CORPORATE PROFILES
Introduction
Healthcare Design is pleased to bring you our 2nd annual Corporate Profiles edition. While we continue throughout the year to bring you the latest in groundbreaking facility design across the world, these profiles highlight the architects, designers, and construction firms creating these works.
We’ve asked firms to describe themselves and how they perceive their missions in refashioning the healthcare facility concept. Following are profiles from 39 companies offering an array of services to the healthcare industry. We hope you enjoy reading more about the work they are doing and their visions for the future.
Astorino
Established: 1972
Staff: 191
Locations: Pittsburgh, PA; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Naples, FL
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Cancer Centers, Education/Research, Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care, Medical Office Buildings, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Women’s and Children Care
Services: Architecture, Construction, Consulting, Design Build, Engineering, Fathom, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Master Planning, Pre-Design Research with a Subsidiary Firm, Strategic Planning
Five Projects of Note: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC [Pittsburgh, PA] June 2009 UPMC/ISMETT Palermo Transplant Hospital [Palermo, Sicily] March 2004
Magee-Womens Hospital—Research Institute Expansion [Pittsburgh, PA] September 2007
VA Pittsburgh CARES Consolidation [Pittsburgh, PA] September 2010
UPMC West/South—Regional Ambulatory Care Centers [Moon Township, PA; Bethel Park, PA] December 1998; January 1997
Contact Information: Timothy L. Powers, AIA
227 Fort Pitt Bl.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Ph. (412) 765-1700
Fax: (412) 765-1711
E-mail: tpowers@astorino.com
Founded in 1972, Astorino is an award-winning, full-service company pro-viding complete architecture, engineering, interior design, and design/build services headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Astorino offers a diverse and award-winning portfolio consisting of more than 1,000 design projects, nationally and internationally, which total more than $2.4 billion in volume. An overarching goal of our organization is the application of sustainable design principles to all of our projects. This integrated design approach allows us to provide high-quality, high-performance buildings for our healthcare clients.
Astorino also offers the healthcare community a unique process that shapes and enhances the healing experience for both patients and staff. We uncover the underlying physical, physiological, and psychological aspects that affect the healing process. fathom, a subsidiary of Astorino, offers a patented process that incorporates groundbreaking research technique to elicit the deepest thoughts and feelings of all user groups and translates that information into meaningful design. Our design approach incorporates the thoughts and feelings of patients and their families, the workflow and insights of medical staff, and the cost controls of administration.
What is your involvement now with green design and how do you see it changing over the next 10 years?
Astorino boasts more than 4.5 million square feet of sustainable building projects, almost half of which are in the healthcare sector. Ten years from now, we anticipate that “going green” will be a matter of course rather than the exception to the rule, such that all design, building, and manufacturing processes produce high-quality, environmentally responsible, and healthy products.
BSA LifeStructures
Established: 1975
Staff: 350
Locations: Chicago and Indianapolis
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Cardiology, Education/Research, Emergency, Laboratories, Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care, Medical Office Buildings, Oncology, Orthopedics, Outpatient Care, Research Facilities, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Women’s and Children’s
Services: Architecture, Commissioning, Construction Administration, Consulting, Engineering, Facility Management, Facility Master Planning, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Operational Planning, Strategic Planning, Technology and Equipment Planning
Five Projects of Note: Columbus Regional Hospital Private Patient Room and ED Pavilion [Columbus, IN] Fall 2010
WakeMed Cary Hospital Inpatient Addition [Cary, NC] Spring 2008 Fairbanks Hall—The IU-Clarian Education and Resource Center [Indianapolis, IN] Summer 2008
Memorial Hospital of South Bend North Pavilion [South Bend, IN] Spring 2010
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Replacement for St. Mary’s
Good Samaritan, Incorporated [Mount Vernon, IL] Fall 2010
Contact Information: Shawn Mulholland
9365 Counselors Row
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Ph. (317) 819-7878 Fax: (317) 819-7288
E-mail: smulholland@bsalifestructures.com
Web: http://www.bsalifestructures.com
Through shoulder-to-shoulder collaboration between leading architects, engineers, technology planners, and interior designers, BSA LifeStructures provides holistic healthcare design services. From stand-alone clinics and outpatient treatment centers, to master-planned campuses and replacement hospitals, the firm’s facilities, by their very design, accelerate diagnosis, facilitate care-team communication, inspire hope, and promote healing.
Integrating best practices developed over hundreds of healthcare projects, our hospitals are intuitive and adaptable. Caregivers welcome the thoughtful consideration given to nursing unit and patient tower design, knowing that the building has been designed to make their work easier and more effective. From noise-reducing flooring and finishes, to same-handed room layout, to cabinetry strategically placed to fight the spread of infection, the facilities themselves support the healing happening inside. BSA LifeStructures calls this Human Potential Design.
Using trademarked LifeStructures Metrics, the impact of the design is measured in Operational Performance Gains—improved patient safety, increased caregiver retention, and improved patient satisfaction. Because today, it’s not enough for a healthcare designer to understand design. It’s our charge to understand our clients’ missions and business plans, too.
HDR
Established: 1917
Staff: 6,553
Locations: Omaha; Alexandria, VA; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Pasadena, CA; Phoenix; St. Paul, MN; Tampa
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Cancer Centers, Cardiac Centers, Children’s Hospitals, Education/Research, Emergency/Trauma Centers
Services: Architecture, Construction, Consulting, Design-Build, Engineering, Equipment Planning, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, IT, Landscape Design, Security, Signage, Strategic Planning
Five Projects of Note: American Family Children’s Hospital [Madison, WI] September 2007
Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute [Tampa, FL] September 2007
Metro Health Hospital [Wyoming, MI] September 2007
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital [Fort Belvoir, VA] Project in Progress
St. Mary’s Health System, New Emory Road Hospital [Knoxville, TN] August 2007
Contact Information: Douglas S. Wignall, AIA, NCARB
8404 Indian Hills Dr.
Omaha, NE 68114
Ph. (402) 399-1049 Fax: (402) 399-1282
E-mail: info@hdrinc.com
HDR is an architectural, engineering, and consulting firm that excels at complex projects and solving challenges for clients. More than 6,550 professionals—including architects, engineers, consultants, scientists, planners, and construction managers, in more than 155 locations worldwide—pool their strengths to provide solutions beyond the scope of traditional A/E/C firms.
HDR is consistently recognized as one of the top healthcare designers in the country. Our team embraces an integrated approach to create facilities that support a healing, sensitive environment for patients, their families, physicians, and staff. HDR brings innovative concepts to decision makers at health systems, hospitals, and medical centers nationwide.
Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum
Established: 1955
Staff: 1,632
Locations: Atlanta; Chicago; Houston; London, England; Los Angeles; New York; St. Louis; San Francisco; Tampa; Toronto
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Education/Research, Long-Term Care, Medical Office Buildings, Senior Housing
Services: Architecture, Conservation, Consulting, Engineering, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Strategic Planning
Five Projects of Note: The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula [Monterey, CA] 2007
Baylor College of Medicine [Houston, TX] 2010
Harlem Hospital Center [New York, NY] 2010
The Ohio State University Medical Center [Columbus, OH] 2011
Progress West Healthcare Center [O’Fallon, MO] 2006
Contact Information: Chuck Siconolfi
620 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10011
Ph. (212) 741-1200 Fax: (212) 633-1163
E-mail: chuck.siconolfi@hok.com
Web: http://www.hok.com
Contributing to the care of humankind, to the efficient allocation of society’s resources, and to the quality of the built environment, HOK is working with academic medical centers, healthcare organizations, and community hospitals to redefine service delivery for the 21st century. This unparalleled experience enables HOK’s medical planners to help clinicians define the future of care and create environments that support the clinicians’ vision. We bring this expertise to every project regardless of size.
Passionate about the healthcare environments we design, we make it our business to know every aspect of medical care so that we can leverage our knowledge to build consensus, as well as test alternate solutions. With each project’s unique culture and population, new concepts and features are being incorporated, aiming to reduce operating costs while enhancing patient satisfaction and medical outcomes.
At HOK, our goal is to create a built environment that supports staff and nurtures patients, while making a distinguished statement to the community in an environmentally responsible way. We achieve project goals through a collaborative process that engages our clients, our consultants, and our communities.
Kahn
Established: 1895
Staff: 270
Locations: Detroit; Birmingham, AL; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Juarez, Mexico
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative Medicine, Ambulatory Care Centers, Cancer Centers, Diagnostic and Treatment Centers, Heart Centers, Medical Office Buildings
Services: Architecture, Commissioning, Engineering, Facility Management, Field Representation, Green/Sustainable Design, Healthcare Planning, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Owner’s Representation, Planetree Design, Programming, Simulation and Operations Analysis, Strategic Facility Planning
Five Projects of Note: Aurora Health Care—Numerous Projects [Eastern WI]
Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare—Integrated Hospital Campus [Elmhurst, IL] 2010
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital [West Bloomfield, MI] 2008
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Capital Improvement Projects [Sao Paulo, Brazil] 2008-09
University of Alabama at Birmingham Women & Infants Center [Birmingham, AL]
Contact Information: Robert F. Sharrow, AIA, ACHA
7430 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Ph. (313) 202-7819 Fax: (313) 202-7319
E-mail: robert.sharrow@akahn.com
Web: http://www.albertkahn.com
Founded in 1895, Kahn offers clients a collaboration of architecture, engineering, planning, design, and management services.
Aside from flexibility, adaptability, and a focus on quality, what else keeps us at the top of our game? The answer is 270 talented, creative professionals who are passionate about their jobs. These solution providers continuously challenge and inspire each other to create places where people love to go. Kahn’s employees create environments that help others to think better, learn better, heal better, play better, and perform better. By constantly pushing and encouraging each other, Kahn’s professionals are well-conditioned to meet the changing needs of clients in a variety of market sectors, including healthcare, corporate, educational, automotive/industrial, research and technology, and government.
In both 2006 and 2007, Kahn earned an Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility and was named one of Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2005 and 2006.
The Albert Kahn Family of Companies includes Albert Kahn Associates, Inc., Kahn Global Services, Inc., Kahn Facility Management, Inc., Kahn Program Management, Inc., Kahn South, Inc., Kahn do Brasil Ltda., and Albert Kahn de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Wilmot/Sanz, Inc.
Established: 1966
Staff: 60
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Education/Research, Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care, Medical Office Buildings, Outpatient Care
Services: Architecture, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Master Planning
Five Projects of Note: INOVA Fairfax Women’s Hospital & Campus Master Plan [Falls Church, VA] Hospital 2012; Master Plan 2015
Christiana Hospital 2010 Project [Newark, DE] Fall 2007
Franklin Square Hospital Center [Baltimore, MD] Fall 2009
Riverside Outpatient Care Center [Bethlehem, PA] Fall 2009
Shady Grove Tower Expansion [Rockville, MD] Spring 2008
Contact Information: Jim Wilmot
18310 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Ph. (301) 590-2900 Fax: (301) 590-8150
E-mail: jw@wilmot.com
Web: wilmotsanz.com
Wilmot/Sanz is an award-winning architecture firm with a practice dedicated 100% to the planning and design of “evidence based,” patient-focused healthcare environments. Established in 1966, the firm is among the largest and most experienced healthcare facility design consultants in the nation, with numerous honors attesting to our project performance and commitment to this highly specialized field. We have a staff complement of 60 that is proficient in land planning, facility master planning, healthcare design, and architecture, interior design, and construction phase services for all types of healthcare facilities.
While we have gained national stature through our specialization, we have maintained our commitment to keep our senior design principals actively engaged in each project. Our principals oversee each project phase, from the initial concept development through final occupancy.
We offer strong design leadership, a depth of knowledge of issues pertaining to the practice of medicine and patient care, and a commitment to meticulous management of our client’s resources—including strict compliance with project schedules and budgets and the reduction of long-term facilities costs. Wilmot/Sanz is oriented toward working with clients on a long-term basis, providing counsel and responsive service as they expand, diversify, and transition their organizations within the rapidly changing healthcare marketplace.
What is your involvement now with green design and how do you see it changing over the next 10 years?
Wilmot/Sanz is committed to guiding healthcare owners and clients towards their goals to create efficient and environmentally sustainable facilities. Using either LEED certification or Green Guide for Health Care criteria, our project teams will work with healthcare clients to produce a design that meets both their needs and their desire to incorporate the benefits of environmental sustainability.
AG Architecture
Established: 1992
Staff: 42
Location: Wauwatosa, WI
Healthcare Markets: Senior Living
Services: Architecture, Engineering, Green/Sustainable Design
Three Projects of Note: Aberdeen Heights [Kirkwood, MO] Project in Progress
Smith Village [Chicago, IL] Fall 2007
Three Crowns Park [Evanston, IL] Fall 2007
Contact Information: Eugene R. Guszkowski, AIA
1414 Underwood Ave., Suite 301
Wauwatosa, WI 53213-2653
Ph. (414) 431-3131 Fax: (414) 431-0531
E-mail: ergusz@agarch.com
AG Architecture’s principals and staff continue a commitment of more than 35 years to innovative senior living design. Whether the task at hand involves new construction, an addition, or a complete repositioning of an existing community, our goal is very straightforward—to improve the quality of life for our ever-growing senior population. In addition to the concentration in senior living building types, AG is also recognized for experience in the design and master planning of multifamily living environments, multiuse community buildings, and adaptive reuse projects. AG Architecture offers full architectural and engineering services to support the needs of municipalities, agencies, and professional offices.
What is your involvement now with green design and how do you see it changing over the next 10 years?
Client knowledge and expectations in regards to green design continues to grow, so we continue to look for ways to incorporate sustainable strategies into their facilities. The challenge is finding ways to do this in a cost-effective way to work within the budget constraints of our price-sensitive product.
Anderson Mikos Architects, Ltd.
Established: 1985
Staff: 55
Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative Medicine, Behavioral/Mental Health, Education/Research, Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care, Sports Medicine
Services: Architecture, Consulting, Green/Sustainable Design, Health Planning, Interior Design
Three Projects of Note: Advocate Good Shepherd Emergency Department [Barrington, IL] April 2007
Children’s Memorial Hospital Replacement Hospital [Chicago, IL] 2011
Mercy Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Care Facility [Monroe, MI] 2008
Contact Information: David E. Mikos, AIA, ACHA, NCARB
One Parkview Plaza
17W110 22nd St., Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Ph. (630) 573-5149 Fax: (630) 573-5176
E-mail: dmikos@andersonmikos.com
Web: http://www.andersonmikos.com
Anderson Mikos Architects was founded in 1985 with the goal of providing quality, honesty, leadership, and fun design services for healthcare exclusively. Dedicated service to clients is our highest priority.
Anderson Mikos understands the vital role architecture plays in an individual’s medical experience. We are also confident that we can make a positive and significant contribution toward creating state-of-the-art healing environments. When Anderson Mikos initiates the design process, we begin by listening, and we design with the ultimate goal of promoting a healing environment for all patients.
Anshen+Allen
Established: 1940
Staff: 375
Locations: San Francisco; Seattle; Columbus, OH; Boston; London, England
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Education/Research, Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care
Services: Architecture, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Master Planning
Three Projects of Note: Intermountain Medical Center [Murray, UT] October 2007
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay: Women’s, Children’s, and Cancer Hospital [San Francisco, CA]
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center: Specialty Center and Valley Health Centers [San Jose, CA] 2008
Contact Information: Erica Ross
901 Market St., Fl 6
San Francisco, CA 94103
Ph. (415) 281-5449 Fax: (415) 882-9523
E-mail: erica.ross@anshen.com
Since 1940, Anshen+Allen has been committed to creating inspiring architectural experiences that reinforce the individual spirit and affect positive transformation. Dedicated solely to healthcare and academic projects, we believe that design can be a catalyst for social awareness and conscience. As cofounders of The Center for Health Design, we have long advocated integrating investigative research with the design process to improve outcomes relating to patient and staff safety, medical errors, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction. We are currently undertaking a research initiative to understand how to successfully integrate sustainable and evidence-based design elements to create the healthiest built environment possible.
What is your involvement now with green design and how do you see it changing over the next 10 years?
Anshen+Allen has designed the Green Patient Room, a full-scale prototypical room to elevate awareness of green materials and technologies that are economically viable, readily available and appropriate for intensive healthcare settings. It is the first instance of more than 35 international sustainable producers collaborating to create a highly sustainable healthcare environment.
Ballinger
Established: 1878
Staff: 220
Location: Philadelphia
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative
Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Education/Research
Services: Architecture, Engineering, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Master Planning
Three Projects of Note: Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Greenberg Center [New York, NY] January 2007
University of Rochester Medical Center, Pediatric Replacement Imaging Sciences Modernization Building [Rochester, NY] 2012
St. Vincent’s Manhattan, Replacement Hospital [New York, NY] 2013
Contact Information: Louis A. Meilink, Jr., AIA, ACHA
833 Chestnut St., Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Ph. (215) 446-0900 Fax: (215) 446-0901
E-mail: lmeilink@ballinger-ae.com
Web: http://www.ballinger-ae.com
Founded in 1878 and based in Philadelphia, Ballinger was one of the first firms in the United States to merge the disciplines of architecture and engineering into a single professional practice. Today, the firm is committed to designing flexible, cost-efficient, market-responsive buildings for hospitals, academic medical centers, and regional health systems. Bringing innovative technology to design and thoughtful design to technology, Ballinger continues to deliver superior built projects based on clearly defined client objectives and goals.
What is your involvement now with green design and how do you see it changing over the next 10 years?
Ballinger has always felt a professional obligation to incorporate energy efficiency and sustainable design initiatives into the firm’s design philosophy. As resources and materials diminish, it is imperative in the years to come that sustainability becomes an integral part of the design process.
BJAC pa
Established: 1994
Staff: 36
Locations: Raleigh, NC; Charlotte, NC
Healthcare Markets: Acute Care, Alternative Medicine, Behavioral/Mental Health, Cancer and Oncology, Education/Researc
