In part one of this two part podcast, Jennifer shares her thoughts on how hospitals and healthcare systems can be better prepared for future pandemic outbreaks in the United States.Jennifer begins, “I’m pretty sure architects are going to be spending a lot of time over the next two years trying to think about how to protect both patients and staff from pandemics.” In this episode you will get insight into the brain of one of the oldest architecture firms continuing existence in North America, and learn what innovations are on the horizon for hospitals and healthcare systems.
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Jennifer Aliber is a leader in healthcare design at Shepley Bulfinch, where she specializes in master planning, healthcare programming and planning. Her clients include Duke University Hospital, Partners Healthcare, Banner Health, and Yale-New Haven Health System. She has served on the board of the Academy of Architecture for Health and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Architects. Jennifer presents at a wide range of conferences, including Tradeline, Healthcare Design, and American Society for Healthcare Engineering (The Real Numbers). She is a graduate of Amherst College and received her Master of Architecture from Princeton.