Recent headlines demonstrate the necessity of including the community in the design process, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
Recent headlines demonstrate the necessity of community buy-in in the design process, according to a blog by Managing Editor Jennifer Kovacs Silvis on the Healthcare Design website. It’s important to keep in mind that no matter what solution a healthcare provider and its design team have come up with to fulfill whatever needs have been identified, the community has to be involved in the conversation, Silvis wrote.
July 10, 2014
Topic Area: Blogs
Seeking Standards for Microbial Loads in Healthcare FacilitiesWhy is there no binding standard for the acceptable microbial load on surfaces or in the air in hospitals?
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