OC US O N INFECTION CONTROL : COURTESY OF NEBRASKA MEDICINE TIONARY F 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 IN 2004, AS part of nationally coordinated antiterrorism efforts, Nebraska Medicine brought on line a first-of-its-kind unit for the safe treatment of deadly infectious diseases. Early involvement of frontline staff with the design team of Leo A Daly was crucial to creating a unit that met the complex safety, operational, and psychological needs of clinicians working in this challenging environment. Now, in the wake of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the role that Nebraska Medicine played in treating its victims, lessons learned by that same staff are helping guide the design of the next generation of biocontainment patient care units. HCDmagazine.com 05.16 03.16 51http://www.HCDmagazine.com