Andrea Rufe
The Next Gen Master Plan: How More Adaptable Planning Can Drive Success in a Rapidly Changing Market
As healthcare is disrupted and systems grapple with cash flow challenges and market changes, traditional long-term facility plans are...
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Teri Oelrich
Mar 14, 20226 min read
Four Ideas To Improve Hospital Work Environments To Help Combat America’s Nursing Crisis
Hospital design experts Teri Oelrich and Bryan Langlands explore ways to improve the efficiency and experience for nurses in hospital...
Margaret Montgomery
Mar 16, 20215 min read
A Healthier Planet Starts with Hospitals
Eleven Strategies to Reduce Energy Use and Increase Wellbeing While hospitals are dedicated to healing, they are some of the most...
NBBJ Consulting
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Teri Joins the School of Nursing Advisory Board at the University of Washington!
We are pleased to share the good news that the School of Nursing welcomes Teri Oelrich as a new member of their Advisory Board! Teri...
NBBJ Consulting
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Innovations in Clinic Design December Webinar: In-Car Care Concept (Join us this Thursday!)
Presenters: Ryan Hullinger, Healthcare Architect Teri Oelrich, Healthcare Clinician The in-car care concept is one of NBBJ Design’s...
NBBJ Consulting
Nov 2, 20201 min read
AIA Seattle Health Committee Fall Conference Nov 4-6
With a global pandemic, racial injustice, and climate change at the constant forefront of our minds, by now it is clear that we are all...
NBBJ Consulting
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Tammy Felker Participates in the Behavioral Health Strategic Design Workshop This Week!
On Wednesday, September 23 Tammy will be participating in The Center for Health Design's Behavioral Health Strategic Design Workshop,...
Teri Oelrich
Aug 31, 20201 min read
How To Reduce Social Isolation For Healthcare Workers And Patients During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Co-Contributor: Bryan Langlands Read our latest article here featured in Forbes that explains how healthcare facilities can make creative...
Teri Oelrich
Jun 8, 20201 min read
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Boosted Telehealth; Existing Spaces Can Support Virtual Visits
Co-authored with Bryan Langlands As more people use telehealth options during the pandemic, Bryan Langlands and I explain how healthcare...
Tammy Felker, RN, AIA
May 21, 20206 min read
Support Your Staff’s Wellbeing During COVID-19 With These Simple Changes to Your Built Environment
The healthcare environment is inherently stressful. Staff are working long shifts, rotating shifts, and are dealing with life and death...
Margaret Montgomery
May 19, 20201 min read
Unpacking the Science
The Center for Active Design is authoring a set of guidance documents for the real estate industry as we prepare to reactivate the...
Teri Oelrich
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Forbes: How Rural Hospitals Can Adapt to the Pandemic
Rural hospitals are not prepared for the pandemic. Here are NBBJ Design's ideas on five design and planning strategies rural hospitals...
Teri Oelrich
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Modern Healthcare: Preparing for the Surge in Coronavirus in Rural and Community Hospitals
We had a conversation with Modern Healthcare about hospital systems that have not yet been hit by a surge in COVID-19 cases, or those...
NBBJ Consulting
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Behavioral Healthcare Design Transforms Clinical Outcomes
Studies show space can affect mental health outcomes, from lowering stress to increasing creativity. The Behavioral Healthcare Executive...
NBBJ Consulting
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Free Webinar with NBBJ’s Tammy Felker on 3/19!
This week on Thursday, March 19th at 12pm EST/9am PST, you can join this free webinar with NBBJ’s @Tammy Felker! This webinar is courtesy...
Chris Vishey
Feb 28, 20204 min read
The Coronavirus: To Build, or Not to Build?
How should healthcare systems across the US react as they develop long-term capital and facility plans?
Tammy Felker, RN, AIA
Oct 10, 20193 min read
"It is crucial that we send the message that behavioral health patients are valued."
A Conversation with Tammy Felker, Registered Nurse and Architect, NBBJ Editor’s Note: The number of people reporting behavioral health...
Tammy Felker, RN, AIA
Oct 10, 20193 min read
The more we talk about behavioral health, the better the outcomes
A Conversation with Dr. Delaney Ruston, Filmmaker, Speaker and Stanford-Trained Physician Editor’s Note: The number of people reporting...
Tammy Felker, RN, AIA
Oct 8, 20192 min read
Providing integrated care is the most important thing we can do for behavioral health
A Conversation with Dr. Gregory Miller, Chief Medical Officer, Unity Center for Behavioral Health Editor’s Note: The number of people...
Tammy Felker, RN, AIA
Oct 7, 20193 min read
Let's commit more resources to behavioural heatlht
A Conversation with Dr. Curtis Wittmann, Associate Director, Acute Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital Editor’s Note: The number...
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