Designing Care On-Air
Elizabeth Johnson, PhD
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Designing Care On-Air invites listeners to deconstruct the healthcare environments that influence our quest for wellness. Architects, engineers, interior designers, and providers share their powerful insights and perspectives on how healthcare facilities and the systems they held within affect our daily lives. Deepen your curiosity about the framework of our systems of healthcare with host Elizabeth Johnson, an Assistant Professor at the Montana State University Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing.
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S4E5 Climate Is Care: A Conversation on Advocating Sustainable Change
Climate change is no longer a background condition; it is actively shaping patient outcomes, workforce resilience, and the environments where care is delivered. In this episode of Designing Care…
S4E4 Designing Forward: Legacy, Risk, and the Stories That Shape Healthcare
This episode explores legacy mapping, risk-taking, and the lessons we borrow from those who came before us to shape the future of healthcare design. A reflective conversation with changemakers on…
Not Us Versus Them: Building a Culture of Care in Mental Health Design | Stephen Parker
Join architect and mental & behavioral health planner Stephen Parker as we explore trauma-informed design, crisis center planning, and policy that supports mental health across generations.…
S4E2 From Open Heart to Open Doors: Building the Next Era of Texas Healthcare | Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez
Two-step into the heart of Texas with Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, Senior Executive Director of Clinical Facilities at University of Texas Health San Antonio, as she shares how her journey as a…
S4E1 The Art of the Move: Staff-Centric Strategies for Healthcare Construction
Christina Olivarria and Jhiah Chang unpack the high-pressure work of orchestrating over 100 projects in just 18 months on a busy academic medical center campus. They’ll reveal the pitfalls that…
S3E6 Healthcare Without Walls: The University of Vermont Cancer Center
With a catchment area spanning all of Vermont and northern New York, the University of Vermont Cancer Center is a success story in high impact, quality care across research, education, and clinical…
S3E5 More than the Floor: The Renown Health Case Study with Interface and Perkins&Will
Renown Health's Samantha Koblitz reflects on the importance of trusted partners during shifts in design approach and decision-making with Interface's Leslie Echols and Perkins&Will's Nicki Hellem…
S3E4 Revival of the Third Place: How Designers Can Cultivate Community | Richard Kyte
Dr. Richard Kyte, Director of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Endowed Professor of Ethics at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, approaches the concept of ‘Third…
S3E3 Turning Attention to the Circulating Nurse Role: The Inclusive Operating Room | Shilpa Bhardwaj
As the expert coordinators of a successful surgery, the circulating nurse role is one of the most pivotal to include in operating room design. Shilpa Bhardwaj shares her doctoral research centering…
S3E2 Finishing the Sentence: Evidence-Base in Psychiatric Facility Design | Francis Murdock Pitts
Francis encourages designers to consider relationship over form as we enmesh evidence and lived experience to design spaces for mental health that promote connection, contemplation, and skillbuilding.
S3E1 Sourcing Sustainable Care: Mindfulness in Materials Selection | Joey Shea
Joey Shea of Interface shares his perceptions on the role of communities in conscious decision-making during the design life-cycle and tips to stretch purchasing power into sustainable,…
S2E2 Dash and Design: Making Flexible Spaces on the Fly | Gary Schindele
Through universal rail systems, Paladin Healthcare’s Gary Schindele provides insight on how to transform spaces from rigid and rundown to regenerative and renewed.
S2E6 A Parking Spot as a Patient Room | Ruth Tretter
Along the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain West, hospitals have constructed parking lots for campers for equitable healthcare access. Ruth Tretter, Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn…
S2E5 Creating Safe Spaces: Addressing Workplace Violence | Kelsey Springer
Violence against nurses in particular has risen over 70% in the last couple years. Kelsey Springer, RN, shares her experience and call to action for design changes that can save lives of healthcare…
S2E3 Making the Rounds on Rounding | Swati Goel
How might design and space planning support effective communication during the complex process of patient rounds? Swati Goel shares her research and recommendations
S2E1 Smart Building: Technology Integration | Will Maxwell
As healthcare becomes more technologically complex, it’s time for designers to plug into best practices when tackling Division 25 with Will Maxwell of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
S2E4 Frontlines of the Youth Mental Health Crisis | Samantha Reed
With more children and youth requiring mental health services in community settings, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Samantha Reed gives a firsthand account of considerations necessary…
S1E6 Pressure Test: Facility of the Future | Amanda Stone
Amanda Stone is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student at Montana State University who competed in the PDC Summit Student Challenge in 2023. The challenge, a 48-hour charrette, challenged…
S1E2 Leading through Design: Translating Clinical Knowledge to Built Environment Know-How | Kristina Krail
With over 30 years in nursing and executive leadership roles, Kristina Krail has built a career being at the forefront of optimizing human performance in healthcare systems design. A design industry…
S1E5 Engineering the Next Rural Innovation Renaissance | Bernadette McCrory
Bernadette McCrory is an Assistant Professor at the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering- Montana State University. In this episode, Dr. McCrory describes the BioReD Hub for rural healthcare…
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Designing Care On-Air has published 24 episodes since July 2023, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Science.
Designing Care On-Air is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 32m.
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