Healthcare Design - September 2016 - 46
THE HCD 10 O U T S TA N D I N G O R G A N I Z AT I O N KAISER PERMANENTE Oakland, Calif. TOP: Medical office building in Manhattan Beach, Calif. A B OV E : San Diego Central Hospital Kaiser Permanente has been shaking up its template with some high-profile projects that represent new thinking both in building design and in care delivery for the post-reform age. Its Kraemer Radiation Oncology Center, completed in June 2015, is a striking landmark for Kaiser Permanente's Anaheim Medical Campus, with a sculptural façade housing a unique workflow and the inclusion of garden spaces visible from linear accelerator rooms. (This project won an Award of Merit in the 2016 Healthcare Design Showcase; see August issue for more details.) In addition, Kaiser Permanente began opening a series of new "health hubs" designed to reach deep within communities to offer wellness programs and small, agile exam spaces in a tech-driven environment. In late 2015, the healthcare system also announced plans to invest more than $115 million to refresh and re- WHAT'S NEXT: Coming very soon is Kaiser Permanente's San Diego Medical Center, a 565,000-square-foot building on a 19-acre site that's scheduled to open in spring 2017. The project includes updated medical/surgery and ICU rooms that incorporate some of the concepts realized through Kaiser Permanente's Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition from 2012. 46 HCDMAGAZINE.COM YEAR IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2016 model at least 76 of its existing mental health facilities in California to better serve this growing population of patients. Some of these projects, such as the new Daly City , Calif., behavioral health clinic, have already come on line. COURTESY OF KAISER PERMANENTE ORGANIZATION DETAILS: In 2015, Fortune magazine ranked Kaiser Permanente No. 8 on its list of the 25 most important private companies in the U.S., stating that "Kaiser Permanente may just be an antidote to our perpetually ailing healthcare system." The 71-year-old nonprofit serves 10.6 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia through its combined hospital system, physicians' group, and health plan. And in terms of our industry, Kaiser Permanente is well established as a leader in sustainability practices (pursuing a minimum of LEED Gold certification for all new major construction projects since 2013, among other things) and innovation (e.g., through the Kaiser Permanente Garfield Innovation Center, where clinicians, architects, IT teams, and others can try out new ideas for improved care delivery in simulated environments).
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