2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU

Design Competition Call for Submissions

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Project:
The 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU is an environment that is designed to facilitate patient-centered
care by creating conditions in which patients, their families and caregivers are able to actively participate in
the care plan, promoting desired health outcomes. Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. will build a
model of Patient & Family Centered NICU to be displayed at the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference in
Orlando, Florida; and we would like to see your ideas! Submit your design for a chance to win one of three
awards and to inspire our 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU.

Eligibility:
2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition is open to licensed and unlicensed design
professionals and others with an interest in healthcare design. Eligible participants include architects,
interior designers, planners, healthcare professionals, patients, researchers and/or students.
Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged, but not required.

Award:
The top three submissions (selected by our jury) will each receive one free full registration to attend the
2013 Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando, Florida, where they will be our special guests at the Third
Annual Patient-Centered Design Reception, held on opening night of the conference. The first, second and
third place submissions will be announced during the reception; and 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU,
inspired by the winning submissions will be unveiled.



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Dates:

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU
Design Competition
April 24, 2013 through June 24, 2013
Online

2013 Healthcare Design Conference
November 16-19, 2013
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, FL



All email entries must be received by June 24, 2013 at 11:45 pm EDT.
Postal mail entries must be postmarked June 24, 2013.

Submit your Design Solution in 4 Simple Steps:
Step 1: Review 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Call for Submissions and any of the following
reference materials. (Document links are available at www.patientcentereddesign.org/competition.)
- NICU Environment References
- Neonatal Couplet Care
- The Challenges of Extended Postpartum Recovery for NICU Mothers: A proposed architectural
solution
- 10 Principles of Patient-Centered Design
- Recommended NICU design standards and the physical environment of the NICU, Journal of
Perinatology 33, S1 (April 2013) | doi:10.1038/jp.2013.9
- Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design
- Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities (Submissions must comply with the
Guidelines.)

Step 2: Determine the appropriate category for entry.
- Category A: New Design Solution New ideas that respond directly to this Call for Submissions
- Category B: Commissioned Project Built or un-built commissioned projects with patient-centric
attributes as described in this Call for Submissions
Step 3: Prepare your submission package. All entries must be presented as blind submissions (no identifying
information on the project team). Unless otherwise noted, drawings shall be scale, formatted on six 8 x
11 pages as a pdf file. Emailed submissions should be size 4 MB or smaller. Larger files should be submitted by
mail (see below). Submissions should be organized in the following format.
Page 1. Form A: Submission cover sheet (page 9 of 2013 Call for Submissions)
Page 2. Partial NICU floor plan (1/8 scale) showing nurse work area, family support space and patient
room/bay
Page 3. Full color finished floor plan showing flooring pattern of the NICU patient space only (bay or room)
Page 4. Minimum of 2 Elevations (headwall + one other wall/partition of the NICU space - Photographs are
acceptable for Category B)
Page 5. 2 full color, 3D drawings depicting the interior architecture of the NICU (Photographs are acceptable
for Category B)
Page 6. Completed Form B: Product selections (page 10 of 2013 Call for Submissions)
Step 4: Complete online registration and submit the entry fee of $199.00. Submissions must be
transmitted via email to the address provided when you register for the competition. Register online at
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=bpjdpeeab&oeidk=a07e7cua4hoce0e7316.
OR
Mail your submission by completing the registration form (page 11 of the 2013 Patient & Family
Centered NICU Call for Submissions) and sending a hard copy of the form and a CD containing a 6-page
pdf file of your submission (all documents listed in Step 3) to:
Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 42218
Atlanta, GA 30311
A check for the entry fee of $199.00 payable to Institute for Patient-Centered Design must accompany
your submission. Mailed submissions must be postmarked June 24, 2013.
Upon receipt of your submission, you will receive an email confirmation.

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU
Submission Guidelines

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Questions? Please see our FAQ or email
competition@patientcentereddesign.org.



The footprint of your design should fit within the following space allocation.

Single Family NICU Room: 200 sq. ft. Open NICU Patient Bay: 150 sq. ft.
The drawings shown below are simply examples. Participants are not restricted to the dimensions,
drawing style or layout shown, and are encouraged to submit strategic design solutions that address
the need to keep families with NICU patients continuously, while allowing an outlet for parents to
connect with other families for support. Submissions should comply within a 10% variance of the
areas (sq. ft.) listed above.



















Please organize the following room components:















2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition
Program

Patient & Family Zone
Incubator
Family seating/sleeping
Family storage (optional)
Family table/work surface (optional)

Caregiver Zone
Hand wash sink
Headwall unit and medical equipment (may overlap
patient/family zone)
Nurse work/charting station (with view of incubator)
Bedside charting
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15-0
13-0
11-6
13-0
Optional family bathroom:
Toilet
Shower
Sink
Design Options:
Family bathroom
Family storage
Remote family support space:
This is a space for NICU parents to
connect and form a support
system. This may be adjoining or
near the patient space (with
patient visibility and quick access
to patients), or an opening
between two patient spaces that
allows each parent to remain with
his/her patient.
2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Product Selection
The following products will be provided by our sponsors.















































09 60 00 Flooring
10 11 00 Visual display units (tack boards, marker boards)
10 21 23 Cubicle Curtains and Tracks
10 25 13 Patient Board Service Walls
11 70 00 Healthcare Equipment
12 10 00 Art
12 20 00 Window Treatments
12 35 70 Healthcare Casework
12 56 70 Healthcare Furniture
27 51 19 Sound Masking Systems


Please visit http://www.patientcentereddesign.org/competition_products for instructions on making
product selections for your design solution.
FLOORING HEADWALL UNIT & ACCESSORIES

HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT ART FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY


WINDOW TREATMENTS HEALTHCARE FURNITURE

SOUND MASKING SYSTEMS


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Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to contribute to the
quality of healthcare delivery through patient-centered design advocacy, education and research. Please
support our work by participating in this design competition.
The Institute would like to acknowledge the following project partners for their contribution to the 2013
Patient & Family Centered NICU model, which will be inspired by your design submissions!














































Our Jury of Experts
The jury is comprised of NICU families, NICU design standards experts, practicing NICU clinicians,
representing academic research, hospital facility planning, design innovation, and patient-centered
design.
The judging process consists of a two phase process.
April 24 Call for Submissions
June 24 Submission Deadline, 11:45 pm EDT
June 24
July 1
Phase 1: Submissions are evaluated for compliance with competition guidelines,
and construction feasibility; and a shortlist of submissions is prepared for the jury.
July 1 - 19
Phase 2: Jurors score submissions based on pre-defined scoring criteria developed
by the Institute.
On or before
August 5
Scores from all jurors are received and tabulated by the Institute, and the top three
submission teams are announced.
November 16
Inspired by competition submissions, The Patient & Family Centered NICU model
will be unveiled during the Third Annual Patient-Centered Design Reception, held on
opening night of the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference. First, second and third
place submissions will be announced during the reception; and all eligible and
complete submissions will be displayed.

Judging criteria
The Institute has identified ten principles of patient-centered design.
1. Respect privacy.
2. Facilitate communication, collaboration and trust.
3. Accommodate patient and family participation.
4. Empower patients.
5. Promote safety and security.
6. Provide accessible accommodations.
7. Create comfortable environments.
8. Support healing.
9. Support staffs goals.
10. Identify design opportunities that respond to unmet needs.

Submissions will be evaluated based on the innovation and thoughtfulness used to incorporate the
above principles into the design solution.

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU
Schedule & Judging Information

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LaShawna Bowden Heflin, RN, BSN; Nurse, Mother-Baby Care
LaShawna Heflin has an extensive background caring for premature and terminally ill neonates in Level III
Neonatal Intensive Care units, as well as pediatric, labor and delivery, postpartum, and OB-GYN surgical
patients. She is a co-founder of Trinity Staffing Resources. LaShawna also serves on the advisory committee
of Institute for Patient-Centered Design, where she has contributed to the development of educational
materials as well as articles for publication. Examples include The Challenges of Extended Postpartum
Recovery for NICU Mothers: A proposed architectural solution and Lactation Space Design: Supporting
Evidence-Based Practice and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, coauthored with Tammy Thompson.
LaShawna is currently pursuing a masters degree from Tennessee State University in the Family Nurse Practitioners Department.
Jodi De Joseph, RN, BSN; NICU Nurse Supervisor/Educator, WakeMed Health and Hospital
Jodi has been a nurse practicing with the neonatal population for 15 years. After obtaining her BSN from
Syracuse University in New York in 1997, she began her career in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked at Grady
Memorial hospital and was lucky to have entered the nursing world straight into the NICU. After 2 years in
their Level 3 NICU, she ventured off across the United States as a travel nurse. She worked in various states
from coast to coast, such as Brooklyn and Seattle. While being exposed to a myriad of NICUs she was able
to experience different practices, be introduced to multiple therapies as well as learn how to enjoy and
adapt to change along the way. Jodi is now back in Raleigh, North Carolina where she currently resides. In

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Distinguished Jury
Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNSc, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN; Co-Editor of the HERD Journal
Dr. Stichler is Professor Emeritus of Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems at San Diego State University
and an Academic Partner with Sharp HealthCare. She is also the founding Co-Editor of Health Environments
Research & Design (HERD) Journal. Her research focuses on creating a work environment that optimizes
organizational performance and the patient and provider experience. She has authored over 150 articles in
peer reviewed journals and numerous chapters in textbooks.
Dr. Stichler holds a BS and an MS in Nursing from the University of Arizona and a Doctorate of Nursing Science
from the University of San Diego. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the American
College of Healthcare Executives.
Kimberly Newton McMurray, AIA, EDAC, MBA; Director of Healthcare for WSV Architects, Inc.;
Officer, Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
Kimberly McMurray is a registered architect with 26 years of experience in healthcare design, focusing on
master planning, strategic facility development, medical planning and project management. As Director of
Healthcare for WSV Architects in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Kimberly applies her experience as a hospital architect
and her extensive knowledge of clinical operations, evidence based design and lean healthcare planning to the
firms projects.
Kimberly currently serves as the Institutes Vice President of Design, a voluntary position appointed by the
Board of Directors that enables her to contribute expertise as a practicing healthcare architect to support the
Institutes mission. She has also served as past AIA Birmingham Chapter President, past AIA Alabama Councilor;
current AIA Disaster Assessment Task Force Member for Alabama, as well as a member of the Arizona State University College of
Design Healthcare Initiative Advisory Board (2009-2010).

August of 2011 she took on the challenge of becoming a supervisor/educator for the NICU at WakeMed Health and Hospital. Along
with her newfound passion for nursing leadership, Jodi is pursuing her MSN in leadership at East Carolina University. Jodis current
focus is promoting developmentally supportive care, via the NIDCAP (Newborn Individualized Developmental Assessment
Program) approach as well as supporting Patient and Family Centered care not only in one unit but as an organization.
Elicia Jacob, RN, MSN; Director of Nursing; University of Alabama at Birmingham Women & Infants
Services.
Elicia Jacob is the Director of Nursing for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Women & Infants
Services. She has served for 5 years in this capacity. Elicia has a Master of Science degree in nursing and is a
Board Certified Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist with a focus on Womens Health. She is currently
pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing Practice at UAB. Her experience as a Registered Nurse expands more than
18 years with 12 focused on Womens Health. She is a member of the Association of Womens Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Elicia played a pivotal role in the successful functional design of the new
Women & Infants Center. She is currently on track to lead UAB hospital to Baby Friendly designation.


Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, DArch, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC; Director of the Center
for Health Systems & Design and holder of the William M. Pena Endowed Professorship in the
College of Architecture at Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University
Dr. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley is a professor and director of the Center for Health Systems &
Design at Texas A&M University. A registered architect with 25-years of experience in
professional practice, she is founder of ART+Science, a consulting firm specializing in the
application of research to health facility design. Mardelle has conducted research and published
extensively on the topic of neonatal and pediatric facilities. She is in the process of completing a
book, Design for Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care, which will be published in 2014.
2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Distinguished Jury
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Meaghan Boyd; NICU Parent; Attorney, Alston & Bird LLP
Meaghan Boyd is an attorney with Alston & Bird LLP. She specializes in complex environmental
and toxic tort litigation. Meaghan graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum
laude, in 2005. She received her undergraduate degrees in history and political science from the
University of Georgia, magna cum laude, in 2001. Meaghan is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Meaghan and her husband, Jared, founded Piper's Friends after the death of their daughter in
November 2011. Piper lived for a day and a half and spent the majority of her very short life at
Grady Memorial Hospital. Piper's Friends' mission is to provide high-quality, comfortable family
sleeping and waiting areas in the neonatal intensive care unit at Grady, as well as educational and
support materials for parents and families whose babies spend time in Grady's NICU.


Tammy Smith Thompson, NCARB, EDAC, CLC; NICU Parent, President, Institute for
Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
Tammy S. Thompson is the president and founder of Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
She has authored and coauthored numerous articles on patient-centered design subjects. Her
work entitled Lactation Space Design: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice and The Baby-
Friendly Hospital Initiative inspired a new design specialty for the Institute. Through the
creation of the Lactation Design Initiative, Ms. Thompson has pioneered a movement to address
the needs of lactating mothers and breastfed babies through facility design. As a certified
lactation counselor, she combines knowledge of evidence-based lactation approaches with
design strategies to develop programs that align with global breastfeeding recommendations,
which result in unparalleled health advantages for mothers and babies.

A specialist in building evaluation and programming, Dr. Shepley holds the Skaggs-Sprague endowed chair at the College of
Architecture at Texas A&M. She is a member of the Committee to Establish Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU
Design, and served on the board of the Association for the Care of Childrens Health. She was the 2009 recipient of the
Stanley and Mavis Graven Award for Leadership in Enhancing the Physical and Developmental Environments for the High-Risk
Infant. Her published books include Healthcare Environments for Children and their Families, Design for Critical Care, and
Health Facility Evaluation for Design Practitioners.



Dr. White grew up in Buchanan, Michigan, attended the University of Notre Dame, and received his
medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Since 1981, he has been Director of the Regional Newborn Program at Memorial Hospital of South
Bend, Indiana. Dr. White has had a long-standing interest in the effect of the NICU environment on
babies, families, and caregivers with many publications on that topic. He is chairman of the
Consensus Committee that develops Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design, co-chair of
the annual Gravens Conference on the Physical and Developmental Environment of the High-Risk
Newborn, and chairman of the International Conference on Brain Monitoring and Neuroprotection
in the Newborn and the annual workshop of the Perinatal Section of the American Academy of
Pediatrics. He has appointments at the University of Notre Dame, the Indiana University School of
Medicine, and courtesy appointments at the University of Chicago and the University of South

Bob White, MD; Chairman of the Consensus Committee on Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design

Florida. Dr. White is the American Academy of Pediatrics representative to the AAMI Committee on Incubators, the US
representative to the International Electrotechnical Equipment Working Group for Paediatric Equipment, and a member of
the Healthcare Guidelines Revision Committee.


1. Entries that do not comply with the program requirements, guidelines and rules of this competition
will not progress to phase 2 of the judging process. This determination will be made at the sole
discretion of Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. (the Institute). The decisions of the Institutes
judging team and volunteer jurors are final and binding on all submissions. Institute for Patient-
Centered Design is not obligated to conduct discussion or correspondence with any parties relating to
the judging process.
2. As a condition of entry, registered teams submitting designs (hereinafter referred to as "Participants"),
agree that any materials contained in the submissions may be reproduced and/or reused by Institute
for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. for the purposes of promoting, announcing, or providing updates
regarding The Patient & Family Experience: NICU project. Participants agree that the Institute may
display submissions in print or electronically in relation to this design competition and the overall
Patient & Family Experience: NICU project, which may be integrated into future work of the Institute.
3. Participants hereby grant the Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. (the Institute) a non-exclusive
license to reproduce the work submitted in any and all media at the Institutes discretion. Participants
understand that full or partial submissions may be published at the Institutes discretion, and that
acceptance of this work does not guarantee publication by the Institute.
4. Partial competition results will be released for the purpose of notifying the top three finalists of
awards in advance of the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference. At the discretion of the Institute, any
additional information regarding the results of this competition will be retained for publication until
after the first, second and third place awards have been announced at the Patient-Centered Design
Reception, held November 16, 2013.
5. Entries must be submitted by email or postmarked for regular mail no later than June 24, 2013.
Entries submitted by mail are encouraged to have delivery tracking and guarantees. The Institute is
not responsible for considering any entries received by postal mail after June 28, 2013.
6. No refunds will be made for entry fees. All events will be held in association with the Healthcare
Design Conference. The Institute is associated with Vendome Group (Vendome), the producer of the
Healthcare Design Conference (HCD), as an independent contractor. If Vendome determines, in its
sole discretion, to cancel HCD for any reason, the Institute will select alternate awards of equal value
for the top three winning submissions, and publish the results of this competition in Patient-Centered
Design Online. Participants understand that Vendome is the sole and exclusive owner of the
Healthcare Design Conference and all HCD materials, and grant the Institute and/or Vendome the
right to use any information provided in their registration or submission packets in printed and
electronic communications and in promotional materials. Winning teams may be asked to submit one
30x40 board representing their design solution to be displayed during the conference.
7. Category A: New Design Solution: Participants agree that the entries submitted are their own and
that all participants involved in the submission are listed for acknowledgement. Participants attest
that the design solutions submitted are original works developed for this project, and submissions
have not been previously published.
Category B: Built & Un-built Commissioned Projects: Participants attest that projects submitted may
be shared with the Institute for the purposes of this project as stated in this Call for Submissions
(including publication); and that all previous publications are listed for acknowledgement. Participants
have the permission of the owners and designers of this project to enter said project into this
competition, and have listed all parties to be acknowledged, including but not limited to the design
team, owners, photographers and artists whose work has been submitted.
Categories A & B: Participants attest that their submissions do not include text or images that violate
or infringe upon copyright laws or the property rights of others. The Institute is indemnified against
any costs, loss, or expense resulting from the falsification of submissions received by Participants.

2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition
Rules of Entry

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2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU:
Form A: Submission Cover Sheet
All eligible submissions are blind. Please exclude any information that would identify individuals, organizations, or firms on
your team. For the purposes of the blind review process, please develop a team name that will be used to identify your
project. The team name should include at least two words and one number.
(Examples: Three Architects 3, Interiors Students 5, Team DSW Interiors 1980)
Team Name: ______________________________ Category A: New Design Solution
Category B: Built or Un-built Commissioned Project
Project Narrative: Please describe the features of this design that facilitate patient and family centered care.








Process: Please describe the strategies used to identify and address the needs of families in the development of this
design solution. Category B, if a family user group or advisory committee participated in the design process, please
indicate.









Additional Comments: Please include any additional comments about this design solution that you wish to be
considered.









Display: Winning teams may be asked to submit one 30x40 board representing their design solution to be displayed
during the conference. Are you willing to supply such display board on or before 11/15/13 to an Orlando location to
be determined? Yes No
Are you willing to share your CAD files to aid the construction of the on-site mock-up at HCD. 2013? Yes No
Submission checklist:
Page 1. Form A: Submission cover sheet, This form should be page 1 of your submission package.
Page 2. Partial NICU floor plan
Page 3. Full color finished floor plan showing floor pattern
Page 4. Min. of 2 Elevations (showing the headwall + one other wall/partition), Photos are allowed for Category B
Page 5. 2 full color, 3D drawings depicting the interior architecture of the patient room, Photos are allowed for Category B
Page 6. Form B: Product selections (page 10 of The 2013 Patient & Family-Centered NICU Call for Submissions)









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2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU
Form B: Product Selections
Please see http://www.patientcentereddesign.org/competition_products for instructions to designers.
Category Vendor Product Name Finish
Selection
Color
Selection
Notes:
Flooring







Headwall
Unit &
Accessories





Equipment


Art


Window
Treatments


Furniture


Sound
Masking
System



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2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU: Registration Form
This form is for submissions by postal mail only. To register online, please visit
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=bpjdpeeab&oeidk=a07e7cua4hoce0e7316.
Team representative (person completing this form):

First Name:
Last Name:
Email Address:
Phone:
Design Team:
Company or School (if applicable):
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Website:
Please list the exact text to be included in the design credit for this submission. This should include the names
and credentials of all team members, design firms, client owner, artists and photographers, etc.






Team Leader: The team leader of the winning project will receive one free registration for the 2013 Healthcare
Design Conference. Please enter his/her contact information below.
First Name:
Last Name:
Email Address:
Phone:

For the purposes of the blind review process, please develop a team name that will be used to identify your project.
The team name should include at least two words and one number. (Example: Three Architects 3)

Team Name:
PAYMENT: Full payment of your registration fee must be remitted with your registration form.
Payment by check: Please send this registration form, a CD containing a pdf of your submission, along with
your check for $199.00 payable to: Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 42218
Atlanta, GA 30311
No refunds will be made for entry fees. If you prefer to pay by credit card, please complete this form online at
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=bpjdpeeab&oeidk=a07e7cua4hoce0e7316.
I accept the rules of entry outlined in 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Call for Submissions and I am
authorized to submit this project on behalf of the project team.
Signature Date

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