ABOVE: A colorful reception area features skylights and a graphic mural by a local female artist at Tia's Los Angeles clinic, designed by Alda Ly Architecture. LEFT: Each of four consultation rooms at the Tia clinic in Los Angeles has a different color palette to create a more personalized experience for patients, while a patient closet is provided for storing a provided robe and patients' personal items during examinations. FUELING EMPOWERMENT As more healthcare organizations focus on catering to women's care needs, Feddema hopes patients will feel more empowered to talk about their specific health issues. " There's something to be said for having a place where you can ask those awkward questions, where there's no stigma, and it feels really unique to women, " she says. Ball agrees that broader change is afoot. " We deeply believe the view [of women's healthcare] is changing, that it isn't going to be taboo anymore or second tier; it's actually going to be pretty core to healthcare at large, " she says. Anne DiNardo is executive editor of Healthcare Design. She can be reached at ANNE.DINARDO@ EMERALDX.COM . MORE ONLINE For more images of women's health projects, visit HCDmagazine.com/projects/womens-health. 22 MAY 2022 HCDMAGAZINE.COM MONICA WANGhttp://www.HCDmagazine.com/projects/womens-health http://www.HCDMAGAZINE.COM