N.J. healthcare facility wins first evidence-based design Touchstone Award

Award recognizes the use of an evidence-based design process


The Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., was honored with a Gold Award in the inaugural evidence-based design (EBD), Touchstone Awards, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website.

Award recognizes the use of an evidence-based design process in the pursuit of increasing value, improving outcomes and engaging stakeholders.

The $300-million expansion and renovation project — “Transforming Care: The New Jersey Shore” — is a Center for Health Design Pebble Project featuring a 144-bed patient care pavilion with all-private rooms and an innovative model of nursing care.

Three touchstones of the EBD process are:

• Collaboration

• Evaluation

• Sharing

Read the article.

 

 



December 29, 2017


Topic Area: Project Management


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