Designing healthcare spaces for children's a unique calling that draws us to the profession and bonds us together, according to a blog by designer Lara Macklin on the Healthcare Design website.
"My passion for healthcare began at an early age. You see, both my parents worked in the healthcare profession when I was growing up. My mom worked for hospice with terminally ill kids and their siblings, and my dad was a professor and practicing pediatric dentist specializing in premature babies and kids with special needs. " Macklin wrote.
Their career choice ultimately led to her own, according to the blog When Macklin was in design school preparing her thesis project in college, she chose to convert a small rental property into a hospice house.
"I design spaces for children to feel safe while they heal. I create environments for those who care for the sick so they feel empowered to do the best they can, sometimes under unimaginable circumstances. I do what I do to make a difference in the lives of a few in a place that no one really wants to go to. I provide places that encourage health and wanting to be healthy, while allowing space for those needing to heal," she wrote.
Read the blog.
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