Mary Beth Robinson, Associate Professor

This week was so HOT!

Monday I actually slept in because my flight got in really late the night before! It was nice to have a day to get all settled in before I started work again.

UFP artwork I worked on!

7 EastTuesday I met with Heather and Rebecca to catch up on what I missed. We heard back from the VP of the cancer institute about the door frostings I designed a few weeks ago. She said that they weren’t what she was expecting, so it was back to the drawing board for the design, and I was stumped because Heather, Rebecca, and I really liked the design. I also worked on floor patterns for Labor and Delivery. We also had a rep visit from NationalNew Main Road-- almost complete! Wallcoverings. Rebecca and I did a preliminary walkthough of 7 East, a patient floor that will be renovated in the near future. We also had the chance to go by the UFP, which is where the artwork and quotes i worked on were being installed. It was cool to see something I worked on be finished and installed. We then went to a road signage meeting, which discussed the design of the signs that will be displayed on the new main road.

My birthday presents from Heather and Rebecca!Blown glass backlit with colored LED lightsWednesday was my birthday! I brought in doughnuts for everyone in the office that morning! Heather and Rebecca got me a necklace and a pair of earrings from Southern Market! It was so nice of them! That morning we went through all of the artwork choices for the 4^th floor of the Cancer Institute, which led to a walkthrough of the Cancer Institute. I also went with Heather and Rebecca to get their Fit Test, which is where they get fitted for masks that will prevent them from being harmed if there were some type of emergency in the hospital. All full time employees of the hospital have to get one of these tests yearly. After the Fit Test, we got to see the samples of blown glass that will be part of an art piece in the Main Waiting area of the Cancer Institute. The blown glass will be backlit with LED lights, so we played with the settings of backlights and different types of blown glass.

Patient RegistrationThursday was pretty busy. We pulled more options for the Corridor, and worked more on choices for the artwork in the Cancer institute. We had a staff meeting where we discussed every single project going on, being proposed, or anything else we may need to know. We did a walkthrough of the Patient Registration, which started recently. We also had a monthly management meeting where the President of UTMC gave us an update about everything going on in the hospital. Heather, Rebecca, and I also looked at options for a custom ceiling and wall fixture for the Radiation Oncology department in the Cancer Institute.

To stay up to date with FF&E, the designers go to trade shows, product reps come and keep us up to date, and designers go to the Nashville Healthcare Design Conference. We have a materials library that product reps keep up with that we use as references when making selections for projects.

Michelle

This week I interviewed Michelle who is Harry’s assistant. Harry is the VP of Facilities Operations. She is the most energetic person in the office, and is always coming up with ways to make everyone smile. She is currently renovating an old barn to live in that she can also hold events such as family reunions and weddings in. her favorite thing to do is go on mission trips. She is actually leaving for one in August! She will be going to Africa to work at a clinic for ten days.