Jason Harper has honed and applied his talent for healthcare facility design throughout his 30-year career. He has successfully guided many healthcare clients through complex, multi-phased planning, and construction projects. With his experience and knowledge of the medical industry and its emerging trends, Jason guides his clients to solve both short-range problems and to achieve long-range planning goals. His commitment to fostering the mission of his healthcare clients guides his efforts in delivering projects that are at once functional, beautiful, and sustainable. Jason is focused on the response to healthcare reform and the impact of design decisions on public health. As a response to Hurricane Sandy, Jason led efforts to increase the resiliency of NYC’s hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Courses
Reimagining Hospitals Worldwide: Best Practices for Diverse Healthcare Facilities
With an increasing demand for medical design expertise throughout the world, this course provides AEC professionals with the crucial tools needed to adapt to local contexts, reimagine healthcare delivery models, ensure successful design outcomes, and have a positive impact on community health globally and locally.
Hear from expert speakers, with experience spearheading large-scale hospital and master planning projects around the globe, on the complexities, nuances, variations, and influences impacting healthcare planning and design. Learn the many factors affecting healthcare delivery, including local public health systems, socio-economic conditions, demographics, an aging population, payer and business models, pandemic preparedness, climate, regional culture, codes and regulations, project delivery methods, and project teams operating across time zones. Explore compelling case studies from resource-limited settings to advanced urban centers, demonstrating how contemporary architectural models, sustainable practices, innovative solutions, and technological advancements are revolutionizing healthcare facilities worldwide.
This course was recorded live on September 10, 2024.