Designing family space in the ICU
Westchester Medical Center expanded its ICU lounge by relocating support spaces and rerouting clinical traffic, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., renovated and expanded its ICU family lounge by relocating some support and office spaces and rerouting some internal corridors to move clinical traffic away from the quiet waiting area, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
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June 3, 2016
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