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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APStress and burnout are not new phenomena in the healthcare industry and consistently contribute to challenges with workforce shortages. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated pressure on care providers, with physical and mental repercussions causing more to consider making career changes.
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Ed Anderson, MBA, EDACEUA’s Healthcare Studio recently hosted a virtual Advisory Board event and focused on the unsettled issues facing leaders of the Healthcare industry as the country emerges from the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. While it has impacted and disrupted healthcare payments, consumer choice and alternative means of care delivery, the window of influence will ultimately be closing and the final decisions shaping the future of healthcare have yet to be made.
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Kristin Dufek, AIA, LEED APIn this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Kristin Dufek, president of EUA, a leading architecture, interior design, and master planning firm located in Milwaukee. Kristin’s here today to talk about designing for patient access to improve the care experience.
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Micro-hospitals, also known as neighborhood or community hospitals, have been around for over 15 years and have become a major part of the healthcare conversation in the last decade. In short, they are fully licensed, 24/7 hospitals with footprints that are a fraction of a traditional hospital and equipped to respond to almost any medical issue, including critical care.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APUndoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic brought major disruptions to all industries, with health care being no exception. EUA Healthcare Studio Director + Expert Paul Stefanski touches on the healthcare industry's disruptors that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and how that will affect healthcare design as a whole.
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Ed Anderson, MBA, EDACAccording to the National Health Council, rural areas cover over 90 percent of the nation’s land area but contain somewhere around 20% percent of the total population (about 60 million). This underserved and remote population has gone unnoticed for far too long.
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Tony Breitlow, RA, CDT“So, can it be done?” A healthcare client asked me this question after we surveyed a building they were considering for a new specialty care procedure center and clinic. The building was in the exact location they were looking for and it was the perfect size. There was just one hang-up: it was a car dealership and auto shop.
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Zak Kvasnica, AIA, NCARBA follow up to "The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Architecture Design," here are four tips to get the most out of design presentations when using VR
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Zak Kvasnica, AIA, NCARBPublished in the Colorado Real Estate Journal's Healthcare & Senior Housing quarterly issue, this article discusses the benefits of virtual reality in architecture design.
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Emily McNamara, AIA, LEED AP BD+CWhen most people hear the word ‘sustainability,’ with architecture their focus immediately goes to visible building components such as green roofs or solar panels, and their assumption is that sustainability costs a significant amount of ‘extra’ funds.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APEUA recently hosted a virtual presentation and discussion with the Advisory Board entitled, “Planning for Future Outpatient Shifts,” which takes a deeper look at what may be head of the healthcare industry and how to prepare.
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Cassidy WartenweilerWith the future of healthcare and digital health on the forefront of everyone's minds this article is focused on the past, present and future of digital health and its impact on the state of digital strategy among health systems today.
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If the design of building lobbies can more adequately control infection, preventing it from progressing beyond the lobby and making the space feel clean, then the building will be a healthier place in which to live, work, learn and heal.
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David Groth, AIA, EDACTo answer the building orientation question we used cove.tool to study the impact building orientation has on energy use in a medical clinic. We used a “typical” design and cove.tool energy modeling to see what the pEUI would be for eight building orientations in Southeast Wisconsin. The results were surprising and somewhat of a relief.
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As we continue to support clients with their healthcare facilities, our healthcare team is looking ahead to how design will be impacted by the current COVID-19 pandemic response. We know our clients will need to anticipate future disruptions and patients are anticipating changes in the way they receive care once they return. Our team of healthcare designers and planners has been looking at ways our clients may ask us to design differently in the future.
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Our healthcare team continues to support clients with their healthcare facilities by taking a detailed look into immediate design changes that can help healthcare facilities in managing their COVID-19 responses.
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Renee Kubesh, AIA, CDT, EDACIn recent years, the healthcare industry has seen the steady rise of neighborhood hospitals, also known as micro-hospitals, across the country. Drawing from recent experience, we have identified several unique propositions neighborhood hospitals give to existing healthcare systems.
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John Ford, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED APFacilities are valuable tools that aid in recruiting and retaining talent, especially for healthcare workers who have very demanding jobs. When looking for ways to create a better workspace and in turn improve their patient experience, our client SSM Health engaged us to deliver their WELL vision to the built environment.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APNational Nurses Week was a timely occasion for EUA to virtually host our annual presentation and discussion with the Advisory Board. This installment was entitled "A New Focus for Health System Facility Strategy." Guiding our discussion was Miriam Sznycer-Taub, a Senior Consultant with Advisory Board’s Health Care Industry Committee.
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Ed Anderson, MBA, EDACI could only wish that this pandemic was like a real roller coaster with a finite end and the choice to take another ride (or not). As we flatten the curve and approach the top of the hill, I think it will be very important to pause, look around and remember what we saw.
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Jenni Eschner, AIA, EDAC, LEED APNot only is telemedicine a convenient platform to receive healthcare, it has come in handy as an efficient way to deliver care without exposing staff or patients to COVID-19.
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Nick Gates, RA, NCARBSwing or surge rooms can put healthcare providers in a unique position to be able to provide care when certain events require additional patient care spaces with short notice of high demand.
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Ed Anderson, MBA, EDACEUA recently hosted an Advisory Board presentation on The State of Our Services Lines: Modernizing Strategy for the New Economics of Care. What are the major healthcare trends to watch?
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As a Project Architect, I enjoy helping clients transform their healthcare environments like we’re on a home makeover show. It takes quite a bit longer than a 1-hour episode to show the results of the transformation, but the reveal is just as impactful.
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Emily McNamara, AIA, LEED AP BD+CRecently, we have seen more and more of our clients transitioning from a traditional, linear model of care to an on-stage/off-stage approach which better separates patient from caregiver spaces.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APAt a recent ACHE regional conference, the WIU team presented the new Ambulatory Surgery Center and Clinic as an effective example of people-focused healthcare design.
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LaVonne Langlieb, RA, NCARBWhile the exterior establishes the overall brand visibility and presence, the interior can make the largest impact on the comfort and experience of staff, patients and their families.
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Each project has a unique definition of success. Evidence-based design can help ensure design solutions are tailored to a client's goals and vision.
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Sparking Inspiration: Insights from 2019 Lean In Design conference. How we can carve out time to cultivate innovative ideas, collaboration and results?
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APMoving from individual contributor to leader of a group can challenge our sense of self, but also open us up to new ways of bringing value to our teams and our organizations.
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John Ford, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED APWhen I started working with SSM Health on projects for the St. Mary’s Madison campus, the hospital was just wrapping up a new, 28-bed Behavioral Health inpatient unit.
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Cassidy WartenweilerHealthcare design can affect both your patients' and your staff's experiences. By focusing on creating environments that can positively affect the experience, healthcare systems can better attract, retain and engage with their communities.
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Emily McNamara, AIA, LEED AP BD+CInvesting in an energy efficient building creates a more comfortable space, positively impacting occupant satisfaction, performance and ultimately costs. Focus on Energy's Design Assistance Program will allow you to do just that.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APThis November, as the weather started to turn toward winter, EUA invited The Advisory Board to give their “State of the Union” presentation to our healthcare clients, as well as our entire group of healthcare design professionals.
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Emily McNamara, AIA, LEED AP BD+CPerhaps it’s the millennial in me, but after relocating to the Midwest, it took me over two years and four visits to urgent care before I finally selected a Primary Care Physician (PCP). As a new patient, urgent care became my point of care for its ease of access and affordability, and I’m not alone in this choice.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APToday's patients want transparency and comfort from their providers. With so many options in healthcare, what are you doing to create positive outcomes for your patients and health system?
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Getting out of the house in the morning on time with everything you need for your day is a challenge everyone can relate to. After working with Lean in healthcare facility design for eight years, I asked myself if it was possible to apply those same principles to my personal life. The answer is “yes you can!”
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It is exciting to sit down with an owner and brainstorm all the ways we can make the building design more sustainable or support the well-being of the occupants, but the challenge is how to do it in a meaningful way that supports real change that leads to healthy habits.
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Emily McNamara, AIA, LEED AP BD+CAt a recent Healthcare Facilities conference, I attended a presentation by Sean Keathley and Gina Bleedorn from Adrenaline Agency on Digital Disruption in the Healthcare industry. They were captivating speakers and I found the topic to be fascinating. In today's world, disruption can be seen as a buzz word, but whatever we think, it's here.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APToday’s healthcare organizations exist in a rapidly changing landscape. Patient consumerism, demographic shifts, healthcare reform, and private payers are all putting tremendous pressure on organizations to evolve in order to survive.
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As healthcare providers strive to strike the balance between operational efficiencies and maintaining a high-level of patient-centered care, Lean design strategies can play an important role in healthcare facility design.
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Paul Stefanski, AIA, EDAC, LEED APThe other day I realized that Johnny’s struggles are analogous to the challenges we face as designers and healthcare administrators when undertaking “patient-centered” healthcare projects.
