19: Whitney Hendrickson

Whitney Hendrickson, former Pediatric RN and current Healthcare Interior Designer at Perkins+Will shares her thoughts on what hospitals might look like in the year 2040. "I'm sure there will be smart footwalls, maybe an Alexa-style nurse call system, a way to take peoples' weights through the floor and their blood pressure through the bed they are sitting in," says Whitney. Tune into this and more on what it's like to be a healthcare interior designer from the perspective of a former pediatric nurse on today's episode of Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 - The Lightning Round.  This podcast is brought to you by the award-winning, eco-conscious Porcelanosa—a global innovator in tile, kitchen and bath products. Porcelanosa's anti-bacterial, solid surface product K-LIFE (think countertops, backsplashes, sinks, and more) uses a technology called photocatalysis that purifies the air, self-cleans, expels harmful bacteria, and eliminate chemical products.  K-LIFE can help reduce Hospital Acquired Infections and it's a gorgeous product. It can be shaped into anything you want, printed on, and lit up. Imagine the design possibilities for a hospital room! Learn more about Porcelanosa's K-LIFE and how to order samples of this BPA-FREE Certified and Reach Compliant product by visiting: https://www.porcelanosa-usa.com/klife/ Additional support for this podcast comes from our industry partners: The Center For Health Design The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design Learn more about how the Center for Health Design can support your firm by visiting: http://healthdesign.org. Connect to a community interested in supporting clinician involvement in design and construction of the built environment by visiting The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design at https://www.nursingihd.com/.