Along the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain West, hospitals have constructed parking lots for campers for equitable healthcare access. Ruth Tretter, Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing – Montana State University shares her experiences and the science behind this ever-growing population seeking care.

Violence against nurses in particular has risen over 70% in the last couple years. Kelsey Springer, RN, shares her experience and call to action for design changes that can save lives of healthcare staff .

With more children and youth requiring mental health services in community settings, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Samantha Reed gives a firsthand account of considerations necessary in the built environment to heal with hope.

How might design and space planning support effective communication during the complex process of patient rounds? Swati Goel shares her research and recommendations

Through universal rail systems, Paladin Healthcare’s Gary Schindele provides insight on how to transform spaces from rigid and rundown to regenerative and renewed.

As healthcare becomes more technologically complex, it’s time for designers to plug into best practices when tackling Division 25 with Will Maxwell of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

Amanda Stone is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student at Montana State University who competed in the PDC Summit Student Challenge in 2023. The challenge, a 48-hour charrette, challenged interdisciplinary student teams comprised of architects, engineers, and nurses to design and model a wellness facility for clinical nurses in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. Amanda shares her experience during this heated competition and key takeaways as a rurally-based nurse developing her advanced practice and leadership.

Bernadette McCrory is an Assistant Professor at the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering- Montana State University. In this episode, Dr. McCrory describes the BioReD Hub for rural healthcare research innovation and the fresh approach to biomedical engineering education that will move mountains in solutioning for Montana’s healthcare delivery crisis.

Margaret Hammersla is an Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing- Montana State University. As an adult nurse practitioner, Margaret shares her experiences advocating for rural and frontier residents when home-based care is warranted while sharing recommendations for optimizing care delivery in resource-tight environments.

Marjorie Serrano is an architect and clinical consultant with a background as a pediatric nurse practitioner. In this episode, Marjorie shares her passion for advancing diversity in design teams through education, awareness, and learning to ask the right questions.

With over 30 years in nursing and executive leadership roles, Kristina Krail has built a career being at the forefront of optimizing human performance in healthcare systems design. A design industry healthcare consultant, Kristina shares pearls of wisdom on moving the needle in high-impact project management.

Julie Dumser is a senior manager in healthcare consulting. As a nurse, Julie saw early on in her career the impact that the built environment had on patient outcomes and efficiency of care delivery. In this episode, Julie shares how including clinical voice early and often in the design process provides long-lasting benefits to the heroes save lives in those environments every day.

Designing Care On-Air invites listeners to deconstruct the healthcare environments that influence our quest for wellness. Architects, engineers, interior designers, and providers share their powerful insights and perspectives on how healthcare facilities and the systems they held within affect our daily lives. Deepen your curiosity about the framework of our systems of healthcare with host Elizabeth Johnson, an Assistant Professor at the Montana State University Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing.