Smith & Shaefer co-designs St. Elizabeth Regional Diabetes Center in Covington

Family-owned Smith & Schaefer has been in Cincinnati for 60 years, and the regional healthcare and scientific furnishings dealer has just finished one of its most recent high-profile jobs in Covington.

The company, along with Cleveland based Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions, has just finished a design project for  St. Elizabeth Healthcare's Regional Diabetes Center.

The new Center opened in July and houses the single largest number of diabetes specialists and auxiliary services under one roof. It's largest facility of its type east of the Mississippi, the hospital said.

Smith & Schaefer's project head for the Diabetes Center, Leslie Gray, along with an Array designer worked together on space planning, specifications, finishes and design elements.

"For this facility Smith & Schaefer and Array focused on a modern look with tones that will age well with the facility," said Gray. "We chose a color palette that catered well to the end user groups and furniture that functions well within the space and patient use. Since the space is unique in its size and offerings, we wanted to offer a cohesive design with a separation between the educational and treatment spaces."

The Diabetes Center has 24 exam rooms, nine offices, a reception center, several patient waiting areas and an educational center for group classes and conferences.

Smith & Schaefer is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with a satellite office in Cleveland and services Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania, and now, West Virginia with resident sales personnel in Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Toledo and Marietta.

The company was founded in 1950 as a regional dealer and manufacturer representative for many nationally known companies specializing in furnishings, equipment, and design, for laboratory research, healthcare, governmental and educational environments.

The company has sold over $250 million of laboratory casework, healthcare furniture and equipment.

Writer: Feoshia Henderson
Source: The Eisen Agency

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