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APPLIED
THEORY
The new WellStar Paulding Hospital in Hiram, Ga., is steeped
in evidence-based design to create a space that showcases
healthcare's proven best practices By Sara O. Marberry
IN 2009, WELLSTAR Paulding Hospital in Hiram, Ga., just outside Atlanta, was facing a
dramatic growth in its local population, with an average 3.45 percent increase expected annually in Paulding County over the next five years. This reality pushed the need to consider
replacing its existing 50-year-old, 32-bed hospital.
However, the decision came at a time when the organization was struggling financially,
says Mark Haney, president of WellStar Paulding Hospital. Because of its commitment to
the community and the potential for growth, WellStar decided to move forward. "We had a
great culture," Haney says, "and had been achieving strong metrics [for patient satisfaction
and safety] once we started focusing on how to do things differently." They decided to put
that same focus on the design of its new building.
Getting it right
Project visioning began in 2009 and included a guiding principle sharply focused on safety.
However, the project was quickly put on hold to await the outcome of the Affordable Care
Act and how the legislation might affect the direction of WellStar's capital spending. In the
meantime, the organization continued its research on a new building by participating in The
Center for Health Design's (CHD) Pebble Project initiative.
Through the Pebble Project, Haney and his team visited peer facilities and heard from
others on what they'd done on their own projects. "If I'd just researched all of this, I wouldn't
have soaked in all the knowledge that I did at this level," Haney says. "The educational value
of visual research by visiting other sites was extremely valuable." He also says the effort
allowed the team to think more innovatively and incorporate approaches into the building
design that may not have been considered before.
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