Leadership
Leadership
William J. Hercules
President / CEO

T: 407.312.1065
bill@wjh-health.com
www.wjh-health.com
www.linkedin.com/in/billhercules
- Overview
- Professional Leadership
- Community Leadership
- Articles / Speaking / Events/ Juries
- Education
- Registered Architect
Overview
Bill Hercules inspires healthcare leadership teams, by shaping their future places of care. Having planned and/or executed work for healthcare clients totaling 24.2-msf and $8.5-billion. Bill leads leaders to achieve their mission and improve their communities by focusing on implications and results.
After leading successful architectural practices, Bill founded WJH Health, a global consultancy which resolves the nexus of mission, health, performance, and experience for future-oriented healthcare facilities. He is one of only two global triple-Fellows in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA), and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). This combination of national recognitions illustrates his high-bar for personal growth in the center of healthcare’s future and his high expectations for his clients.
He is the immediate Past-President of the ACHA, the national certification body for the practice of healthcare architecture. He’s also regular faculty and active within the ACHE and he has led inter-organizational initiatives between the ACHA and other national healthcare professional organizations, having a combined reach of 60,000 healthcare professionals.
Professional Leadership
American College of Healthcare Architects:
-
2018 President
-
Fellow
-
Board of Regents 2011-19
-
Board Certified Healthcare Architect
American Institute of Architects:
-
Fellow
-
Florida Fellows Representative, 2017-19
-
Medal of Honor Recipient, AIA Orlando 2018
-
AIA Florida: Strategic Council, 2017-18
-
AIA Orlando Board of Directors, Healthcare Chair, 2006-09
Florida Foundation for Architecture:
-
Statewide Chairman 2014-15
-
Board of Trustees
-
Benefactor
American College of Healthcare Executives:
-
Fellow
-
Faculty, 2011-18
State of Florida ACHA Seminars:
-
Leadership Team, 2012-18
American Society for Hospital Engineering:
-
PDC Program Reviewer 2017-2018
-
Member
Community Leadership
Thrive Christian Church:
-
Launch Team Leader, 2016-18
Florida Christian College:
-
Board Vice President, 2013
-
Board of Trustees, 2011-13
Journey Christian Church:
-
Elder Chairman 2013-15
-
Board of Elders, 2007-15
Florida Hospital for Children:
-
Foundation Board Member, 2004-14
-
Benefactor
Articles / Speaking / Events/ Juries
Center for Health Design, “Follow the Money”, 2018
AHCA Seminars, “Preparing for the Slow Train-Wreck”, 2018
AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit, “Design=Success?”, 2018
IFMA HCI, OP Summit, “Where, Oh Where is Healthcare Going?”, 2018
ACHE Congress, “Symbols of a Legacy”, 2017, 2018
AIA-AAH, “Show Me the Money”, 2018
HCD’17, Student Charrette, National Jury, 2017
AHCA Seminars, “Modernizing the Human Experience”, 2017
AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit, “Evolution Revolution”, 2017
Johnson University, “Architecture in the Humanities”, 2017
ASHE PDC, “Student Charrette, National Jury”, 2017
AIA-AAH, “Sharpening the Focus on the Patient Experience”, 2017
AHCA Seminars, “Healthcare Quality and the Environment of Care”, 2016
ACHE, “Healthcare Facilities of the Future”, 2011-16
Florida Architect, “There are Many Voices in Space”, 2016
AHCA Seminars, “Finding the Way Forward”, 2015
ACHA Legacy Project Award National Jury, 2015
AHCA Seminars. “Getting to 100”, 2014
Stryker Annual Forum, “The Future of Surgical Care”, 2014
ASHE PDC, “Building for the Ages”, Plenary Session, 2014
AHCA Seminars, “Healing in Healthy Places”, 2013
University of Central Florida, “Walkable Communities”, 2013
Florida Architect, “Healing the Future”, 2012
AHCA Seminars, “A Perspective from the C-Suite”, 2012
AIA-AAH, “Road to Recovery”, 2011
Florida Foundation for Architecture, “Healthcare Center for the Homeless” 2010
University of Florida, Jury, 2010
Facility+Care Summit, “Facility Performance”, 2007
AAH Student Charrettes, 2006-08
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design: Certificate – Healthcare Focus
Boston Architectural College: Master of Architecture
Washington University: Bachelor of Architecture
Registered Architect
Nationally Qualified:
-
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Registered Architect:
-
State of Colorado
-
State of Florida
-
State of Illinois
-
State of Missouri
- Overview
- Professional Leadership
- Community Leadership
- Articles / Speaking / Events/ Juries
- Education
- Registered Architect
Overview
Bill Hercules inspires healthcare leadership teams, by shaping their future places of care. Having planned and/or executed work for healthcare clients totaling 24.2-msf and $8.5-billion. Bill leads leaders to achieve their mission and improve their communities by focusing on implications and results.
After leading successful architectural practices, Bill founded WJH Health, a global consultancy which resolves the nexus of mission, health, performance, and experience for future-oriented healthcare facilities. He is one of only two global triple-Fellows in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA), and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). This combination of national recognitions illustrates his high-bar for personal growth in the center of healthcare’s future and his high expectations for his clients.
He is the immediate Past-President of the ACHA, the national certification body for the practice of healthcare architecture. He’s also regular faculty and active within the ACHE and he has led inter-organizational initiatives between the ACHA and other national healthcare professional organizations, having a combined reach of 60,000 healthcare professionals.
Professional Leadership
American College of Healthcare Architects:
-
2018 President
-
Fellow
-
Board of Regents 2011-19
-
Board Certified Healthcare Architect
American Institute of Architects:
-
Fellow
-
Florida Fellows Representative, 2017-19
-
Medal of Honor Recipient, AIA Orlando 2018
-
AIA Florida: Strategic Council, 2017-18
-
AIA Orlando Board of Directors, Healthcare Chair, 2006-09
Florida Foundation for Architecture:
-
Statewide Chairman 2014-15
-
Board of Trustees
-
Benefactor
American College of Healthcare Executives:
-
Fellow
-
Faculty, 2011-18
State of Florida ACHA Seminars:
-
Leadership Team, 2012-18
American Society for Hospital Engineering:
-
PDC Program Reviewer 2017-2018
-
Member
Community Leadership
Thrive Christian Church:
-
Launch Team Leader, 2016-18
Florida Christian College:
-
Board Vice President, 2013
-
Board of Trustees, 2011-13
Journey Christian Church:
-
Elder Chairman 2013-15
-
Board of Elders, 2007-15
Florida Hospital for Children:
-
Foundation Board Member, 2004-14
-
Benefactor
Articles / Speaking / Events/ Juries
Center for Health Design, “Follow the Money”, 2018
AHCA Seminars, “Preparing for the Slow Train-Wreck”, 2018
AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit, “Design=Success?”, 2018
IFMA HCI, OP Summit, “Where, Oh Where is Healthcare Going?”, 2018
ACHE Congress, “Symbols of a Legacy”, 2017, 2018
AIA-AAH, “Show Me the Money”, 2018
HCD’17, Student Charrette, National Jury, 2017
AHCA Seminars, “Modernizing the Human Experience”, 2017
AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit, “Evolution Revolution”, 2017
Johnson University, “Architecture in the Humanities”, 2017
ASHE PDC, “Student Charrette, National Jury”, 2017
AIA-AAH, “Sharpening the Focus on the Patient Experience”, 2017
AHCA Seminars, “Healthcare Quality and the Environment of Care”, 2016
ACHE, “Healthcare Facilities of the Future”, 2011-16
Florida Architect, “There are Many Voices in Space”, 2016
AHCA Seminars, “Finding the Way Forward”, 2015
ACHA Legacy Project Award National Jury, 2015
AHCA Seminars. “Getting to 100”, 2014
Stryker Annual Forum, “The Future of Surgical Care”, 2014
ASHE PDC, “Building for the Ages”, Plenary Session, 2014
AHCA Seminars, “Healing in Healthy Places”, 2013
University of Central Florida, “Walkable Communities”, 2013
Florida Architect, “Healing the Future”, 2012
AHCA Seminars, “A Perspective from the C-Suite”, 2012
AIA-AAH, “Road to Recovery”, 2011
Florida Foundation for Architecture, “Healthcare Center for the Homeless” 2010
University of Florida, Jury, 2010
Facility+Care Summit, “Facility Performance”, 2007
AAH Student Charrettes, 2006-08
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design: Certificate – Healthcare Focus
Boston Architectural College: Master of Architecture
Washington University: Bachelor of Architecture
Registered Architect
Nationally Qualified:
-
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Registered Architect:
-
State of Colorado
-
State of Florida
-
State of Illinois
-
State of Missouri