This Icons presentation is the fifth in a series at the PDC. The lecture provides attendees with important project data, client and architect interviews, architectural plans and photos, and summarizes the most "important lessons learned" from each of these ground­breaking healthcare facilities. New additions to the historic Community Hospital of Monterey California, three new suburban hospitals in Houston Texas created by: St. Luke's Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital, and Methodist Hospital, the award-winning, Banner Estella Hospital in Phoenix AZ. This session enables attendees to:
•Understand why these projects were celebrated as leaders in providing patient-centered care.
•Assess and appreciate the risks that were taken to innovate and break new ground.
•Discuss how each facility dealt with problems during and after the planning process and lived up to its promise.