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2019 Award Recipient

The CARITAS Project, its Advisory Board, and its Award Judges and Partners are delighted to announce the Award Recipient for the Tenth Annual Generative Space Award.


Project Title:
The Kennedy Outpatient Center at Erlanger – “A Place to Flourish in Chattanooga”

Unity Health Care Brentwood
Click here for PDF of complete Award submittal.

Designed for kids, families and staff to flourish, the Kennedy Center opened to rave reviews! The minute you approach this building and are greeted by a real 1891 steam engine, you know it is not your typical Pediatric Center.

After traveling around the country to seek out the best innovations, the project team designed a building that has radically changed the patient/family experience. With its’ “onstage / off stage” clinic modules, kiosk registration, no private offices and incredible discovery / waiting rooms, the visits have increased 10% with no shows and waiting time reduced by half. It is also a celebration of the community with the fire truck and tow truck greeting kids and families on each floor. Even more unusual was the fact that over $30 million of the $40 million cost of the building was contributed by over 6,000 donors to a county hospital that had no history of philanthropy.

Provider Organization Primary Contact
Don Mueller, MHA, FACHE
CEO Erlanger Children’s Hospital
Erlanger Medical Center
975 East Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37405
United States of America
donmueller@erlanger.org

Consultant Primary Contact
Dan Luhrs, AIA
Associate Principal + Senior VP
HKS
191 Peachtree Street, Suite 5000
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States of America
dluhrs@hksinc.com

Individual Responsible for This Entry
Bruce Komiske, MHA, FACHE
VP. New Hospital Design and Construction
Erlanger Medical Center
975 East Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37405
United States of America
Bruce.komiske@erlanger.org

Judges' Comments:

‘This facility is an example of “A Place to Flourish” as it respects the human dignity of the patients, staff, families, and visitors in this community.’

‘I consider the “wow” factor to be that 75% of the contributions were donated towards the total cost of the project. This is typically unheard of, but simply demonstrates that the community in Chattanooga is committed to cultivating a generative space.’

‘The idea of extending the experience outward and inward to embrace the surrounding community both externally and internally is admirable. For this public embrace of community to become the gateway to the campus is inspired.’


2019 Generative Space Award Judges

Sally Augustin, PhD
Principal, Design With Science; Editor, Research Design Connections

Tama Duffy Day, MFA, FIIDA, FASID, LEED AP BD+C
Firmwide Health & Wellness Practice Area Leader, Gensler

Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, MSMOT

Hospital CEO, Texas Center for Infectious Disease

BJ Miller, FASID, CCIM

President, The Vision Group Studios

Francis Murdoch Pitts, FAIA, FACHA, OAA

Principal, architecture+

Annette Ridenour

President, Aesthetics, Inc.

Dr. Mark Rowe, GP
Medical Director and Founder, Waterford Health Park

Dr. Wayne Ruga, FAIA, FIIDA, Hon. FASID

Founder and President, The CARITAS Project

Thank you for your interest and support of this program. Together, let us work to create a world made up of 'A Place to Flourish', everywhere and for everyone.