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INTERIOR DESIGNER

J O C E LY N S T R O U P E
CHID, EDAC, IIDA, ASID, principal, director of health interiors,
CannonDesign (Chicago)
"Working through complex challenges
and putting all the pieces together into one cohesive project-
that's what I really love about designing in healthcare. On
each project, there's always something new that presents itself that you've never encountered before. There aren't many
people who can say that about something they've done their
entire career."

© CHRISTOPHER B ARRETT PHOTO (CHUM); © CRAIG DU GAN PHOTOGRAPHY (KETTERING)

MISSION STATEMENT:

As director of health interiors, Stroupe develops and integrates the healthcare interiors within Cannon
Design's global health practice. Recently, she was named co-leader of the
firm's pediatric subject matter expert team, where she focuses on developing thought leadership and knowledge sharing while also mentoring
emerging leaders in pediatric design. She serves as the Chicago ambassador for CannonDesign's Women's Forum, an internal group that furthers
equity and inclusiveness.
WHO SHE IS:

A B O VE , LE FT: Centre

hospitalier de l'Université
de Montréal A B O V E,
RIG H T: Kettering Cancer
Center

YEAR IN REVIEW: Stroupe's 30-year career has included a variety of project typologies, ranging in size and scope, and the last 12 months are no exception. Serving as interior design principal, she was instrumental in the
3.5-million-square-foot Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
(CHUM), one of the largest healthcare projects recently constructed in
North America; a replacement facility for Nantucket Cottage Hospital,
in Nantucket Island, Mass., the design of which emphasizes connections
to nature and the natural beauty of the remote island locale; and Kettering

Cancer Center, in Kettering, Ohio, where she
collaborated with a 30-member council to understand the unique perspective of the patient
population and incorporate their experiences
into the new center.
INDUSTRY IMPACT: Her work at CHUM is a striking reminder that limited budget and material
resources shouldn't limit creativity or produce
institutionalized settings. Instead, using a vibrant
color palette on the clinical floors to aid in wayfinding as well as break up the facility's size, her
work enhances the patient experience and helps
raise the bar for public healthcare facility design.
For the 126,00-square-foot Kettering Cancer
Center, Stroupe focused on materiality and detailing to create an upscale environment for patients from arrival to departure. Metrics show her
ideas work-within one year of opening, Kettering's market share grew, employee engagement
improved from the 54th to 70th percentile, and
patient satisfaction is now in the 90th percentile.
WHAT'S NEXT: She has several projects on the
boards, including the Women and Children's
Tower for Dignity Health in Phoenix, a partnership between Dignity Health and Phoenix Children's Hospital that will bring the two systems
together to establish a new specialized service for
women and children in one building.-AD

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