#430 – Sharon Woodworth, Architect at HED
Slice of Healthcare Team
02/26/2024
Architectural Innovations In Healthcare - Episode Details
Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Sharon Woodworth, Architect at HED.
What you’ll get out of this episode:
- Diverse Career Journey: Sharon Woodworth, an architect at HED, discusses her diverse career path, including pediatric trauma nursing and architecture criticism, and her current role teaching architecture to healthcare professionals.
- Designing Supportive Environments: The conversation explores how architectural design can retain healthcare providers, emphasizing the importance of creating supportive and efficient work environments.
- Enhancing Clinical Staff Support: Woodworth highlights the need for amenities that support clinical staff, such as daycare and private respite areas, to enhance focus and reduce stress.
- Lean Healthcare Operations: She emphasizes the importance of considering the entire process in lean healthcare operations, not just isolated problems, to truly improve efficiency and patient care.
- Predictions for Healthcare Architecture in 2024: Looking ahead to 2024, Woodworth predicts significant changes in healthcare architecture, driven by AI and data analytics, to create more effective and personalized healthcare environments.
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Sharon Woodworth: Blending Architecture with Healthcare
In this episode of the Slice of Healthcare podcast, host Jared S. Taylor speaks with Sharon Woodworth, an architect at HED, about her unique journey through multiple careers and her current role in shaping healthcare through architecture.
Designing for Healthcare Providers
A major focus of the discussion is on how architectural design can help retain healthcare providers. Woodworth shares insights on creating environments that not only cater to patient safety but also ensure the well-being of healthcare staff. Key design elements, like private entrances and break rooms strategically located near work areas, can provide essential respite for staff, improving their overall work experience and efficiency.
Lean Operations in Healthcare Architecture
Woodworth explains the concept of lean operations in healthcare architecture, stressing the importance of comprehensive process evaluation. It's not just about reducing physical steps for healthcare workers but considering the entire operational flow to enhance efficiency and patient care. This holistic approach to design can lead to more effective healthcare delivery.
AI's Impact on Future Healthcare Design
Looking to the future, Woodworth anticipates significant changes in healthcare architecture, influenced by advancements in AI and data analytics. She foresees these technologies playing a crucial role in understanding and optimizing healthcare environments, leading to more personalized and efficient patient care.
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Our sponsors for this episode are Sage Growth Partners and Quantum Health
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