1. Healing Environment:
New Directions
in Healthcare
Design OPEN LECTURE
by
Dr. Manuel Hernandez - Cannon Design
Gail Allen - Herman Miller
Ryerson School of Interior Design
January 24, 2013 RSVP to
6-8 PM Loft Studio bvogel@ryerson.ca
302 Church Street
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Manuel Hernandez, FACEP, MBA, MD Gail C. Allen, RN, BSN
With more than 20 years of administrative and clinical experience Gail C. Allen is a clinical strategist for Herman Miller, Inc.,
in both the private and public healthcare sectors, Manny Zeeland, Michigan. Gail brings clinical and leadership
Hernandez leads Cannon Design’s Healthcare Performance experience as she assists healthcare customers during the
Initiative—an essential component of the firm’s architectural design of adaptive spaces utilizing Herman Miller products.
team structure that provides consulting services to help optimize For over twenty years she has assisted architects, designers,
clinical operations, service excellence, strategic planning equipment planners, project coordinators and healthcare
initiatives and improve financial outcomes for healthcare professionals in planning efficient work flow and promoting
organizations. patient/caregiver safety and quality care in clinical
departments. Gail is a Certified Nurse Administrator and is
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, listed in Who’s Who in American Nursing. She is a member
Hernandez holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the of the Emergency Nurses Association, the Association of
University of California at Irvine and has been an invited Operating Room Nurses, and the International Association of
presenter on the performance and operational efficiency of many Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management.
aspects of healthcare. He has authored several publications and
is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.