Healthcare Design - January 2017 - 7

EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Hank Adams

S U M O F I T S PA R T S

Healthcare environments are achieved through
the selection and specification of countless
design products, and our new Buyers Guide is
here to help By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis

John W. Andrews
Carolyn BaRoss
Jody Barry

PERKINS+WILL

PERKINS EASTMAN

EARL S WENSSON ASSOCIATES

Sheila F. Cahnman
JUMPG ARDEN CONSULTING LLC

Thomas W. Chessum
IF A PICTURE is worth a thousand words, what

are some that come to mind when you look at
projects featured on the pages of Healthcare
Design? "Lighting controls," "performance fabrics," "wall systems," and "acoustic treatments"
might not be at the top of the list, but their presence is critical in creating the environments
profiled here each month. Because, ultimately,
no guiding principle, schematic design, or BIM
model can be brought to life without the endless
number of design products required to do so.
That's why we thought it was high time for a Buyers Guide issue that shines
light on a critical industry segment: product manufacturers and vendors.
In this issue you'll find sources for the furniture, fixtures, equipment, and
more that are used to create new, innovative environments of care. Additionally, our newly revamped website (HCDmagazine.com) now features a
streamlined Products section that showcases images of products and their
descriptions for use. Both are ways to better connect buyers and sellers
(but I'll let Publisher Kristin Zeit tell you more about that in her new column on page 9).
It's important to remember that while our editorial policy is to avoid the
use of product or manufacturer/vendor names in articles and columns in
order to maintain our independence and trustworthiness as a publication,
the editors and I aren't blind to the importance of this segment's contributions to advancing building and design solutions. Seeing the hundreds of
exhibitors at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference alone speaks volumes to the hard work being done every day to improve the patient experience and achieve better outcomes-work that's taking place in factories
and workshops, in concert and collaboration with efforts in architectural
design studios and hospital board rooms.
That's why this year, beyond the Buyers Guide, we'll continue to feature
new offerings in our Product Spotlight section of the print magazine.
Watch for monthly emails requesting submissions based on product type
(calling all universal design products for March!). The May issue will
celebrate groundbreaking solutions to industry challenges in our annual
Product Innovation Awards, and winners of the Nightingale Awards,
recognizing the best new products on display at the 2017 HCD Expo in
Orlando, Fla., will appear in the December issue.
Our mission is to tell the whole story behind the newest healthcare facilities and provide not just inspiration to guide your next project, but the
practical, actionable guidance necessary to deliver it. I hope you find the
Buyers Guide to be another resource to help do just that. 

LEO A DALY

ADVENTIST CARE CENTERS

Jeffrey Brand
Sam Burnette

HDR

James Crispino

CO ARCHITECTS

F RANCIS CAUFFMAN

Christine Hester Devens
Mary Frazier

AECOM

EWINGCOLE

Jocelyn Lum Frederick
TSOI/KOBUS & ASSOCIATES

Natalie Miovski Hagerty
THE CHILDREN'S HOS PITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Laurel Harrison
Walter Jones

STANTEC

METROHEALTH SYSTEM

Julie Kent

TRINITY HEALTH

Michael Lied
Jain Malkin

G BBN ARCHITECTS
J AIN MALKIN INC.

Mike McKay
Don Orndoff

ERDMAN

KAISER PERMANENTE

Diane R.K. Osan

FKP ARCHITECTS

Mark Patterson

SMITHGROUPJJR

Andrew Quirk

S KANSKA USA BUILDING

Pamela H. Redden
UNIVERSITY OF TEX AS , DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL

William D. Repichowskyj
E4H ARCHITECTURE

Joan Saba

NBBJ

Kim Shinn
TLC ENGINEERING FOR ARCHITECTURE

Janet H. Sisolak
UT MD ANDERS ON CANCER CENTER

Karl R. Sonnenberg
ZIMMER GUNS UL F RASCA ARCHITECTS LLP

Steve Stokes CALLISONRTKL
Jeffrey C. Stouffer
Joseph Strauss

HKS INC.

CLEVELAND CLINIC

Paul E. Strohm
Jocelyn Stroupe

HOK

CANNONDESIGN

Don Thomas

BWBR

Roger S. Ulrich
CHALMERS UNIVERS ITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Gary L. Vance

VANCE CONSULTING

Christine Guzzo Vickery

HGA INC.

JANUARY 2017

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