Designing facilities for the international patient

Successful programs have developed special staff and facilities to ease the way for global patients


With international healthcare travel on the rise, successful programs have developed special staff and facilities to ease the way for global patients, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website.

As part of its Global Patient Services program, Houston Methodist Hospital recently opened a new facility to be a “home away from home” for international patients.

The design team created a comfortable, safe environment that was created to help relieve the stress of traveling from another country for healthcare.

In respect for cultural differences, adjacent to the lobby there is also a separate sub-waiting room offering greater privacy for women patients and female family members, the article said.

Read the article.

 



January 20, 2016


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