Whether pursuing high-tech solutions, tapping into natural elements, or doubling down on smaller building sizes, the future of healthcare facilities design boils down to improving patient access and nurturing employee retention.
For the past two years, Intermountain Health has been planning to move its hospital in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colorado about three and a half miles away to a new and updated facility. The health system is planning to complete the move in one day, using about 20 ambulances to move an estimated 180 patients.
The layout of your phlebotomy station can significantly impact efficiency. A well-thought-out setup ensures that every tool is within reach, minimizing unnecessary movement and reducing patient wait times.
My husband recently had to have his appendix out. His care was mostly good: The surgeon was excellent and he knew better than to accept the lunch that food service tried to feed him a few hours before his surgery. One bad part of his experience was his roommate. The man monopolized the bathroom, left […]
If you could rebuild a hospital room from the ground up, what would it look like? You might see the answer in these pictures from NXT Health. It organized a design collaborative of 35 companies to design a 400-square-foot prototype at DuPont’s Corian Design Studio in New York City. The Creative Director of the Patient […]