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ADVERTISERS' INDEX
GOOD COMPANY
Accurate Lock and Hardware .......................33
Arcadia Seating .........................................41
Architex ................................................... C4
ASI Visual Display Products ...........................10
AVA by Novalis ..........................................57
Carolina .....................................................1
Center for Health Design..............................60
DeepStream Designs ...................................42
dRofus ......................................................44
EFA Expo & Conference ..............................70
Global Furniture ........................................59
HCD Expo & Conference .............................68
HD Expo & Conference ...............................66
Herman Miller for Healthcare .......................23
Inpro ..........................................................7
Interwoven ................................................21
KNU/La-Z-Boy ...........................................67
Krug ..........................................................2
Kwalu ..................................................... C2
LDI Interiors ................................................39
Midmark ..................................................13
Mitchell Group...........................................31
Moduform .................................................46
Modular Services .......................................15
ModularArts ..............................................47
Momentum Group .......................................8
Nassimi ....................................................43
Paladin Healthcare .....................................48
Pineapple Contracts ....................................64
Placzek Studios ......................................... C3
QuietRock by PABCO Gypsum .....................45
Shaw Contract ...........................................29
Sherwood Windows ...................................14
SitOnIt Seating ...........................................55
Spec Furniture ............................................22
Stance Healthcare ........................................5
Whitehall Manufacturing .............................49
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This year's Touchstone Awards represent a range of project types
using evidence-based design By Debra Levin
T
HROUGH OUR ANNUAL
Touchstone Awards, The
Center for Health Design
recognizes the exemplary
use of an evidence-based
design (EBD) process in
an array of built environments.
This program focuses
on achievements in three areas of the
EBD process: collaboration, evaluation, and
sharing. The submissions go through a rigorous
judging process, with each application
reviewed by a team of distinguished jurors
including design practitioners, researchers,
academics, healthcare administrators, and
patient advocates. This year's Touchstone
Awards, presented across Silver, Gold, and
Platinum levels, will be given at the 2021
Healthcare Design Expo & Conference (Oct.
23-26, Cleveland). Here's a quick look at our
Platinum winners.
Revising Grab Bar Specifications for Senior
Living, submitted by IDEAS Institute
and Georgia Institute of Technology. The
purpose of this multiphased research study
was to identify, through quantitative and qualitative
evidence, the spatial and configurational
dimensions of grab bars that support both
independent and one- and two-person assisted
toilet transfers of adults living in senior housing
and incorporate the results into building
regulations and standards.
Methodist Fremont Health, submitted by
HDR. The outcomes of initial programming
studies and exercises conducted during master
planning strongly influenced the client's decision-making
and the project's direction, which
resulted in consolidation of services, reduction
in beds, and improved staff efficiency.
Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center
3rd Floor SW Pavilion, submitted by
EYP. This project reveals findings from preand
post-occupancy research studies to evaluate
specific design interventions targeted for
outcomes in the domains of patient safety and
operational efficiencies. The objective was to
reduce falls and design an optimal supportive
environment for all care activities.
New Parkland Hospital, submitted by NPH
Research Coalition. The design vision was
to create a safe, welcoming, patient-centered
healing environment promoting excellence
in clinical care, teaching, and research. In the
spirit of Parkland Hospital's commitment
to research, the New Parkland Hospital Research
Coalition successfully evaluated actual
impacts of the design on patient and staff outcomes,
generating knowledge for Parkland and
the industry.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, M.T.
Mustian Center Surgery & Critical Care
Tower, submitted by Gresham Smith. Using
Lean design and a research-backed, humancentered
approach, the team created a space
that supports enhanced care, building efficiency,
and staff effectiveness. Upgrades to the
parking garage, associated hospital entrances,
and the main atrium further improved the patient
and visitor experience.
HDR Global Headquarters, submitted by
HDR. As firm leaders planned a new global
headquarters, they put a high priority on promoting
employee well-being and physical
activity. The firm hypothesized that the design
and location of the new building would
improve employees' sedentary and physical
activity behaviors at work, and a subsequent
study found this to be true.
To learn more about the Touchstone Awards
and submission requirements as well as details
about all the winners, visit The Center's website,
healthdesign.org. 
Debra Levin is president and CEO of The Center
for Health Design. She can be reached at DLEVIN@
HEALTHDESIGN.ORG .
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