McMillan Pazdan Smith’s Greenville office is among the top three winning submissions in the Institute for Patient-Centered Design Inc.’s (IPCD) 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition. The firm was recognized for its design for St. Francis Eastside’s Neonatal Care Unit. The nonprofit IPCD works to improve healthcare environments by using design to address patients’ needs.
“Innovative thinking can and should be successfully applied to any health care project, regardless of constraints,” said Tracey McGee, health care planner and project manager at McMillan Pazdan Smith. “Continuous improvement for health care delivery requires good partnership and out-of-the-box thinking. This project had both in spades.”
The other two finalists are located in Baltimore and Toronto. The first-, second- and third-place titles will be awarded during the Patient-Centered Design Reception at the national 2013 Healthcare Conference Nov. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla.
In addition, a full-scale model of the Patient & Family-Centered NICU patient room inspired by the top submissions will be unveiled the opening night of the conference.
