TAMEST Conversation on COVID-19: Healthcare Architecture and Facility Design
TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) held a conversation on COVID-19: Healthcare Architecture and Facility Design, on Wednesday, October 7. Dr. Ray Pentecost, a leading researcher in healthcare architecture at Texas A&M University, joined top experts in medical facility design to explore ways to improve the design of hospitals, emergency facilities, clinics and other buildings to meet the challenges of COVID-19 and other highly communicable diseases.
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Moderator: A. Ray Pentecost III, Dr.P.H.
Ronald L. Skaggs and Joseph G. Sprague Chair of Health Facilities Design;
Director, Center for Health Systems & Design;
College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
![Douglas S. Erickson Douglas S. Erickson](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Headshot-Douglas-Erickson.200x200.png)
Speaker: Douglas S. Erickson
Chief Executive Officer,
Facility Guidelines Institute
![Cliff Harvey Cliff Harvey](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Headshot-Cliff-Harvey.200x200.png)
Speaker: Cliff Harvey
Chief Planning Officer,
Niagara Health
![Mike Wood Mike Wood](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Headshot-Mike-Wood.200x200.png)
Speaker: Mike Wood, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice President, Planning, Design & Construction,
Medxcel
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