Tuesday / November 15, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Understanding the New Reality - Impacts of Mental Health on Healthcare Design
Webinar
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Mental Health is a journey, not a destination. The impacts of mental health are wide and deep. Twenty percent of all American adults experience mental illness each year, and the second leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 34 is suicide. Mental illness affects all patient groups, from children to the very old, and results in a wide range of disorders requiring treatment. We must also recognize the significant impact of the pandemic on our mental health and the importance of increasing access to timely and effective care for those who need it. The growing evidence in the media of the issues points to a greater public awareness and willingness to confront the need for greater mental healthcare to be available on several levels.
Healthcare designers are challenged to create adaptive platforms that encourage mental wellness and evoke positive outcomes. The wide variety of mental illness diseases makes creating the appropriate environment a challenge for today’s healthcare architects. The needs of each patient population vary widely, and mental healthcare can be provided in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings. There are general issues that apply to the design of these environments, including:
• Patient and Staff Safety
• Access to Levels of Care
• Impacts of Codes and Standards on Environments of Care
Three projects will be showcased to illustrate how the complex demands of mental healthcare impacted the design of the healing environments, including: 1) McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital’s Geropsychiatry unit, 2) Ascension St. Alexius’ Medical Center Behavioral Health ED Annex and 3) Ascension St. Joseph Chicago Hospital’s Eating Disorder Unit.
Learning Objectives: 1 LU/HSW
- Understand the variety of mental illnesses that behavioral healthcare must address.
- Identify the current problems facing behavioral health facilities and emergent trends as identified by the healthcare industry.
- Review the design elements incorporated to provide enhanced treatment for various behavioral health patient populations, including the integration of healing environments.
- Learn the impacts of Codes and Standards on Environments of Care to address the health, safety and welfare of patients and staff.
Speakers:
- Kate Doyle, Senior Medical Planner, Gresham Smith
- Sandy Faurot, AIA, Project Executive, Gresham Smith
- Christopher Novak, Vice President & COO, Ascension Illinois Behavioral Medicine Service Line
Speaker Biographies
Kate Doyle: Kate has led successful projects all over the country resulting in positive impacts to thousands of patients and medical staff. As a medical planner and designer at Gresham Smith Chicago with over 15 years of dedicated healthcare experience, Kate has led the planning effort for a variety of behavioral health projects. These projects include inpatient behavioral health units, correction units, and emergency departments incorporating various aspects of mental health.
Sandy Faurot, AIA: With over 30 years of experience in all areas of healthcare design, Sandy provides insight, expertise, and leadership of a vast variety of hospital related projects including behavioral health. Sandy is a Vice President and leads the Chicago office of Gresham Smith.
Christopher Novak: Chris is a Vice President and the Chief Operating Officer of Ascension Health’s Behavioral Medicine Service Line as well as Chief Executive Officer of Pathways Behavioral Health Network. Chris has 25 years of experience as a behavioral health counselor, manager and executive and has participated in the design of numerous behavioral health facilities.
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