Designing ambulatory spaces for staff interaction

Healthcare organizations are shifting their care to team-based ambulatory models


Healthcare's transition to team-based care models requires new levels cooperation Along with this shift is an increased focus on how the physical environment in outpatient settings can drive down costs, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

Maximizing the use of revenue-generating spaces while minimizing non-revenue-generating spaces can help to reduce costs.

Teams need to work together, have conversations, document notes and make phone calls close to the points of care. But they also sometimes need privacy and focused work.

At the Froedtert & MCW Center for Advanced Care, work spaces position staff in the hub of clinic activity. The workstations are not assigned to any single person and use modular furniture to promote flexibility.

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February 16, 2016


Topic Area: Architecture


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