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Nashville, TN, August 23, 2010 – In the pursuit of strengthening their use of Evidence-Based Design, Wellness Environments is embarking on a multidisciplinary study of hospital renovations and replacements. Wellness will partner with 7 to 10 hospitals that will each receive anywhere from $100,000 to $250,000 for the administration of these studies. The goal is to analyze future renovations and replacements of Critical Access Hospital Patient Rooms, Operating Rooms and Emergency Departments over the course of two to five years.

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CONCORD, CA (November 11, 2009)— The Center for Health Design (CHD) , a nonprofit research, education and advocacy organization announces that Wellness Environments of Nashville, TN has joined the list of Advocate Firms for the Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) program as an Advocate Firm. Advocate Firms are dedicated to using an evidence-based design process in healthcare facilities and commit to putting 25% of their team through the accreditation process.

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Most of America’s 5,000 hospitals were built in the 1960s and ’70s, a late-in-developing consequence of passage of the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, or Hill-Burton Act, inspired by President Harry S. Truman back in 1946.

Wellness Environments’ patient room design maximizes patient safety, patient satisfaction, and staff efficiency, while minimizing maintenance and downtime.