Researchers recently modeled the transmission of COVID-19 within an isolation room at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K. Their goal was to explore the optimal room layout to reduce the risk ...

Billions of dollars are invested in the design and construction of health care facilities each year, but few studies have evaluated the impact of hospital room design. Single-site study at the ...

Amanda Noth-Matchett, chief nursing officer for the adult academic health center at IU Health, says room design was planned with the goal to “support patient care for the next 100 years.” (IBJ ...

GRAND FORKS – Throughout the years-long process of planning and designing Altru Health System’s new hospital, the design team regularly referred back to five guiding principles: community, world-class ...

Certain hospital room features, such as having a window view and distance from a nursing station, may influence clinical outcomes after undergoing high-risk operations, according to research findings ...

Healthcare designers are working to put hospitality back into hospitals, creating spaces that both welcome patients and families and allow for a higher quality work environment for staff. Versatility, ...

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Hello from a brief hiatus! Having another baby has kept me from blogging for more than a few weeks. In response to my last post on incorporating natural elements in healthcare environments, I felt a ...

Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro, or RMHC NYM, has reopened its family room at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. The organization’s respite room for families of children who are sick or injured ...