This discussion will provide an overview of changes to the next edition of the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction documents, scheduled for release in early 2022. The presenter, Kathy Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN, NE-BC, serves as a member for the FGI Health Guidelines Revision Committee for the 2018 and 2022 publications, and will discuss key factors that influenced changes across the 2022 Guidelines documents.
Topics include considerations for inclusive environments that support all populations; new clinical spaces that have the potential to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments; and a new unit for intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs for patients with behavioral and mental health diagnoses who do not require inpatient care. The presenters will discuss efforts to evaluate issues like improving access to rural health, removing barriers for childbirth centers, and providing minimum requirements for burn units. Included in the discussion will be a review of the major changes to the Residential Guidelines, with particular focus on new minimum square footages in nursing home resident rooms.
EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, January 27, 2022
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Kathy Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN, NE-BC, Clinical Advisor, University of Pennsylvania Health System
PRESENTER: Kathy Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN, NE-BC, Clinical Advisor, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Kathryn Gallagher, MS, RN, BSN, NE-BC, is a clinical advisor with the Department of Real-Estate, Design and Construction at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. She was part of the team that planned the Pavilion at Penn Medicine a 1.6 billion Penn Medicine hospital. She facilitates engagement with staff, patients, and the community for Penn Medicine design projects from the beginning of the design process through post-occupancy. Ms. Gallagher began her nursing career with the University of Pennsylvania Health System as a clinical nurse in a variety of critical care units and subsequently worked in nursing administration for several years. She holds a Master of Science in Strategic and Organizational Leadership and is a member of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design and the American Organization of Nurse Executives. Ms. Gallagher is committee member for the FGI Health Guidelines Revision Committee for the 2018 and 2022 publications.