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    Donna J. Deckard, EDAC

    Director of Strategic Projects
    The Center for Health Design

    Donna is a results oriented executive with a diverse background in healthcare operations and effective project management. Donna worked for 30+ years at Kaiser Permanente in a variety of senior executive positions in several regions and the national program office. She currently works as a consultant for The Center for Health Design working with colleagues in health care planning, design and construction. She manages the EDAC (Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification) program which provides education about evidence-based design, a process that uses research to develop design strategies linking design to improved outcomes in patient, worker and environmental safety, quality and satisfaction. The process also promotes measurement and evaluation of results to be shared and added to the body of knowledge in the industry. She also programs and facilitates the Built Environment Network (BEN) which brings together senior executives responsible for healthcare facilities management from organizations across the country, who participate in strategic discussions about the future of the built environment.

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