starting from the ground up: how innovative hospital designs are profoundly affecting health...
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UPStartingfrom theGround
How Innovative Hospital Designs are Profoundly Affecting Health Outcomes
By Judy Wang
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Every November,
Top medical faculties,policymakers,and healthcare analystsgather at theUS. News Hospital of Tomorrow Conference
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The means to improve hospital facility designs was emphasized in the
2013 panel“Designing
Hospitals for 21st Century Care”.
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FACILITY DESIGN
HEALTH OUTCOMES
One point discussed....
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More than 1500 studies have demonstrated that
improved hospital designs mean
medical errors, infections, &
patients’ stress.
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For example,Natural light can have
healing benefits in reducing depression
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For example,
Scenes from nature can have a psychological effect of
relieving pain
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Upon considering this evidence,
Princeton University Hospital
re-engineered rooms with larger window panels to
emphasize outdoor views of woods and rivers.
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Another point during the 2013 Hospitals of Tomorrow Conference:
hospital rooms that can
integrate family and children interaction.
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For example,
creating a space where children can use
colored lights to decorate their rooms
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For example,
creating a space where children can play
with shades on window panels
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Efficient hospital designs
also drive up performance of medical staff.
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An associate professor from Rush University reported studies
demonstrating a
in time nurses spend in a patient’s room after
re-engineering the nursing station and room spaces.
50% BOOST
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healthcare facility design, health outcomes, &patient satisfaction
The dynamic interaction between
is incredibly important to consider.
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Credits“Congress” icon by Martha Ormiston“Link” icon by Matthew Exton“Down” icon by John Chapman“Sun” icon by Nina Sandgaard Rasmussen“Tree” icon by vleenie“People” icon by Monika Ciapala“Light Bulb” icon by Jens Tärning“Window” icon by Joe Harrison
from the Noun Project Collection