Linda M. Gabel
Designer Profile
Linda M. Gabel, CHID, IIDA
Facility Planner
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Linda has over 34 years of professional design experience, with the last 31 dedicated to pediatric and adult acute healthcare, memory care, and senior living environments. Through hands-on collaboration with patients, residents, families, staff, and artists, Linda is able to create award winning environments that strengthen the care provider’s ability to provide true family-centered care, and support the needs of diverse socio-economic backgrounds, cultures and age groups. Linda collaborates with the entire design team to create interior environments that enhance the healing process and reduce stress of patients, their families and caregivers. Her strong focus on an evidence-based design methodology and research in designing healthcare facilities provides enhanced value to the client for years to come. As the 2005-2009 IIDA Healthcare Forum Advisor and 2010-2013 Credentialing Regent on the board of AAHID, Linda provides active leadership in the design of healthcare environments on an international level. As an industry leader, Linda has presented healthcare environment white papers on healthcare design for pediatric, bariatric, and aging populations at major conferences and universities: Healthcare Design, Health Facilities Institute, National Association of Children’s Hospital and Related Institutions (NACHRI), NEOCON, Stephen F. Austin State University, Western Carolinas University, and The Ohio State University. Her previous leadership roles at Karlsberger and NBBJ have given her exemplary hands-on project experience with many of the top 20 Children’s and Adult Hospitals and Healthcare Systems in the United States.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, 1984
The Ohio State University
CERTIFICATIONS
NCIDQ 1989
AAHID, American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers, Founding Member 2005, AAHID Board of Regents, 2010-2013, Regent for the Credentialing of Designers. Currently serving on the Credentialing Committee.
ASSOCIATIONS
IIDA, International Interior Design Association, professional member, 2005-2009 Healthcare Forum Advisor; Ohio/Kentucky Chapter/Columbus City Center Board member, 2005-present.
Zero Landfill Columbus, Ohio committee member
Girl Scouts of America/Heart of Ohio Co-Leader of Troop 676, 2004-present
PUBLICATIONS
Health Facilities Management Magazine, “Elder Care – design to support the aging acute care patient,” Spring Issue 2012.
Children’s Hospitals – The Future of Healing Environments, co-author of “The Lobby: Direction and Diversion” Chapter, 2005
Designing the World’s Best: Children’s Hospitals, co-author of “Interior Design, Furnishings, & Wayfinding” Chapter, 1999
Perspective Magazine, various articles on healthcare design trends and issues as IIDA Healthcare Forum Advisor, 2005-2009
LECTURES
“What’s keeping the Children’s Hospital C-Suite up at Night?” Vendome Webinar, 2011.
“The Future of Children’s Healthcare Design: Issues, Trends, and Opportunities,” Tandus Healthcare Symposium, February 2011.
“Designing for the Bariatric Population,” Panelist for the AAHID Panel at Healthcare Design .10 conference.
“Understanding the Special Needs of the Bariatric Population: Design, Innovation, and Respect,” FacilityCare audio-conference, co-presenter, August 2010
“Designing for an Aging Population in the Acute Care Setting,” co-presenter with Elizabeth Brawley at NEOCON 2010.
The IIDA Forum Advisors “Trends” presentations at NEOCON, 2005-2009
“The IIDA Healthcare Forum presents: The Experience Imperative,” Healthcare Design .08 Conference
“The Bariatric Population,” NEOCON and Healthcare Design .07 Conference and 2008 webinar re-broadcast
“Principles of a Successful Healthcare Art Program,” NACHRI Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2005
“Environmentally Responsive Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Spaces,” Healthcare Design .03 Conference, The Center for Health Design and Medquest Communications, Miami, FL, December 2003
“Using Architecture to Build a Brand,” NACHRI, Facilities Design Conference, Chicago, IL, July 2003
“Wayfinding: More than Just Signs,” Health Facilities Institute, San Diego, CA, October 1998
“Wayfinding: More than Just Signs,” The Association for the Care of Children’s Health, Boston, MA, May 1997
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Project Management and lead related to internal interior design and furniture projects, move management, procurement, and FFE installation management. Provides programming, space planning, budgeting, and interior design services for internal renovation projects.
Acts as Owner’s representative for facility planning on new construction and renovation projects involving outside A/E firms.
Al Saleh Medical City, Sana’a, Yemen
12 building complex: 1,100 bed acute care hospital, mental health facility, research and teaching facilities, mosque, and secure executive housing.
Construction Cost – Confidential
Role – Medical Planner in DD and CD phases, Operational and Interior Design narratives
Involved traveling to Munich, Germany to meet with the third party reviewers; I presented design development level medical planning and interior design to German engineers, physicians, and hospital administrators for approval to proceed into Construction Documents.
Medical University of South Carolina
Children’s Hospital and Perinatal Services
Replacement Facility Study
Completion 2/2008
Location – Charleston, SC
Role – Project Manager and Medical Planner
Involved hands-on programming and planning workshops to successfully define and align philosophical goals and operational/business objectives between the leadership of Children’s Hospital and Perinatal Services and the University.
Premier Health Partners
Miami Valley Hospital
Level III NICU:
Completion Date – 2009
Size – 52,000 sf
Construction Cost – $13 million
Role – Client Contact, Lead Interior Designer/Medical Planner
Involved programming the experience for family, caregiver, neonatologist and creating personas
Premier Health Partners
Good Samaritan Hospital, Heart and Vascular Hospital, Bariatric Unit, Ortho/Neuro/Rehab Unit
Construction Cost – Confidential
Completion Dates – 2005 – 2009
Sizes – 34,000 sf HVH; 2,500 sf Bariatric; 40,000 sf Ortho/Neuro/Rehab
Location – Dayton, Ohio
Role –Lead Interior Designer/Medical Planner
Heart Center involved programming the experience and personas for 3 demographic categories of patient/family, caregiver team, and cardiologist. LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies were also integrated into the design/planning process.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Master Renovation Plan, 18 phases
Construction Cost – Confidential
Completion Date – 2000
Size – 270,000 sf
South Tower and West Infill Additions
Construction Cost – Confidential
Completion Date – 2005
Size – 1.2 million sf
Location – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Role – Lead Interior Designer, medical planner
Involved family-centered care programming and planning, full-scale room mock-ups and facilities standards for design and performance of materials, furniture, and lighting.
Dell Children’s Regional Medical Center of Central Texas
Total Replacement Facility
LEED – registered project, platinum level goal
Construction Cost – $175 million
Size – 450,000 sf
Completion – 2007
Location – Austin, Texas
Role – Co-Leader for Vision and Conceptual Design
Participated in LEED strategy discussions, goal-setting, performance benchmarks
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Total Replacement Facility
Construction Cost – $39,300,000
Size – 351,987 sf renovation; 38,040 sf new
Completion – 2002
Location – Phoenix, AZ
Role – Lead Interior Designer and Planner – included medical planning and wayfinding
IIDA Interior Design Competition Winner, 2003
St. Vincent Children’s Hospital
Construction Cost – $25 million
Size – 101,000 sf
Completion – 2003
Location – Indianapolis, Indiana
Role – Lead Interior Designer and assisted in Medical Planning
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Total Replacement Hospital
Construction Cost – $80 million
Size – 300,000 sf
Completion – 1996
Location – Hartford, Connecticut
Role – Lead Interior Designer, Medical Planning
Golisano Children’s Medical Center/
Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester
CVICU/PICU and AICU Addition
Construction Cost – $12 million
Size – 60,000 sf
Completion – 2004
Location – Rochester, New York
Role – Lead Interior Designer, medical planner
St. Louis Children’s Hospital/BJC
East Expansion Project
Construction Cost – $60 million
Size – 186,000 sf
Completion – 2007
Location – St. Louis, Missouri
Role – Lead Interior Designer and medical planning
Levine Children’s Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center
Construction Cost – $85 million
Size – 220,000 sf
Completion – 2007
Location – Charlotte, North Carolina
Role – Interior Design Leadership and Artwork Consultation
University of Miami, School of Medicine
Batchelor Children’s Research Institute and Clinics
Construction Cost – $24 million
Size – 148,000 sf
Completion – 2001
Location – Miami, Florida
Role – Medical Programming, Planning and Lead Interior Designer
Mount Carmel St. Ann’s, Mount Carmel Health System
New Women’s Hospital and Level III NICU
Construction cost – $18 million
Size – 96,000 sf
Completion – 2003
Location – Columbus, Ohio
Role – Lead Interior Designer
Riverside Methodist Hospital – OhioHealth
Heart/Emergency Hospital
Construction Cost – $42 million
Size – 277, 465 sf
Completion – 2004
Location – Columbus, Ohio
Role – Lead Interior Designer
Lake Hospital System, Concord Replacement Hospital
Pebble Project
Construction Cost – Confidential
Size – 314,000 sf
Completion – 2009
Location – Cleveland, Ohio
Role – Client leader, lead Interior Designer and medical planning through Schematic Design
Five Star Quality Care
Boston, MA
Long Term Care Facilities, various locations in the U.S.
Client Lead for all Planning and Interior Design services
Cornerstone Assessments
Revera Living
U.S. Long Term Care Facilities, various locations
Quality Assurance and Interior Design services,
Lutheran Life Villages
Ft. Wayne, IN
Skilled Nursing Facility
IL/AL Sales office
Interior Design Services and Procurement/Installation Management
