In 2011, Kaiser Permanente chose the winners of its "Small Hospital, Big Idea" competition, recognizing Aditazz and M+NLB/Perkins+Will for their design concept for a small, eco-conscious, high-tech, and patient- and family-friendly hospital, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Recently, the team behind the winning project shared the status of those ideas three years later in the session "Kaiser's Small Hospital, Big Ideas, Part 2: The Next Generation," at the ASHE PDC Summit in Orlando, Fla. Between conception and delivery, a lot can be lost in translation, Ward Vercruysse, co-founder of Aditazz, said in the article To avoid the disconnect, the team simulates designs and creates models that evaluate staff operations and activities.
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