FRANK WEINBERG APPOINTED AS CO-CHAIR OF THE CENTER FOR HEALTH DESIGN’S RESEARCH COALITION
Concord, CA (January 12, 2010)–The Center for Health Design (CHD) announces the appointment of Frank Weinberg as Co-Chair of the CHD Research Coalition, succeeding longtime Research Coalition leader, Bart Franey.
“It is a privilege to work in this capacity with the talented CHD staff and members of the Research Coalition to advance the practice of utilizing research-based evidence to inform the design and development of healthcare environments,” says Weinberg. “I look forward to continuing to build upon the strong research programs of The Center as well as bringing additional focus to the dissemination and application of this important information.”
Frank was previously a board member (Executive Director) of the Coalition for Health Environments Research (CHER) and a member of the CHD Research Coalition over the past eight years, and has been actively involved in evaluating and promoting the role of the built environment in healthcare.
“Frank’s guidance will bring a thoughtful and consistent agenda to the pursuit of integrating evidence-based practice in hospital design and construction,” says Debra Levin, President and CEO of CHD, “and we’re confident that he will continue to advocate for an increase in the awareness of evidence-based design in response to environmental and sustainability issues in healthcare.”
Having spent over 35 years in the healthcare sector, Frank has held positions ranging from direct accountability for the support of a wide array of diagnostic and therapeutic technology to the executive oversight of master facilities planning and development activities. As the current Corporate AVP, Facilities at MedStar Health in Columbia, Maryland, Frank is accountable for all programs associated with the management, support and development of MedStar’s facilities and associated technology. In this position, he is responsible for the system-level oversight of facilities and plant operations, grounds, environmental services, protective services, clinical engineering services, environmental and safety compliance, and construction/renovation activities.
In addition to the pursuit of bringing evidence-based practice to hospital design and construction, Frank has worked to increase the awareness and response to environmental and sustainability issues in healthcare. He is currently on the Board of the Global Health and Safety Initiative (GHSI), USGBC Maryland and the Advisory Board of Maryland H2E.
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About The Center for Health Design
The Center for Health Design (CHD) formed in 1993, is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization of forward-thinking healthcare, elder care, design and construction professionals and product manufacturers who are leading the quest to improve the quality of healthcare facilities and create new environments for healthy aging. The CHD Research Coalition promotes the dissemination of research that contributes to therapeutic, safe, efficient and effective healthcare settings. The group also strives to support projects that fill critical gaps in the field of evidence-based design (EBD) while growing the network of researchers engaged in EBD by rewarding funds to select EBD research projects. www.healthdesign.org
About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a $3.8 billion not-for-profit, regional healthcare system with a community-based network of nine hospitals and other healthcare services in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. The hospitals, which include both teaching and community facilities, are Franklin Square Hospital Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Harbor Hospital, Montgomery General Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital and Union Memorial Hospital in Maryland, and Georgetown University Hospital, National Rehabilitation Hospital, and Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia. MedStar Health is based in Columbia, Maryland and as the area’s largest health system, it is one of the region’s largest employers with more than 26,000 associates and 5,300 affiliated physicians, all of whom support MedStar Health’s patient-first philosophy that combines care, compassion and clinical excellence with an emphasis on customer service.
