Focus: Facility Design
Improving emergency department efficiency
Healthcare designers are implementing strategies within the built environment to improve throughput, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Healthcare designers are implementing strategies within the built environment to improve throughput, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. One option is providing universal rooms and beds with telemetry capabilities, so that patients can be registered and evaluated in any room.
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July 31, 2017
Topic Area:
Architecture
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