This book is a selective, revised and annotated compendium of the best presentations at the prestigious National Symposium on Healthcare Design. It includes a major introduction by Wayne Ruga, the guru of international healthcare facilities design, as well as chapters on medical offices, new technologies, healing environments, and acute, long-term, ambulatory, and pediatric facilities.

About the Author is a accomplished journalist and communications professional with over ten years of experience in the design industry. She is president of Sara Marberry Communications, Inc. and a former editor of Contract, a national magazine read by over 30,000 interior designers and architects. Ms. Marberry is a member of the Board of Directors for The Center for Health Design and is editor of the newsletter Asclepius. She has edited volumes III, IV, VI, and VII of the Journal of Healthcare Design.