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ADVERTISERS' INDEX
Architex ...............................................................C4
Armstrong Ceilings .................................................. 2
Carolina ................................................................ 1
Center for Health Design......................................... 38
CF Stinson ............................................................. 7
EFA Conference + Expo.......................................... 40
Enduratex ............................................................. 43
HCD Conference + Expo ........................................ 33
HealthPoint .......................................................... 37
Hudson Aquatic Systems ......................................... 14
Interwoven ............................................................. 5
Kwalu .................................................................C2
La-Z-Boy Healthcare | Knú Comfort ........................... 13
LDI Interiors ........................................................... 25
Mayer Fabrics ...................................................... 10
Midmark .............................................................. 23
modularArts .......................................................... 17
Nassimi ............................................................... 15
NeoCon .............................................................. 44
Paladin Healthcare ................................................ 41
Pineapple Contracts ............................................... 34
QuietRock by PABCO Gypsum .................................. 8
RFID .................................................................... 42
Shaw Contract ......................................................C3
Ultrafabrics ........................................................... 31
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BRANCHING OUT
The Center introduces a new peer-to-peer
group dedicated to pediatric environments
By Debra Levin
F
OR DECADES, The Center for
Health Design has been a
creator of supportive communities
where innovations
can be shared, industry-wide
challenges discussed, and
new ideas nurtured.
In that spirit, we launched
our first peer-to-peer network more than
10 years ago, the Built Environment Network
(BEN). This group provides a high-level,
collaborative forum for open, strategic discussions
that help set a direction for the future of
healthcare design.
BEN members are mostly senior- and
executive-level professionals responsible for
overseeing multiple millions of square feet of
healthcare space and are dedicated to improving
safety, quality, and sustainability. Over the
years, this group has grown to include a wide
variety of hospitals and healthcare systems as
well as industry partners with common goals
who help support the work.
Recently, The Center has been working
to support pediatric design and networking
through small in-person and virtual experiences,
and this month we decided to advance
this initiative and launch our second peer-topeer
group, the Pediatric Environment Network
(PEN). Unlike BEN, which covers all types
of healthcare facilities, PEN is geared to the
unique needs of pediatric care and open to senior
and executive-level healthcare facilities,
design, and manufacturing/consulting professionals
involved in the planning and oversight
of these environments.
PEN members will benefit from year-round
learning in a variety of formats, including five
facilitated virtual meetings as well as an annual
in-person meeting featuring hands-on, behindthe-scenes
tours of exemplary pediatric environments.
The first in-person meeting will be
hosted by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
in September.
The PEN group will be facilitated by seasoned
veteran Judy Smith, an experienced management
consultant, facility planner, and strategist
who has worked exclusively with children's
and women's health services and completed
more than 1,000 projects in the United States
and internationally. She also chaired the development
of the first children's hospital chapter
for the Facility Guidelines Institute.
Because these networks are meant to stay
small to facilitate relationships, membership
to both BEN and PEN is limited and by application.
For more information, reach out to The
Center at 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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