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Design Tour of UK's Brand New Emergency Dept.
The Pebble Project from the Center for Health Design presents an insider's look at the recently completed hospital at the University of Kentucky, September 13-14.
Learn from the design and clinical teams about the new hospital design strategies, processes, features and how those decisions have been successfully operationalized in the new trauma emergency department. |
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Nurture Blog - Tablet Tech and Healthcare
The Apple iPad, along with other tablet computers, is changing the face of healthcare. Check out a recent interview in which a physician at Holland Hospital discusses how tablet technology helps to positively maintain the doctor/patient relationship, can be used by residents to document research, and even used as a reference tool during surgeries. Read it on the Nurture blog!
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Nurture in the News!
Nurture was recently featured in Health Facilities Management magazine, in an article discussing different orthopedic patient environments.
Nurture's versatility is highlighted, as different seating options service a variety of mobility requirements.
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A Strong Relationship Leads to Leela at UM
Ann Arbor, MI - The University of Michigan Health System and Steelcase have had a strong relationship that dates back decades. 
While the relationship has historically centered around administrative furnishings, the creation of Nurture allowed the relationship to expand into clinical environments as well.
The University's 2005 announcement of the construction of a new Mott Children's Hospital offered Steelcase and NBS (Troy-based Steelcase dealer) an opportunity to pull together a comprehensive response to the facility's product needs. When the bid was released in the summer of 2006, Steelcase's Kristi Helstowski and Benjamin Pratt along with NBS' Sachi Turnbull worked diligently with their respective teams to pull together the overall response. Due to the team's persistence, NBS' location on campus, and the long-standing relationship, NBS and Steelcase earned the administrative business in 2007.
While Steelcase won the administrative furniture for the project, decisions on the clinical furniture (i.e. recliners, waiting room seating, etc.) were left to committee decision. In 2009, Jeff Allor and Jeff Fredrickson began positioning Nurture's R2 product as a comfortable, flexible, transitionally-designed product for Mott's waiting room standard. Through demonstrations, visits to Nurture's NeoCon showroom, and
the ability to modify the chair's frame to U-M's specifications, Nurture was ultimately awarded the waiting room standard with R2 (subsequently re-named Leela.) The effort resulted in approximately $500,000 worth of Leela for NBS and Nurture that began shipping in July 2011.
The strength of the relationship with the University, NBS' presence on campus, and the persistence of Steelcase representatives over a five year period of time resulted in a substantial win for both parties in southeast Michigan. Moving forward, Nurture and NBS continue to seek ways to position more Nurture solutions and deliver more value for the U-M Health System.
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PEP's and LEVEL Information Available on Nurture IN2
Nurture would like to announce that Product Environmental Profiles (PEP's) and level™ certificates for our products are available on Nurture's IN2 site and Nurture.com. Along with the availability of PEP's for Nurture products, Sonata, Folio, Senza, Tava Benches, and Leela Benches benches have achieved  level™ 1 certification through the Scientific Certification System. level™, the ANSI/BIFMA sustainability standard, ensures a comprehensive, independent and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product's manufacture. level™ makes it easy to identify products that have been evaluated against a consensus-based, multi-attribute sustainability standard. Nurture is persuing level™ certification for multiple product lines so look for more information in the technical information section of the product pages on Nurture's IN2 site.
Certifications and the information behind them help Nurture communicate product attributes. They can also help you choose products that are environmentally sustainable and just right for your project. Click here for more information on the level™ certification process. |
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