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experiences of GS. The group has
become known as the Generative
Space Task Force. Each year it has
produced a free program, with invi-
tations available to the extended lo-
cal community, in partnership with
the annual Healthcare Facilities
Symposium and Expo.
During 2017's GSTF program,
in Austin, Texas, a discussion
group was led by Elizabeth Melas,
director of capital projects at the
Rush University Medical Center, in
Chicago. The discussion focused on
the recent design and construction
of a pediatric oncology infusion
unit at Rush. The group was hosted
in the offi ces of Gensler.
Similarly, for the past 10 years,
GS programs have been featured
at the HFSE. This last event, in
Austin, six Generative Space
Track programs were off ered,
the Generative Space Award
was presented and a major gala
event — known as the Jamboree
— was hosted by Humanscale
Healthcare and commemorated
the 30-year anniversary of the
HFSE and its contribution to
transforming healthcare design.
This constellation of GS events was
all designed to provide the content
for the annual Generative Space
Week, which was held Sept. 15-22
( generativespaceweek.net).
In returning to the question
of: "How do we design a better
hospital," it might, now, be more
apparent that designing more
caring experiences — for everyone
— is an extremely potent strategy
for improving outcomes. Not
just medical outcomes, rather
— all desired outcomes — and
for these improved outcomes to
progressively continue improving
over time.
Dr. Wayne Ruga, FAIA, FIIDA, Hon.
FASID, is the founder and president of The
CARITAS Project. He can be reached at
wruga@post.harvard.edu.