- Charleston,
- SC
- 29414
Designer Profile
Libby Laguta has over 38 years of healthcare experience. Libby coordinates workflow with the latest technologies to create healthcare spaces that promote wellness, enhance the patient experience, and enable excellent healthcare outcomes. Libby focuses on building long-term relationships with her clients, which include some of the country's largest healthcare providers.
Her experience includes working with hospitals, senior living communities, behavioral health, cancer treatments centers, and women and children's centers. She also works with organizations to implement long-range master plans. The requirements for one client incorporated 70 departments within a hospital and a 5-year, 4-phase project for a children's hospital. Libby is a published author in interior design trade magazines and has written several articles for Atlanta Hospital News. She is also a nationally qualified interior designer and has completed projects in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast United States.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, Virginia Commonwealth University, cum laude Certificate in Gerontology
Articles
- "Cultural Cues - A Stigma-Free Model of Care for 'Sidelined' Adults," Medical Design and Construction, July/August, 2018
- "How Mergers and Acquisitions Affect Design," Health Facilities Management, September, 2016
- “Creative Yet Practical Design”Atlanta, Hospital News, December, 2009
- “Back to the Future”Atlanta Hospital News, June, 2009
- “How Do We Put the ‘Human’ Back in Hospitals?”Atlanta Hospital News June, 2008
- “Can You Wait Here?” Metro Atlanta MD News, 2002
- “Casework and Laminate,”American Hospital Association
Other Registrations
- National Council for Interior Design Qualification, #013434
- Registered Interior Designer, State ofGeorgia, License #000333
- EDAC – Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification #CHD-05-8942
Experience
- South Carolina Department of Mental Health - Design Standards
- Peachtree Orthopedic - Atlanta, GA
- Grady Health System - Atlanta, GA
- Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville, GA
- Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth, GA
- North Fulton Medical Center - Roswell, GA
Testimonial
The reason I pursued the CHID exam was to have tangible evidence confirming my knowledge of healthcare and hospitals. It’s one thing to say that I’ve spent 30 years inside a hospital and have worked with over 70 different departments within the hospital, but it’s another to have my clients write letters on my behalf and endorse my efforts! It has served me well, especially when a potential client asks what I had to do to achieve those letters beside my name. If a designer is interested in standing out their career, I suggest taking the exam.
