Focus: Patient Satisfaction/Experience

California healthcare facility designed for comfort

Jacobs Medical Center offers advanced imaging and surgical technologies in a calming setting


The new Jacobs Medical Center in LaJolla, Calif., was designed for comfort, offering advanced imaging and surgical technologies in a calming setting, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

Most rooms at the $943 million, 509,500-square-foot facility feature floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views of San Diego, the mountains and ocean. 

Patients can control the room’s environment, such as lighting and temperature, and entertainment on TV, with a mobile device.

The Jacobs Healing Arts Collection — including more than 150 individual pieces, including paintings, sculptures and digital photographs — is exhibited throughout the hospital.

Read the article.

 

 



December 19, 2016


Topic Area: Project News for Healthcare Facilities


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