Photo Caption: (l-r) Heather Leary and Scott Reynolds, UMass Memorial Health Care, Mike Benjamin, BR+A, Kathleen Hylka, UMass Memorial Health Care, David Neal, SLAM, Kathy Bell, SLAM, Brian Hamilton, Consigli Construction, Martha Boyd, UMass Memorial Health Care, Richard Gala and Sean Dillion, Consigli Construction and Ed Edelman,SLAM
Photo Credit: The S/L/A/M Collaborative
The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) was pleased to be part of the team to receive the 2019 Vista Award in the category or Renovation for the MC2020 Memorial Campus Refresh project at UMass Memorial Medical Center located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The team accepted the award at the ASHE 2019 PDC Summit in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18.
The Vista Awards are presented by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association. These specific awards recognize significant collaboration in creating optimal health care environments. Each winning team has exemplified outstanding teamwork in all stages of their respective health care projects, from pre-planning to the final reveal.
ASHE recognized UMass Memorial Health Care executive leadership for its “focus on establishing key goals encompassing four categories: Our Patients, Our People, Our Discoveries, and Our Long-Term Financial Health.” The resulting MC2020 modernization project sought to increase the number of private patient beds, transition Nurses Stations into collaborative Team Stations, increase learning and discovery space at the Memorial Campus, and in general, create a more standardized person-centered experience.
“Our team was thrilled to work with UMass Memorial on a transformative project zeroed in on improving the inpatient experience through an upgraded and efficient care operation,” says David Neal, AIA, principal-in-charge on the project. “Throughout the design and construction process we were focused on continuous communication and collaboration with medical and facilities staff to understand their needs and enhance the resources that would ensure the best stay experience.”
For more information about the Vista Awards and the winners, visit the ASHE website at: www.ashe.org/vista.
ABOUT THE S/L/A/M COLLABORATIVE
The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) is a national, fully-integrated, multi-disciplinary architecture firm offering architecture, planning, interior design, landscape architecture and site planning, structural engineering and construction services that focuses on higher education, K-12 public/private education, healthcare and corporate market sectors. SLAM is located at 80 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury, CT and has additional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles and Syracuse. For more information on SLAM please visit www.slamcoll.com7.
About American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE)
ASHE is a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association. More than 12,500 members rely on ASHE as a key source of professional development, industry information, and advocacy, including representation on key issues that affect their work in the physical health care environment. For more information about ASHE, contact 312-422-3800 or visit www.ashe.org.