Healthcare interiors are serving patient, family, and staff needs in a way that would be unrecognizable to recently past generations, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Healthcare interiors are serving patient, family and staff needs in a way that would be unrecognizable to recently past generations, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. The most obvious shift has been from overall sterile-feeling (often bright white) environments to more homelike, comfortable, and hospitable spaces, the article said.
April 30, 2015
Topic Area: Interior Design
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