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Health Facilities Management: Nurse-Architect Tammy Felker Shares Why Nurses Are Essential to the Design Process
Nurses spend countless hours on the frontlines caring for patients, which provides valuable insights into what types of environments help or hinder care. Health Facilities Management spotlights the critical input nurses provide in the healthcare design industry, including NBBJ’s Tammy Felker, an RN and architect who also specializes in planning, programming and designing healthcare facilities. “Nurses understand the complex ecosystem of a health care facility better than anyone else...Their voices should be heard early and often in the design process,” says Felker.