The AIA/Orlando Healthcare Committee and the Central Chapter of the USGBC co-hosted the annual 2nd Annual Design for Health Presentation, Exhibit,  and Social.  Sustainable design and healthcare was the theme for this year’s event. The building case study was the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, which is applying for the highest level of LEED Certification from the United States Green Building Council.  Construction on the 500,000 square foot, 169-bed facility is currently underway. The total cost of the project is $200 million.  Presenting the hospital were Bob Moroz, a Healthcare Consultant and the owner’s representative on the project, and Joe Kuspan an architect for Karlsberger http://www.karlsberger.com/, the firm that designed the hospital.

Dell Children’s Medical Center.ppt (pdf)

The AIA/Orlando Healthcare Committee sponsored a charrette with students invited from Florida A & M, the University of Florida, and the University of Southern Florida to develop designs for the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Medical Clinic in Honduras.

We held the charrette for several reasons.  First and foremost, we believe sustainable design strategies using appropriate technologies is a critical component of the design of the clinic, and that the students would be able to incorporate those concepts in innovative and exciting ways. Secondarily, we thought a charrette would be a very effective mechanism to introduce the students to local architects involved in healthcare architecture and vica versa, as well as to healthcare design.  The students would also have the opportunity to meet and work with students from other schools.

Honduras Clinic Trip and Charrette.doc (pdf)

Members of the AIA/Orlando Healthcare Committee flew to Honduras as part of a team assembled by Engineering Ministries International (eMi) http://www.emiusa.org/  to design a Ambulatory Surgery Center and Medical Clinic for Westside Ministries http://www.gowestsideministries.org/.  They are currently working on the construction documents for the building.

Honduras Trip (pdf)

Presentation on Sterilization Modalities by:

Michael Smith
Manager, Special Markets
Advanced Sterilization Products
A Johnson & Johnson Company
http://www.sterrad.com/

The Inaugural Design for Health Presentation, Exhibit, Social. “From Design to Health” presented by:

Nestor Infanzon, FAIA
Vice President and Design Director
Jonathan Bailey Associates
http://www.jonathanbailey.com/

May2005-event.ppt (pdf)

Tour of the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies http://www.winniepalmerhospital.org/

Presentation on Integrated OR’s by Scott Smythe of Stryker

Integrated OR postcard (pdf)

Members of the Orlando healthcare design community had a kickoff meeting to start the AIA/Orlando Healthcare Committee.

MeetingMinutes_12 nov04.doc (pdf)