Episodios

  • The Art of the Move: Staff-Centric Strategies for Healthcare Construction
    Aug 28 2025

    Christina Olivarria and Jhiah Chang unpack the high-pressure work of orchestrating over 100 projects in just 18 months on a busy academic medical center campus. They’ll reveal the pitfalls that nearly derailed progress, how staff-centric strategies turned resistance into collaboration, and the creative space modifications (yes, even furniture hacks) that kept care flowing while construction loomed. If you think enabling projects are just a logistical checkbox, think again. Learn how thoughtful planning, staff-focused strategies, and streamlined communication can turn logistical hurdles into opportunities for innovation.

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    37 m
  • Healthcare Without Walls: The University of Vermont Cancer Center
    May 1 2025

    With a catchment area spanning all of Vermont and northern New York, the University of Vermont Cancer Center is a success story in high impact, quality care across research, education, and clinical pillars of their mission. Drs. Jessica Heath and Christa Varnadoe share their complementary perspectives on the renown organizational responsiveness to community-identified needs – including cutting-edge therapies – across a cultural duality of rural and micropolitan populations.

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    1 h y 12 m
  • More than the Floor: The Renown Health Case Study with Interface and Perkins&Will
    Apr 29 2025

    Renown Health's Samantha Koblitz reflects on the importance of trusted partners during shifts in design approach and decision-making with Interface's Leslie Echols and Perkins&Will's Nicki Hellem and Holly Ewing. By giving users and leadership hands-on participatory roles in flooring selection, Renown Health was afforded deeper insights into their culture while promoting creativity in their steadfast commitment to the communities they serve.

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    1 h y 8 m
  • Revival of the Third Place: How Designers Can Cultivate Community | Richard Kyte
    Dec 14 2024

    Dr. Richard Kyte, Director of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Endowed Professor of Ethics at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, approaches the concept of ‘Third Place’ from the lenses of leadership and ethics.

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    48 m
  • Turning Attention to the Circulating Nurse Role: The Inclusive Operating Room | Shilpa Bhardwaj
    Nov 19 2024

    As the expert coordinators of a successful surgery, the circulating nurse role is one of the most pivotal to include in operating room design. Shilpa Bhardwaj shares her doctoral research centering and her insights on inclusivity, representation, and advocacy during the design process of high-stress environments.

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    35 m
  • Finishing the Sentence: Evidence-Base in Psychiatric Facility Design | Francis Murdock Pitts
    Sep 20 2024

    Francis encourages designers to consider relationship over form as we enmesh evidence and lived experience to design spaces for mental health that promote connection, contemplation, and skillbuilding.

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    43 m
  • Sourcing Sustainable Care: Mindfulness in Materials Selection | Joey Shea
    Sep 20 2024

    Joey Shea of Interface shares his perceptions on the role of communities in conscious decision-making during the design life-cycle and tips to stretch purchasing power into sustainable, future-forward growth of healthcare systems.

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    53 m
  • A Parking Spot as a Patient Room | Ruth Tretter
    May 13 2024

    Along the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain West, hospitals have constructed parking lots for campers for equitable healthcare access. Ruth Tretter, Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing – Montana State University shares her experiences and the science behind this ever-growing population seeking care.

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    31 m