Focus: Facility Design

Centralized team areas need to be designed for efficiency and collaboration

The idea is to gather information, services and resources


To support a transition to a patient-focused model of care, the design of a central care team space must support efficiency and collaboration, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website.
 
This space should include room for physicians, medical assistants and nursing staff, as well as social workers and dieticians.
 
Patient privacy concerns can be resolved with clear glass panels, lower soffits and applied acoustic treatments, the article said.
 
The design should allow for staff interaction while protecting patient privacy by containing sound within the work unit, while still allowing team members to interact with patients. 
 
 


March 23, 2017


Topic Area: Architecture


Recent Posts

Extreme Weather: The Maintenance-Resilience Link

Extreme heat serves as stress test of the resilience of utility systems that provide power, cooling and life safety functions.


Encompass Health Lower Providence Opens in Pennsylvania

The 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is the company's 11th location in Pennsylvania.


Intermountain Health Acquires Fairbourne Building for Healthcare Hub and Medical Campus Conversion

Construction on the interior of the building is underway with the city and Intermountain working closely together on the campus.


Cooling Towers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Test Positive for Legionella

Hospital among the positive tests at 10 cooling towers in South Bronx.


Prefabricated Wall Panels Accelerate UCF Lake Nona Medical Center Construction

Case study: StoPanel exterior wall systems helped Wal-Mark Contracting meet strict Florida wind-load requirements and complete 136 panels in just 11 days.


 
 


FREE Newsletter Signup Form

News & Updates | Webcast Alerts
Building Technologies | & More!

 
 
 


All fields are required. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

 
 
 
 

Healthcare Facilities Today membership includes free email newsletters from our facility-industry brands.

Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Posts

Copyright © 2023 TradePress. All rights reserved.