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EDITORIAL

Designing for Patients, Caregivers, and Recruitment

In the design of the Miami Cancer Institute (page 58),
Welcome to our annual issue focused on healthcare design, published
ZGF Architects in association with MGE Architects, considered
in November just in time for the Healthcare Design Expo + Conference
the local parklike context of Baptist Health's Miami campus as well
(page 34) in Orlando. In this issue, we showcase the winners of the
as the personal needs of patients who are coming for an unpleasant
Healthcare Environment Awards (page 74), presented by Contract
and otherwise stress-inducing life moment. The complex includes
in collaboration with The Center for Healthcare Design.
an outpatient care and advanced imaging facility as well as a laboratory
Among the winners, we feature the remarkable Shirley Ryan
building flexibly designed for expansion and adaptability over time
AbilityLab (cover and page 76) in Chicago, designed by HDR | Gensler
for the evolution of cancer care and research.
in association with Clive Wilkinson Architects. This is the Healthcare
In the more urban context of Stamford, Connecticut,
Environment Award winner in the Acute Care category. Here, the very
EYP Health designed the replacement Stamford Hospital (page 64)
concept of a comprehensive rehabilitation center is redefined. The
with the Planetree model of patient-centric care in mind. Balancing
architects and designers carefully considered all rehabilitation needs
for arms and hands, legs and walking, strength and endurance, thinking high tech and high touch in healthcare interiors, EYP partnered with
clinicians and administrators to plan for a hospital that keeps the
and speaking, and pediatric care-programmatically planned within
patient at the forefront. At the same time, EYP designed the hospital
the building by area of focus. And this is one of the first buildings to
incorporate the translational model-putting rehabilitation researchers with numerous design details to enhance the work life of caregivers.
In a first-person essay (page 70), Tushar Gupta, a principal at EYP
and practitioners together to learn from the patient care experience.
Health, describes how his team was able to design multiple elements
Healthcare encompasses wellness and fitness as well. With
specifically for the caregiver needs.
that in mind, an entirely different design solution was developed
by SRG Partnership, in conjunction with Nike, for the Marcus Mariota
Healthcare Design Expo
Sports Performance Center at the University of Oregon (page 84).
I look forward to seeing Contract readers at the Healthcare Design
This is the Healthcare Environment Award winner in the Health
Expo + Conference in Orlando, November 11-14. I will be presenting
and Wellness Fitness category. Here, the Oregon Ducks football team
the winners of the Healthcare Environment Awards and the
enjoys a state-of-the-art facility in which athletes can exercise, be
Nightingale Awards for the best products at the expo on the morning
analyzed for their health and fitness, receive rehabilitation treatment,
of November 13 during The Center for Healthcare Design's awards
or even take a nap to rejuvenate. The worlds of fitness, fashion,
presentation. Visit hcdexpo.com to learn more. Also, know that
and team pride coincide here, as well, with row upon row of football
tickets and tables are available now for the Interiors Awards Breakfast,
uniform options to entice recruits to play for the Ducks.
presented by Contract on Friday, January 26, 2018, in New York.
We are also pleased to feature projects that are exemplars
Visit contractdesign.com/interiorsawards to purchase tickets,
of traditional healthcare delivery. Mehrdad Yazdani and his team
and I will see you there!
at Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign were able to weave architectural
excellence with beautiful healthcare interiors at Jacobs Medical Center
Sincerely,
(page 50) in La Jolla, California. Here, the beauty is inside and out, from
the architecture and building envelope to the interior spaces crafted
John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, Hon. IIDA
for caregiver needs and patient comfort. And lessons from hospitality
Editor in Chief
design are clearly apparent. A labor and delivery room, for example,
looks much more like a hotel suite than a hospital room. Great care
Visit contractdesign.com/editorial to read all of Editor in Chief
was placed in the selection of finishes and furnishings here, offering
John Czarnecki's editorials
lessons for designers of all project types.
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