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title: Healthcare Design Knowledge Community | Nicole Wood
description: I am an interior designer with 10 years experience in the healthcare, commercial and hospitality industries. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Philadelphia University and am a registered Interior Designer in Nevada, NCIDQ certified and a LEED AP.
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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## Nicole Wood

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I am an interior designer with 10 years experience in the healthcare, commercial and hospitality industries. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Philadelphia University and am a registered Interior Designer in Nevada, NCIDQ certified and a LEED AP.

### Recent Posts

## [Design Feature: Doylestown Hospital Outpatient Pavilion](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-feature-doylestown-hospital-outpatient-pavilion)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Mar 01, 2022

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hubfs/4823%20-%2005_medium.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-feature-doylestown-hospital-outpatient-pavilion)

Doylestown Hospital’s Outpatient Pavilion, developed in partnership with Anchor Health Properties, creates a one-stop experience for outpatient care in the community. A finalist for HREI’s Best New..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-feature-doylestown-hospital-outpatient-pavilion)

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 Topics: [Ambulatory Care](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ambulatory-care), [Ambulatory Surgery Center Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ambulatory-surgery-center-design)

## [Mannington Reveals Philadelphia Design Local Carpet Line](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mannington-reveals-philadelphia-design-local-carpet-line)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Oct 06, 2015

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/file-2634739971-gif/Blog_Files/Blog_Images/ArrayArchitects_Mannington.gif)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mannington-reveals-philadelphia-design-local-carpet-line)

I blogged previously on the inspirational experience that I had with my design cohorts as we explored our city and absorbed design cues during [Mannington's Design Local](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-local-inspiration) event in Philadelphia

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[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/mannington-reveals-philadelphia-design-local-carpet-line)

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 Topics: [Design Local](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/design-local), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design)

## [Design Local Inspiration](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-local-inspiration)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Mar 31, 2014

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*Featured in Healthcare Construction + Operations, March 2014.*

As designers, we are often consulted by manufacturers during the later stages of their product development process. They ask our opinion..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-local-inspiration)

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 Topics: [furniture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/furniture), [Design Local](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/design-local), [NCIDQ](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ncidq), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Interior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-design), [finishes](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/finishes), [inspiration](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/inspiration), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [The Resource Library Goes Digital](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-resource-library-goes-digital)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Jun 10, 2013

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/file-710596537-jpg/blog-files/samples_04.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-resource-library-goes-digital)

As designers, we have a tendency to hold on to everything “just in case” we need it. The fast paced profession we live in has taught us to always have options on hand. However, it has become..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-resource-library-goes-digital)

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 Topics: [digital library](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/digital-library), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Interior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-design), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement)

## [Sustainable Elements for a LEED Gold Certified Hospital](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/sustainable-elements-for-a-leed-gold-certified-hospital)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Dec 20, 2012

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/file-706566473-jpg/blog-files/nwoodleedgold.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/sustainable-elements-for-a-leed-gold-certified-hospital)

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell recently achieved LEED Gold status from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).This six-story, 570,000 square-foot replacement hospital with an integrated,..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/sustainable-elements-for-a-leed-gold-certified-hospital)

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 Topics: [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [LEED](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/leed), [Architects](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architects), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare), [Advisory Services](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/advisory-services)

## [Art and Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/art-and-healthcare)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Jul 02, 2012

[![](https://blog.array-architects.com/hs-fs/hub/364433/file-813724607.jpg)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/art-and-healthcare)

I believe strongly in the healing power of art. I recently had the opportunity to revisit one of Array’s projects that opened back in November. It was incredibly rewarding to hear the hospital’s..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/art-and-healthcare)

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 Topics: [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Specialty Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/specialty-architecture), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Interior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/interior-design), [Affordable Care Act (ACA)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/affordable-care-act-aca), [renovation](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/renovation), [hospitals](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/hospitals), [Exterior Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/exterior-design), [Architects](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architects), [Art and Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/art-and-healthcare), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

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