The Architecture of Healing

What does healthcare feel like from the perspective of the birth partner? In this deeply personal episode of The Architecture of Healing , Adrian Erdman flips the script and interviews host Chase Miller about his experiences navigating childbirth alongside his wife through three high-risk pregnancies. Together, they unpack the emotional, operational, and environmental realities of maternity care,...

In this episode of The Architecture of Healing , we explore the evolution of the hospital patient room, from early communal wards to today's highly specialized environments and why the traditional model is no longer keeping pace with modern care. As patient needs become more complex and less predictable, the long-standing approach of moving patients between rooms and units is creating friction, de...

In this episode of  The Architecture of Healing , host Chase Miller sits down with Scott Reitano , founder of Reitano Design Group, to explore the often-overlooked world of healthcare food service design. From patient meals to retail dining and staff amenities, Scott shares how food service is evolving into a critical component of patient outcomes, staff satisfaction, and overall healthcare experi...

In this episode of  The Architecture of Healing , Chase Miller sits down with healthcare planning pioneer Cynthia Hayward to explore how data-driven planning, operational strategy, and flexible design shape the future of healthcare environments. With over 40 years of experience, Cynthia shares her passion for pre-design planning, the evolution of healthcare space standards, and the development of...

What if the greatest risk in your next master plan isn't cost overruns, but strategic drift? In this episode, we challenge the conventional approach to healthcare master planning. Instead of starting with towers, bed counts, and square footage, we begin with something more foundational: posture. Because once capital is committed at scale, you're not just building space, you're hardening assumption...

In this deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation, Adrienne Erdman shares her journey from biomedical engineering and human factors into architecture and healthcare design. As Director of Design Research at Ewing Cole and Vice President of Research & Development for the Trauma-Informed Design Society, Adrienne brings a systems-thinking, human-centered lens to the built environment. The he...

Behavioral health crises are overwhelming emergency departments across the country. In this episode of The Architecture of Healing , Chase Miller sits down with Dr. Scott Zeller , a psychiatrist and national leader in crisis care, to explore the origins and impact of the EMPATH Unit , Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing . Drawing from decades on the front lines of emergency ps...

In this episode of The Architecture of Healing , Chase shares the "why" behind the podcast and explores one of the most significant shifts in healthcare today: the rise of ambulatory surgery centers and the policy changes accelerating care out of the hospital.   From the origins of ASCs to the 2026 CMS rule and the phased removal of the inpatient-only list, this episode breaks down how regulation,...

Healthcare organizations spend millions—sometimes billions—on capital projects intended to improve care. Yet too often, those investments address symptoms rather than root causes. In this episode, Chase Miller sits down with Bill Hercules to explore how healthcare capital strategy, finance, and design intersect—and why architects must learn to think like executives if they want to influence real o...

Healthcare innovation is moving faster than ever, but speed doesn't always equal progress. In this episode, Chase Miller sits down with Erica Parker, a human factors leader whose career spans healthcare architecture, product design, and enterprise innovation at Memorial Sloan Kettering and MD Anderson. Together, they explore how human factors and human-centered design help healthcare organizations...

In this thought-provoking episode, host Chase Miller welcomes Dr. Addie Abushousheh , a designer, researcher, and environmental gerontologist whose research sits at the intersection of neuroscience, organizational development, and healthcare design. Together, they unpack how environments act not merely as backdrops for care, but as active participants in the healing process. From her unconventiona...

Show Notes – Michelle Mader In this episode of The Architecture of Healing , host Chase Miller sits down with Michelle Mader Managing Director of Healthcare Strategic Advisory Services at Ankura, to explore the complexities of healthcare strategy, capital deployment, and the balance between mission and margin in today's healthcare landscape. Michelle brings deep expertise in helping large health s...

Show Notes In this powerful conversation, host Chase Miller sits down with designer and gerontologist Pattie Moore , a pioneer whose groundbreaking work forever changed how we think about aging, design, and accessibility. Pattie shares the remarkable story of disguising herself as an 85-year-old woman in the late 1970s to experience firsthand the challenges elders face in the built environment. He...

In this episode of  The Architecture of Healing , host Chase Miller sits down with Corey Gaarde, Principal at IMEG, to discuss how thoughtful integration of technology can profoundly impact healthcare design and delivery. Corey shares how his early fascination with science and engineering eventually led him to a career in healthcare technology. Together, they explore how the physical environment a...

The Architecture of Healing explores how healthcare strategy, design, and clinical experience come together to shape the future of care. Hosted by Chase Miller, this podcast is for leaders and thinkers designing a more human, strategic, and healing healthcare system.