Studio Practice Leader, Health Principal | HKS Inc.
Whitney is a Principal and Health Practice leader in the HKS Houston office with over 25 years of experience in health, specifically focusing on the experience of humans in the built environment. Her fresh ideas draw from her team of designers and planners working on academic health projects creating a collaborative balanced approach.
Courses
Reducing Neonatal Mortality Through Design: Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Neonatal Unit
How do you support a population of 4.5 million with limited staff and no reliable sources of electricity and water? This session will present a case study of the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital’s Neonatal Unit. This project was designed to address the challenges of a low resource setting while pursuing the goal of reducing the neonatal mortality rate in that region of Uganda.
In this session, attendees will learn how to apply the principles of restorative design, contextual design, and resilient design to promote community well-being within a low resource setting, with special attention given to the specific needs of neonates.
Course expires 08/25/2025