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AVEIN SAATY-TAFOYA
President and CEO, AST Consulting LLC (Phoenix)
With a career in primary care, public health, and healthcare
administration, Avein Saaty-Tafoya most recently opened
her own consulting fi rm focused on medical and nonprofi t
administration and evidence-based design. " By being thoughtful, decisive,
hospitable, and evidence-based in our approach, we can then be most
impactful on the health outcomes of those we serve, " she says. She supports others
outside the offi ce, too, including cheering on her sons in soccer.-Anne DiNardo
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST
HEALTHCARE PROJECT?
My fi rst project from the owners' perspective was Adelante
Healthcare Mesa Comprehensive Primary Care Center,
a community health center in Mesa, Ariz. I was fortunate
enough to collaborate with Jain Malkin, whom I consider
the mother of healthcare design and my mentor in transforming
community healthcare environments. This was the
fi rst LEED Platinum-certifi ed community health center in the
country (and still is).
WHAT LESSONS DO YOU HOPE THE
INDUSTRY LEARNED FROM YOUR
WORK AT ADELANTE?
That the poor and the underserved do not deserve substandard
environments of care or poorly delivered services.
Every one of our patients, no matter their walk of life, has
choices. Evidence-based design is not about buildings per
se; it's about delivering care with intention, and there's no
better and more deserving industry than community health.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT
WORKING IN HEALTHCARE DESIGN?
I can bring my whole self to the table. My experiences
in medicine, research, art, operations, leadership, advocacy,
philanthropy, and certainly as a patient and mother
are all important in achieving great design. My empathy,
calm demeanor, and natural curiosity are a good match
for the multiple priorities I must manage and the diverse
teammates that join forces within healthcare design.
THREE ITEMS ON YOUR DESK
1 a stone from my Changemaker
keynote session at the 2014 Healthcare
Design Expo & Conference. I left a
stone with inspirational words under
every chair and saved one to remind
me, too, of why I got into this work
when the going gets rough.
2 haiku poetry cubes.
3 speakers for a tone meditation
system.
DOG OR CAT?
My two boys and I have two Siberian Forest cats at home,
named Gryffi n and Raven (after my sons' favorite Harry
Potter houses, of course).
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE, WE'LL
LIKELY FIND YOU ...
On the soccer fi eld cheering on my boys or hiking in the
Sonoran Desert.
THREE HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
YOU'VE WORKED ON IN THE
LAST YEAR AND YOUR ROLE
1
Olathe Health Antioch, ambulatory primary
care clinic, evidence-based design and clinical/
operational consultant.
2
3
Olathe Health East Ambulatory Care Center, evidence-based
design and clinical/operational consultant.
Olathe Health Integrity Spine Surgery, evidencebased
design and clinical/operational consultant.
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FAVORITE SPORT
Olympic gymnastics.
AU GUST 2021
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YOUR HIDDEN
TALENT
Flower arranging.
COFFEE OR TEA?
Tea. I was born in the
Kurdistan region of Iraq,
and in the Middle East it's
not uncommon to give kids
tea with condensed milk
from an early age.
FIRST ALBUMS YOU
EVER BOUGHT
" Purple Rain " by Prince &
the Revolution, and " Diamond
Life " by Sade.
FAVORITE BOOK
My favorite as a girl
was " Little House on the
Prairie " by Laura Ingalls
Wilder. I recently gifted
my entire set saved from
my childhood to my niece.
CITY TO VISIT
Paris. I love the people,
language, art, architecture,
history, natural beauty, and
incredible food.
FAVORITE QUOTE
" I alone cannot change
the world, but I can cast a
stone across the waters to
create many ripples. "
-Mother Theresa
LAST GAME
YOU PLAYED
Scrabble with my boys.
JAIME NORDSTROM (OLATHE)
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