NorthShore University HealthSystem

Multiple Locations

To expand into new markets while addressing the dramatic changes in the healthcare industry, NorthShore University HealthSystem worked with OKW to envision a new concept of healthcare delivery that explored non-traditional territory and challenged accepted standards.

Our client’s goal was to meet this new market with a new offer. With many young people living in cities and increasingly unlikely to have a dedicated GP, the goal was to create urban immediate care centers that would feel inviting.

The resulting prototype achieved this through warm, natural materials that run from the hospitality-like lobby through the patient rooms. Wooden ceiling slats arranged in a curve inspired by a DNA helix unites both areas while modern materials such as translucent glass help pull natural light into every room. The space embodies our team’s goal of improving the patient experience by translating the NSUH brand into the physical space.

The images in this page have been sourced from three different Immediate Care clinics across Chicagoland.

Photography by Wayne Cable and Michal Ciurej