Hospital room design is changing and will include continuous patient monitoring in the future, according to an article on the U.S. News and World Report website.
Patient rooms will be higher-acuity spaces, according to Andrew Quirk, senior vice president, Healthcare Center of Excellence at Skanska USA Building. Modern monitors are less intrusive and produce more and better data.
Vital-sign monitors, infusion pumps, anesthesia machines and other medical devices will directly tie in to electronic health records.
Hospital rooms also will feature recliners alongside the beds to get recovering patients up and moving. Plus, walls will be moveable to create meeting or family space.
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