Katie Vander Putten

AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C

• Director of Healthcare

A Principal and the Director of Healthcare at MOA, Katie specializes in complex healthcare project management, creative planning, and design delivery. Her expertise ranges from primary care clinics, teaching hospitals, specialty hospitals, and care centers to ambulatory surgery centers and medical office buildings. She has experience in medical campus planning, master planning, program planning, medical equipment planning, program needs assessment, project planning and budgeting. Katie designs facilities that support the unique mission and vision of each client and the specific needs and goals for each project to create environments that aid the care providers, patients, and families in the healing process. She is a strong believer in patient-oriented design, dedicated to creating healing environments that foster exceptional outcomes.

“Healthcare spaces are where people can experience their worst days, whether it's watching a loved one go through serious injury or illness or living out their last days in a hospice facility. I always picture myself as the end user and ask what would make the experience better for me.”