and instills a sense of well-being. Industry News FOR MORE NEWS For expanded coverage of the medical, construction and design industry, visit www. mcdmag.com. For story tips or to make a submission, send to editor@ mcdmag.com. The inpatient hospital room designed by a team from Kahler Slater won the nationwide 2012 Patient Empowered Room Design Competition. Presented by the Institute for Patient-Centered Design Inc., the competition challenged design teams from around the country to submit plans for an ideal inpatient hospital room that would facilitate patient-centered care by creating conditions where patients, their families and caregivers can actively participate in the care plan, promoting desired health outcomes. A full-scale model of the winning design — complete with furnishings, fixtures and equipment — was on display during the Healthcare Design Conference. Features of the room included: a family zone with sleeper sofa, refrigerator and desk and technology that gives the patient control of window shades, lighting and room temperature. An iPad dock and smart TV allow patients to access the Internet and request room service. In addition, a bathroom grab bar with imbedded lights automatically illuminates at the patient's touch. Two projects named Generative Space Award recipients The votes have been tallied and the results are in. This year's recipients of the Generative Space Award are bestowed to the Arlington Free Clinic in Arlington, Va., designed by Perkins+Will and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, located in Chicago, Ill. and designed by ZGF Architects LLP, Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Anderson Mikos Architects, Ltd. The Generative Space Award was introduced to: 1) build a new knowledge base about generative space and the benefits of its application; 2) identify and give recognition to exemplary projects that provide community-wide learning opportunities to systemically and sustainably improve health through the design of the environment; 3) raise awareness of this new method of practice and the benefits that it affords and 4) bring generative space design into mainstream professional practice as a new paradigm. The Arlington Free Clinic is a private, nonprofit and community-based organization providing medical care at no charge to low-income, uninsured adults completely through volunteers and donations. The 8,600-square-foot facility accommodates four primary functions: delivering patient care, organizing 700 volunteers, engaging community and fundraising. "The clinic has always been a 8 Medical Construction & Design | January/February 2013 Design elements of the project, including pattern language and lighting, help shape an environment designed to heal. place doing good for the community," said Perkins+Will Design Principal Tama Duffy Day. "But with this opportunity to build a new clinic, they sought to align their physical space with their mission and that made all the difference." The facility is the first LEED-Gold free clinic in the nation, something Duffy Day said takes vision. "That vision from their executive director, Nancy Sanger Pallesen, allowed us to design an incredible and healthy environment that is improving not only the health of their patients, but the health of their whole community," she said. Dr. Wayne Ruga, FAIA, FIIDA, Hon. FASID, founder and president of The CARITAS Project, the organization that continued on page 11 >> www.mcdmag.com AFC: KEN HAYDEN PHOTOGRAPHY Kahler Slater wins 2012 Patient Empowered Room Design Competition

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