Healthcare Architects and Interior
Designers are transforming bland institutional settings into
consumer-friendly facilities. Consumer-centered designs anticipate
the patient’s needs and expectations from the parking lot to
the critical care unit.
This thinking challenges the conventional wisdom of hospital
design with a new approach that actually contributes to improved
patient care and clinical outcomes. Further, it champions a
more humane environment for the patient’s family to participate
in their loved one’s healing process. patients heal more quickly,
use fewer pain medications and require shorter hospital stays.
At the same time, more humane environments create a better place
to work and provide care - especially for the nursing staff.
Five examples of consumer-friendly design: acuity-adaptable
patient rooms; family accommodations; staff efficiency; digital
communication and “Green Design” combine good business with
patient care and caregiver efficiency.
We subscribe to the principals of evidenced based design and
incorporate natural light, views of nature, patient socialization
and family interaction into our practice.
