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FEATURES
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ALL IS WELL

Healthcare Design asked industry members how wellness is being defined in their work-
and they showed us. In this special report, find a sampling of the myriad innovative and
inspiring approaches being taken. Edited by Jennifer Kovacs Silvis

FOCUS ON INFECTION CONTROL
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PRECAUTIONARY TALE

The inclusion of frontline staff in the design of Nebraska Medicine's biocontainment unit-
one of the few U.S. facilities to deal firsthand with the 2014 Ebola outbreak-paid off with a
space tailored to its needs. Post-activation staff feedback now gives the industry plenty to
build on. By Patricia A. Lenaghan and Robert D. Counter

58 MEETING EBOLA AT THE DOOR

A facilities assessment project in West Africa to identify deficiencies and opportunities for
treating Ebola patients yielded a triage prototype that can be used anywhere.
By Gerard Georges

SPACE SAVER

HCA Healthcare adapts its standard hospital model to open a smaller facility in Dulles, Va.,
that maximizes efficiencies while offering the same service mix. By Kenneth A. Priest

PIECE BY PIECE

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital gets a fresh start in South Los Angeles by
bringing together public and private partners, new and renovated buildings, and unique
service arrangements. By Anne DiNardo

NATURAL CONNECTIONS

Charleston Area Medical Center's new cancer center in Charleston, W.V., integrates the outside
world and bold architectural elements to inspire courage and strength. By Tim Cowan

DEPARTMENTS
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EDITORIAL Well, well, well By Kristin D. Zeit

10 MONITOR Keeping track of the industry's vital signs
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE Healthy start

THE CENTER Illuminating reinvention By Debra Levin

92 CONSTRUCTION History lesson By Steve Wiser
100 RESEARCH A rural healthcare roadmap By Kirsten Staloch
120 FIRST LOOK Problem solver
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