From Open Heart to Open Doors: Building the Next Era of Texas Healthcare | Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez

About this episode

Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez discusses her vision for healthcare spaces shaped by her personal experiences as a mother to a child with congenital heart disease.

Two-step into the heart of Texas with Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, Senior Executive Director of Clinical Facilities at University of Texas Health San Antonio, as she shares how her journey as a mother to a child with congenital heart disease shapes her bold vision for healthcare spaces. In this episode of Designing Care On-Air, Jessica opens up about balancing cutting-edge design with deeply human experiences by crafting environments that heal, connect, and transform care for patients and the...

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Johnson, PhD

Guest: Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez

Topics covered

• healthcare design
• patient experience
• congenital heart disease
• Texas healthcare
• clinical facilities

Keywords

• healthcare
• design
• patient care
• Texas
• congenital heart disease
• clinical facilities
• human experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Texas Health San Antonio

Places: Texas, Texas

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