The success of a healthcare construction project requires many participants and viewpoints. One voice that’s getting more recognition is coming from nurses. Nurses Stichler and Kathy Okland, president of NIHD and a senior healthcare consultant at Herman Miller Healthcare, serve as executive editors on the book and recently spoke with Healthcare Design on the value of the clinician’s point of view in the planning and design of healthcare facilities.
At Bat: Nurses Step Up To Design Plate
By Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor, reprinted from Healthcare Design - August 2015
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