Facility

Designing a human-centered hospital for the future

Head of Partnership Projects Design Planning

Stefanie Vonhoff studied architecture and worked as a self-employed architect for several years. When she joined the Facility Design and Planning Services team at Siemens Healthineers, she had to start from scratch to learn all the ins and outs of working with hospitals.

Today, Stefanie leads the Partnership Projects Group, where she and her colleagues work to create departmental layout solutions for complex units including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Lab and Oncology. Stefanie and her colleagues are recognized as leaders in their field thanks to their expertise and unique approach to executing layout designs.

Stefanie joined Siemens Healthineers in 2008 as a key technology planner. Later she was responsible for women’s and men’s health. She developed a much deeper relationship with her work through a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Since her recovery, Stefanie has been active in several Siemens Healthineers internal groups; she also drives networking efforts within the organization. This includes her own department's "Exchange Thursday," a weekly event during which colleagues can share information about current projects and the latest developments.

One of Stefanie’s favorite projects was in the Netherlands and involved the planning and restructuring of a hospital’s radiology department. Early on, all involved realized that simply updating the existing facility would not provide the output the hospital needed. Stefanie and her colleagues supported the client’s bold solution and moved jointly forward with the revised plans: the addition of a new building for the Radiology, Emergency and OR departments. Although well established in her career, Stefanie remains committed to learning more.

Head of Planning Solutions for Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and Surgery

Growing up, Blerim Pruthi always had a passion for cars. In time, that passion led to an education in data engineering at the Siemens Technique Academy. One element of Blerim’s experience at the Academy particularly attracted his attention: the Facility Design and Planning department.

Blerim joined Siemens Healthineers in 2008 and has since worked in several key roles. Since 2015 he has been the head of Planning Solutions for Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, and Surgery. The team he leads is responsible for the layout and design of clinical spaces for these three specialties. Blerim and his talented colleagues provide optimal solutions for entire healthcare facilities, individual departments within facilities, or, occasionally, just one important room.

One of Blerim’s more recent projects centered on a new heart center that was planned by two hospitals that had merged. The project required the team to anticipate how cardiovascular care will look in 2028. Not an easy task, but Blerim’s team met the challenge. “We analyzed and optimized patient pathways and supported the design process for the new center accordingly, showcasing how digitalization can serve as a lever for improved efficiency and better care. An over-arching consideration was that the layout needed to be as flexible as possible, so that it could be changed as needed to accommodate future challenges and circumstances for years to come.”

For Blerim, this assignment perfectly characterized what it is about his work that he loves. Blerim is confident in the ability of Siemens Healthineers and teams like his to deliver on the responsibility to enable customers to realize their visions for healthcare.

Head of Infrastructure and CAD Support

Jörg Goldberg started his working life as an IT specialist at a telecommunications company, but soon decided that he wanted to pursue a career in a more human centered industry. He started at Siemens Healthineers in 2006 after graduating from Siemens Technique Academy. After working as a Software Engineer for eleven years, he was appointed head of Tools and Visualization in 2017.

Jörg and his team are responsible for creating Computer Aided Designs (CADs). That means they build the foundation for all the tools used for facility and design planning at Siemens Healthineers, including 3D visualizations and virtual reality. For Jörg, his key responsibility is always providing his colleagues with the best and latest tools possible to support Siemens Healthineers customers and earn their trust.

Jörg notes that one of the most challenging and interesting parts of his job is the requirement to be creative, innovative and think outside the box.

A particularly memorable moment in Jörg’s Siemens Healthineers career occurred a few years ago in France when he was using virtual reality goggles to show a customer how their OR room could look outfitted with equipment from Siemens Healthineers.