Healthcare Interior Design 2.0

Cheryl's special guest today on the podcast is Sandy Goodman,IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, and President of CRGA Design. CRGA provides comprehensive architectural, interior design and planning services utilizing an experienced in-house team of architects and interior designers specializing in healthcare design. Sandy shares in detail how the pandemic influenced the way she and her team work wi...

On Part 2 of today's episode, Cheryl continues her fascinating conversation with Sandy Goodman, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, and President of CRGA Design. CRGA provides comprehensive architectural, interior design and planning services utilizing an experienced in-house team of architects and interior designers specializing in healthcare design. Sandy generously shares what it means to put the...

On Part 1 of today's episode, Cheryl interviews Trisha Fong, Assoc. AIA, Senior Associate at e4h, Environments for Health Architecture . Trisha generously shines the spotlight on e4h's 4wrd; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion initiative. What is 4wrd and why was it created? How can 4wrd help change the healthcare design community and the world for the better? This and so much more on the changing face o...

On Part 2 of today's episode, Cheryl interviews Bill Repichowskyj, AIA, Partner e4h, Environments for Health Architecture. Bill gives us a closer look at e4h's 4wrd initiative in action by generously walking us through the firm's design project for Oneida Nation; two new outpatient clinics in The Dreamcatcher Plaza in Oneida, New York—the Oneida Nation Health Services building and the Bassett Onei...

What is the "new reality" in healthcare that has arisen due to the pandemic and how has it affected the healthcare design and architecture professions? Cheryl's special guest on part 1 of today's episode is Barbara Dellinger, Director of Design and Research at Adventist HealthCare . Barbara sheds light on the complex topic of current furniture and fabric specification around COVID. What is the CFF...

On Part 2 of today's episode, "What Would Barbara Do?" Lauren Banas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Krug , a multi award winning furniture manufacturer of innovative commercial and healthcare solutions, is in the host seat!  Lauren continues Cheryl's conversation with Barbara Dellinger in part 1 of today's episode by asking her several specific questions about current furniture and fabri...

What happened in 1995 when a 30 year old Clinical Oncology Nurse Specialist at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland gave chemotherapy to her breast cancer patient named Maggie Keswick Jencks? How did this immediate friendship lead to 24 Maggie's centers in NHS hospitals across the UK, and three independently run international centers, 26 years later? On Part 1 of today's episode, Ch...

On Part 2 of today's episode with Dame Laura Lee, DBE, Chief Executive of Maggie's –Everyone's Home for Cancer Care, Laura shares details of the special gardens at Maggie's, and how thoughtfully they are designed to nourish every visitor, supporting both optimistic and challenging conversations.  Learn more about Maggie's famous architects, the architect of the first Maggie's center, and what qual...

In part 1 of today's episode, Cheryl speaks with Phoebe Stein and David Ashen---Co-founders of the Ageless Living Collaborative -- a collective of advocates who are passionately dedicated to creating optimum outcomes for senior living. Phoebe is also the founder of Olive Presents , a public relations firm and David is the President & CEO of Dash Design-- an interior design and branding firm. The c...

In part 2 of Cheryl's interview with  Phoebe Stein and David Ashen; Co-founders of the Ageless Living Collaborative, a collective of advocates who are passionately dedicated to creating optimum outcomes for senior living, Phoebe and David share their origin stories and how their careers have informed their work with the ALC. Phoebe shares, "Coming from agency life, I have a diverse background. I'v...

On today's episode, Cheryl interviews Laura Busalacchi, IIDA, NCIDQ, WRID, EDAC, Senior Director of Interior Services at Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale owns and operates over 700 senior living communities and retirement communities in the United States and their base is in Brentwood, Tennessee. In part 1 of today's episode, Cheryl asks Laura the question, "What are the challenges with current...

In part 2 of Cheryl's conversation today with Laura Busalacchi, Senior Director of Interior Services at Brookdale Senior Living, Laura shares what Brookdale project made her cry and why. What moments are priceless for Laura in a project? What keeps her motivated to continue when big challenges present themselves, and how did she end up working for Brookdale? This and so much more on the changing f...

On Part 1 of today's episode, Cheryl interviews Michael Lied, Principal & Director of Healthcare at GBBN. Cheryl and Michael had an honest and meaningful conversation about the challenges in healthcare today and what designers and architects in the industry can do to innovate. Cheryl asks Michael the question, "It's been a long year and a half since COVID first came on the scene in this country. W...

On part 2 of  today's episode, Cheryl interviews Angela Mazzi, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC and Principal at GBBN. Cheryl asks Angela the question, "What is Salutogenesis and how does it apply to healthcare?"   Angela answers, "This is a term coined by medical sociologist Aaron Antonovsky. It has latin roots--saluto meaning health and genesis meaning generating. We're all familiar with pathogenetic or diseas...

On today's episode, Cheryl interviews Lynnette Tedder, Healthcare Interiors Practice Leader at Perkins+Will. Lynnette was raised by a father who worked with NASA on the Apollo 11 LUNAR landing program, and of course, Cheryl was curious! She asked Lynnette the question, "What was it like to be raised by a father who worked with NASA on the Apollo 11 LUNAR landing program and how did that inform you...

On today's episode, Cheryl interviews Gina Chang, AIA, EDAC, Principal and Healthcare architect at CO Architects. Cheryl asks Gina the question, "What is the collaborative workplace in healthcare that we see coming out of healthcare and why is it so important right now?"  Gina shares, "For so long we've been focused on the patients and their families which is very important. The staff is also part...

In Part 1 of today's episode, Cheryl speaks with Roderic Walton, AIA, NOMA, NCARB; Principal at Moody Nolan - the nation's largest African American architecture firm. Cheryl and Roderic dive deep into the topic of race in healthcare and architecture. Cheryl asks Roderic what it's like to work for the nation's largest African American architecture firm. Roderic shares, "My individual performance is...

In part 2 of Cheryl's engaging interview with Roderic Walton, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, Principal at Moody Nolan, Cheryl asks Roderic the question, "When thinking about the future, how can healthcare design and architecture professionals begin to change entrenched systems that are the source of some of these race-related problems?" Roderic shares, "The solution starts with an understanding that it's not j...

In Part 1 of today's episode, host Cheryl Janis speaks with Sharon Woodworth, FAIA ACHA EDAC LEED, Studio Leader National Healthcare Practice at HED, about Sharon's vast and prolific career in healthcare. Sharon is both a practicing healthcare architect shaping her practice at HED into a national firm, and an associate professor at UCSF teaching healthcare architecture to physicians and nurses who...

In part 2 of today's episode, Cheryl continues her fascinating conversation with Sharon Woodworth, FAIA ACHA EDAC LEED; Studio Leader National Healthcare Practice at HED. They dive deeper into Sharon's vast and prolific career in healthcare. Sharon is both a practicing healthcare architect shaping her practice at HED into a national firm, and she is an associate professor at UCSF teaching healthca...

On today's episode, Cheryl interviews Margi Kaminski, ASID, NCIDQ, Director of Health Interiors at the prestigious CannonDesign. Cheryl asks Margi the question, "What was it like to go from being the "boss" of your small firm Quarters Designs for Living Spaces,  to working for the larger more prestigious firms like those you have worked at throughout your career?" Margi's answer to this question w...

In today's episode, Cheryl speaks with Barbara Best-Santos, Principal of ForrestPerkins--a Perkins Eastman company. During their conversation, Cheryl asks Barbara the question, "How does having the kind of design expertise and experience in hospitality help you in your healthcare design projects?" To give you a little background, for 20 years Barbara Best-Santos has led the design of boutique and...

In today's episode, Cheryl speaks with Jason Haim, AIA, DBIA, LEED, AP, Executive Director and Managing Principal of Perkins Eastman's L.A. studio. During their conversation, Cheryl asked Jason the question, "What are the Solarium Living Rooms you designed at MarinHealth in Marin, California, and how did you come up with the idea?" Jason shares, "When I was caring for my mother in the hospital, th...

On today's episode, Cheryl interviews Holly Harris, Architect, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD-C at SmithGroup. Holly, at age 28, holds the honor of being our youngest guest on the show to date, and she shares her perspective on healthcare architecture and design in today's world.  Cheryl asks Holly the question, "Many interior design and interior architect students have been known to shy away from special...

Jenny Hastings, Principal at Boulder Associates Architects is Cheryl's guest today on the podcast. Cheryl asks Jenny the question, "How has the pandemic affected Lean Management Practices in your firm?" Jenny begins, "We have projects that are speeding up, some that are slowing down. Some projects that will go on hold one week and then pick up the next, and I hear this from friends at other firms....