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IN FO C U S
S T R A T E G I C A P P R O A C H E S to D E S I G N C H A L L E N G E S

were historically designed for longevity, planning for at least 30-50
years of occupancy. Subtle modification like changing a primary care clinic to a specialty clinic or office
spaces to clinical spaces was expected, but foundational change such as doing complex procedures in
outpatient centers that had traditionally been performed only in inpatient hospitals was not.
With rapidly eclipsing medical technology and
equipment, demographic and epidemiological
shifts, and fluctuations in policy and regulations,
the design field is faced with the unenviable task
of addressing what's necessary today while also
anticipating the effect of iterative transformation
going forward. In other words, health facilities, especially outpatient clinics, must be change-ready
from the very first day they open.
"Clinic 20XX: Designing for an Ever-changing
Present," a 2015 report by the Center for Advanced
Design Research and Evaluation (CADRE), found
that the core tenets of designing for change were
connectivity (between the digital cloud, facility,
and community), a sense of place, and flexibility.
Notably, researchers also observed little precision
in the use and meaning of "flexibility," which was
often interchangeable with terms like "agility" and
"adaptability." Solutions for flexibility cited in the
report were wide and varied, from concourse-style
waiting rooms to dual-purpose exam rooms to demountable walls and multipurpose furniture.
At the same time, there was confusion about
what flexibility really meant and whether it made
sense to plan for it up front or to retrofit as needed.
Additionally, it seemed that flexibility meant different things to different people. For example, for
an owner, flexibility is something that allows a system to offer new service lines and generate more
revenue; for a nurse, it's an adjustment in day-today care delivery to allow the best patient care; and
for facility managers, flexibility is being able to reconfigure a facility to enable the owner, providers,
and visitors to do all they need to do. The challenge
for facilities is that the changes could be at different scales (from rapid configuration of furniture,
fixtures, and equipment to substantial renovation
and new construction) or at different rates (minutes, days, or weeks).
Because flexibility spanned all
scales of design and recognizing that
the current literature on outpatient

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DAVID SENIOR

COMMON LANGUAGE

A new study looks to define what flexibility means
to various healthcare stakeholders and establish a
consistent framework to help achieve it By Upali Nanda
and Michelle Ossmann

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Healthcare Design - August 2019
Contents
EDITORIAL
SHOW TALK
OPENING UP
BALANCING ACT
MAKING A CONNECTION
PERSPECTIVE
PHOTO TOUR
USP 800 SPECIAL REPORT: HANDLE WITH CARE
GROWTH SPURT
MEET ING POINT
RESEARCH COMMON LANGUAGE
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT SURFACES
THE CENTER
WELCOME
2019 DESIGN SHOW CASE JURY/ AWARD WINNERS AND FINALISTS
HITTING THE MARK
AWARD OF MERIT: RISINGTO THE CHALLENGE
AWARD OF MERIT: VISIONARY NATURE
HONORABLE MENTION: COMPLEMENTARY CARE
HONORABLE MENTION: HOLISTIC HEALING
HONORABLE MENTION: THINKING BIG
STANDING OUT
PROJECT DIRECTORY
HEALTHCARE DESIGN SHOWCASE
FACE TIME
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT SURFACES
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - THE CENTER
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - WELCOME
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - 2019 DESIGN SHOW CASE JURY/ AWARD WINNERS AND FINALISTS
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - HITTING THE MARK
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - AWARD OF MERIT: RISINGTO THE CHALLENGE
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - AWARD OF MERIT: VISIONARY NATURE
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - HONORABLE MENTION: COMPLEMENTARY CARE
Healthcare Design - August 2019 - HONORABLE MENTION: HOLISTIC HEALING
Healthcare Design - August 2019 - HONORABLE MENTION: THINKING BIG
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - STANDING OUT
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Healthcare Design - August 2019 - PROJECT DIRECTORY
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