As healthcare facilities grow in complexity and scale, good design can reduce stress of visiting the hospital, according to an article on the Daily Journal of Commerce website.
For instance, wayfinding helps people feel more comfortable.
It’s safe the assume that many visitors to these medical facilities already have a certain amount of stress, so it's wise to approach our design solutions with a great amount of delicacy, in terms of the visitor experience.
For instance, the use of large-scale graphics can provide memorable cues at key entry points.
Making Healthcare Lighting Retrofits Work
Stadium Design is Reshaping Healthcare Facilities
AHN Reveals Plans to Build New Canonsburg Hospital in Pennsylvania
Designing for Distraction: Benefits for Children, Families
Staffing and Consolidation Reshape Outpatient Facility Strategies