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Time

ON INDUSTRY TRENDS
"More facilities
embracing Lean
concepts and methodologies and departments
coming out of their silos to
work together as a team."
"Semi-private
rooms and wards.
I realize this isn't always
feasible due to budget

restraints, but if you've
ever been a patient, it's a
humbling experience [to
share a room]. The patient
is at their most vulnerable
state and providing them
with dignity, privacy,
and some control of their
environment is important
in the healing process."

F AV O R I T E . . .
VA C AT I O N S P O T "Sandestin Beach in
Destin, Fla."
SNACK "Peanuts with a big glass
of Northern iced tea."
TV CHARACTER "Julie Bowen from 'Modern Family.'
She provides an excellent portrayal of what it's like to be
a Type A working woman with a family. She's hilarious,
and so much of it hits home!"
WEEKEND ACTIVITY "I was a runner for years, but I
now walk to save my knees. I enjoy being outdoors and
being on the lake. I'm also with hospice patients on some
of my weekends."
WAY TO UNWIND AFTER
A LONG DAY
"Walking with my dog, Chip.
Animals are so therapeutic
and can take your mind off of
everything."

D R E A M H E A LT H C A R E M A K E O V E R
PROJECT
" B E H AV I O R A L H E A LT H R O O M in the emergency
department. Many of these patients are in the ED for
several days due to issues within our healthcare system
and aren't even aware if it's day or night. Locating these
rooms on an outside wall with high windows could bring
in natural light. Our firm has an Innovation Incubator project that's looking specifically at the design of
a behavioral health room, and I'm consulting on their
design ideas."

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE, YOU'LL
L I K E LY F I N D M E . . .
"Spending time with my
family: my husband,
our daughter, and our
four-legged son, Chip, an
adorable Cocker Spaniel.

F AV O R I T E A R C H I T E C T
RENZO PIANO

My daughter cheers at the
University of South Carolina, so we spend a lot of
time in the fall watching
SEC football games."

BIGGEST PET PEEVE ON A
PROJECT
"People who don't want to have an open mind for new
ideas. In Lean, we're always looking at ways to continuously improve and we need to be open to change."

MARVINA
WILLIAMS

Senior medical planner and
Lean clinical operations
specialist, Perkins+Will
up in
a household with a mother who
always wanted to be a nurse.
"But with WWII, the economy,
and having five daughters, she wasn't able to
achieve that goal," says Williams. Still, her
dream made an impression on her children,
all of whom found careers in healthcare, including Williams-who is a registered nurse
and has served in several different clinical environments, including as director of a
trauma center. More than a decade ago, she
joined Perkins+Will's Atlanta office, where
she's a senior medical planner and Lean clinical operations specialist working on such recent projects as Intermountain Healthcare
System's Alta View Hospital campus, The
University of Virginia Health System, and the
CARTI Cancer Center. She says her diverse
experience on the clinical floor-from treating new patients to negotiating bed priority
with other departments-helps her serve as
a bridge between the architectural team and
the clinical side. "My experience allows me
to relate to the client because I've worked in
their world," she says. "I've been a staff member and I've been in an administrative role
dealing with staffing, budgets, and regulations. Both have given me the ability to have a
bigger vision."-Anne DiNardo
MARVINA WILLIAMS GREW

THREE WORDS MY CO-WORKERS
WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE ME

1 hard-worker
2 detail-oriented
3 kind

ON HER MOVE FROM CLINICIAN
TO MEDICAL PLANNER
"I started being asked to review plans and give input on
projects and found real enjoyment in looking at new ideas
and ways to be more efficient. Another reason [for making the change] is that my husband and I adopted a child
late in life and I was missing out on a lot of family time
while I was working as the director of a very busy trauma
center. I don't think people realize that healthcare is
24/7, especially if you're in administration. Though I still
travel in my role at Perkins+Will, I've been able to find a
better life balance. I also still work clinically a few days a
month, but it's a more controlled schedule."

INFUSION STATION AT CARTI CANCER CENTER

F AV O R I T E Q U O T E

"The future belongs to
those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams."
-Eleanor Roosevelt

OCTOBER 2016

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