2017 Healthcare Design Awards

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Suite

Architect: Philips Design and Anderson Mikos Architects

Location: Park Ridge, Illinois

Category C: Renovations/Remodeled: Primarily built within existing hospital or clinical space.

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The design team worked closely with key stakeholders to achieve Advocate Health Care Heart Institute’s goal of improved customer experience, safety, and outcomes. The new cardiac catheterization suite transforms the way people receive care through the complete transformation of patient, family and staff experiences. The resulting optimized flow and journey includes a transradial recovery lounge, labs that inspire confidence while improving safety, and a first-of-its-kind prep/recovery bay solution that enables a less stressful recuperation personalized for each patient. The Advocate experience has been redefined through the service and spatial design transformation for this Suite.

Jury

Gregory Wieland, AIA (Chair) Altus Studios, Omaha

Tama Duffy Day, Gensler, Washington, DC

Rick del Monte, FAIA, BeckGroup, Dallas

Robin Guenther, FAIA, Perkins+Will, New York

John Kouletsis, AIA, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., San Francisco

Joan L. Suchomel, AIA, Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, Chicago

Stephen Yablon, AIA, Stephen Yablon Architecture, New York

Jury comments

This project took an altogether undistinguished space and created a suite with a consistent, aesthetically pleasing feel. Despite the challenge of placing updated high-technology functions in an existing hospital, the integration of technology and architecture is seamless. The goal of elevating the patient experience is supported by the quality of the detailing, supported by a “healthy” materials palette.

The submission illustrated the thoughts that drove the planning to optimize the processes and clinical work flows.

The jury’s key word for this project: Seamless.

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