September 9, 2009

FreemanWhite Releases Podcast On Emergency Department Design

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Frank Brooks, AIA, ACHA, chairman and managing partner at FreemanWhite (www.freemanwhite.com), an architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services firm for healthcare organizations in the United States, has announced the release of the firm’s audio podcast on Emergency Department Design. In the podcast, Jon Huddy, AIA, NCARB, MArch, managing principal and leader of the Emergency Department Design Team at the firm’s Charlotte office, discusses the components of an effective emergency room. Huddy talks about juggling the various elements of function and individual facility needs with space. The podcast is available for download at www.mmimarketing.com/podcast/jon-huddy-discusses-emergency-department-design.

Huddy authored the book Emergency Department Design: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Future, published by the American College of Emergency Physicians. He led the charge to successfully diversify FreemanWhite into a healthcare consulting and design firm by recruiting healthcare clinical experts, market researchers, data/business analysts, technology futurists and multiple other professionals to focus on strategic, operational and technological challenges in the healthcare industry. He focuses on strategic facility master planning, as well as leading FreemanWhite’s emergency department design team. Huddy has worked with more than 250 healthcare organizations internationally on a wide range of planning and design projects.

Founded in 1892, FreemanWhite is the oldest architectural firm in North Carolina and focuses on providing top quality architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services for healthcare organizations worldwide. For more information, visit www.freemanwhite.com.